Celebrate nature's sweetest gift at the 42nd Annual Maple Syrup Festival! Enjoy a taste of real, handcrafted maple syrup fresh from the tap, and stay for a weekend of family fun. The Maple Syrup Festival features syrup making demonstrations, a look at the action inside the Maple Sugar House, and a delicious pancake and sausage...
Make the most out of your child’s day off school!** Send them to the "Dinosaur Day" In-Service Camp at ICNC. Students will spend the day learning fun dinosaur facts and playing dino games. Please send a sack lunch and snack and dress kids for indoor and outdoor play. This program is available for all K-5th...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
We invite you to read A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold and join us in the Amazing Space auditorium at Indian Creek Nature Center for a discussion focusing on the relevance and Importance of Leopold's message in our lives. Bring lunch if you like, beverages provided. Event is free. No registration required.
Let’s paint this beautiful seasonal flower! This is a beginner level painting class and participants do not need any previous watercolor experience. A template is provided so you can enjoy and focus on the watercolor paint! Bring a positive attitude ready to learn a new skill. Supplies included in class fee: watercolor palette, brush, coldpress...
Let’s paint this beautiful seasonal flower! This is a beginner level painting class and participants do not need any previous watercolor experience. A template is provided so you can enjoy and focus on the watercolor paint! Bring a positive attitude ready to learn a new skill. Supplies included in class fee: watercolor palette, brush, coldpress...
Parents and their children from birth to school age are invited to join the Cedar Rapids Hike It Baby chapter for a family-friendly hike at the Nature Center! Hike It Baby is a national non-profit organization that offers new parents an opportunity to connect and get into nature with their young children. Dress appropriately for...
Join Director of Education, Marcy Fratzke, for a look at Creekside Forest School. Prospective families, interested community members, current or pre-service educators are welcome to attend. Register
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
On January 1st, 2014, Dorian Anderson boarded his bicycle for the adventure of a lifetime. His two-wheeled journey was an eco-friendly twist on the Big Year, a project during which a birdwatcher tries to observe as many species as possible during a calendar year. While his predecessors utilized cars, planes, and boats, Anderson’s goal was...
Join professional birder, Dorian Anderson, as he leads registrants on a guided bird walk along the trails of Indian Creek Nature Center. Listen to Dorian's presentation the evening before (register separately) and return the next morning for the special opportunity of birding alongside this accomplished Big Year birder. Dorian started birding in his Philadelphia backyard...
Find out interesting facts about these backyard creatures and what helps them survive in the wild. What makes their teeth so special? Act out the many ways a squirrel can use its tail. For preschoolers with adult. Dress for outdoor activities. Fees: $5 preschooler (ages 3-5), free for ages 2 and under, adults free. Registration...
Join professional birder, Dorian Anderson, as he leads registrants on a guided bird walk along the trails of Indian Creek Nature Center. Listen to Dorian's presentation the evening before (register separately) and return the next morning for the special opportunity of birding alongside this accomplished Big Year birder. Dorian started birding in his Philadelphia backyard...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Lace up your hiking shoes and venture out at dusk to join a small group of adventurers for a guided night hike. The ICNC prairie and woodland trails will be lit by the light of the full moon, but you'll also want to bring a flashlight or headlamp, just in case of cloud cover. Encounters...
Find out interesting facts about these backyard creatures and what helps them survive in the wild. What makes their teeth so special? Act out the many ways a squirrel can use its tail. For preschoolers with adult. Dress for outdoor activities. Fees: $5 preschooler (ages 3-5), free for ages 2 and under, adults free. Registration...
Scouts will attempt requirements 1-3, 4a1, 4b, 4c and 4e at the workshop. Scouts are responsible for one other requirement from 4 (d, f, g or h) and 4a2 on their own. Fees: $12 per scout. Scout leaders free (limit 2 per group), $5 per adult Registration deadline: 2 days prior to program date More...
Join this hands-on willow weaving class with Mary Kopecky, an experienced willow artist and retired teacher, and leave with a willow tower trellis. A willow tower is a beautiful addition to your garden. Use it to trellis pole beans or clematis, or leave it plain for architectural interest. Participants will weave a tower that has...
Bring your bicycle or walking shoes and join us for a celebration of the 50th anniversary since the Sac and Fox was designated Iowa's First National Recreation Trail. We'll walk to the trail and share a brief history of its creation. Rich Patterson will lead a short trail walk and anyone is invited to enjoy...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Learn the basic information you need to raise hens in urban and suburban areas during class. Participants will receive a certificate of completion, enabling them to get a permit to legally keep chickens in Cedar Rapids and other communities. This class is geared towards adults. Please note: If your registration contains multiple participants, a certificate...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Spring is the in the air ... and you can almost taste it! Asparagus. Snap peas. Garlic. Carrot. Hazelnut. The flavors of freshly harvested spring produce will add a seasonal flair to the dishes prepared by Lion Bridge Brewing Company, the featured restaurant, at Indian Creek Nature Center's next Farm to Table Dinner on April 17th....
Come to a geocaching event to learn how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works. Learn to enter waypoints in a GPS receiver and find a geocache! Bring your own GPS unit or borrow one of the Nature Center’s units. This completes most of the Geocache badge. Fees: $10 per scout, Scout leaders free (limit 2...
Your senses come alive in nature! Come participate in an exciting nature scavenger hunt, listen to nature sounds, sniff out some interesting smells, and feel the different textures found around the Nature Center. We’ll have a snack to explore our taste buds and make nature inspired art creations. Activities from this workshop may be applied...
Make the most out of your child’s day off school!** Send them to the "Out of This World (Solar System)" In-Service Day Camp at ICNC. Students will have fun exploring differences between planets and participating in different solar system activities. Please send a sack lunch and snack and dress kids for indoor and outdoor play....
Parents and their children from birth to school age are invited to join the Cedar Rapids Hike It Baby chapter for a family-friendly hike at the Nature Center! Hike It Baby is a national non-profit organization that offers new parents an opportunity to connect and get into nature with their young children. Dress appropriately for...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Spend your Arbor Day honoring and being inspired by the legacy of Aldo Leopold. While Aldo Leopold's impact on the conservation movement is broad and deep, he is mostly known as the author of the classic A Sand County Almanac. Having just celebrated it's 75th anniversary last year, A Sand County Almanac has been translated...
Join ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein for a special bird banding program. Be our guest and drop in at Penningroth Barn (6665 Otis Rd) anytime to watch Dr. Bernstein net, band, and release birds from Nature Center property. You’ll get a chance to see the equipment he uses, observe the banding process, and learn about the...
Daisies, Brownies and Juniors: Learn about what scientists do and see how you can do science in your own backyards and communities by participating in a sampler of citizen science projects. Go on a hike to observe the phenology of the seasons, observe and record bird sightings or help us monitor water quality. Fees: $10...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Grab everything you need to prepare your yard and garden for the growing season with beautiful wildflowers, hostas, vegetable starters, milkweed, perennials, native prairie plants and gardening supplies at the annual Spring Plant & Art Sale. More than a dozen local vendors will be at the Nature Center selling nature-inspired art, handcrafted yard decor, seedlings,...
