Children ages 5-8 years old are welcome to attend this fun series as we move, stretch, breath, focus, and relax while building both physical and mental health skills. Each class begins with a positive theme, followed by postures and techniques to practice that will lead to a 45 minute yoga class at the end of...

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Tending Iowa's Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future summarizes today's environmental challenges to our soil, water, climate, and native biodiversity.  An edited volume with 28 chapter authors, the book's science-based explanations and action-oriented essays paint a hopeful picture for our future, if we address today's environmental warnings. In addition to outlining the book's basic premises,...

Join Interim Creekside Forest School Director, Marcy Fratzke, for a look at Creekside Forest School. Prospective families, interested community members, current or pre-service educators are welcome to attend. Attendees will learn about the core beliefs of Creekside Forest School, our approach to teaching and learning, what a typical school day looks like, and discuss logistics...

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Try out snowshoes (if conditions permit) or lace up your hiking/snow boots and explore the trails in the winter on a guided naturalist hike. No experience needed. Feel free to bring hiking poles or ski poles; they are helpful but optional. Snowshoes provided (rental included in program fee), or bring your own. In case of...

Children ages 5-8 years old are welcome to attend this fun series as we move, stretch, breath, focus, and relax while building both physical and mental health skills. Each class begins with a positive theme, followed by postures and techniques to practice that will lead to a 45 minute yoga class at the end of...

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Join ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein at Amazing Space for a special bird banding program. Be our guest and drop in 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 importance of banding....

Children ages 5-8 years old are welcome to attend this fun series as we move, stretch, breath, focus, and relax while building both physical and mental health skills. Each class begins with a positive theme, followed by postures and techniques to practice that will lead to a 45 minute yoga class at the end of...

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

As wintry weather swirls, our natural instinct is to nestle in. Instead, let’s celebrate winter, snow, and colder temperatures with a warming yoga practice followed by a guided hike at sunrise. We’ll awaken our bodies with about a 45-minute yoga practice, and after gearing up to be outdoors we’ll watch the sunrise from one of...

Learn the basics of making your own maple syrup! Time will be spent learning how to identify a maple tree in winter, how to tap a tree, collect the sap and the process of boiling it down to syrup. Please dress in layers as some time will be spent outdoors in the sugar bush with...

Let’s create a lovely bouquet! You choose the colors for your own painting and enjoy painting the flowers. This is a beginner level painting class and participants do not need any previous watercolor experience. Bring a positive attitude ready to learn a new skill. Supplies included in class fee: watercolor palette, brush, coldpress 140lb watercolor...

Let’s create a lovely bouquet! You choose the colors for your own painting and enjoy painting the flowers. This is a beginner level painting class and participants do not need any previous watercolor experience. Bring a positive attitude ready to learn a new skill. Supplies included in class fee: watercolor palette, brush, coldpress 140lb watercolor...

Make the most out of your child’s day off school! Send them to In-Service Day Camp at ICNC to meet the “animals among us”. Students will get an up-close look at Indian Creek Nature Center’s resident animals. Dress kids for indoor and outdoor play, and as we will also explore and search for animals outdoors....

Children ages 5-8 years old are welcome to attend this fun series as we move, stretch, breath, focus, and relax while building both physical and mental health skills. Each class begins with a positive theme, followed by postures and techniques to practice that will lead to a 45 minute yoga class at the end of...

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Bring the family for a maple syruping experience! Discover how easy it is to tap maple trees and make delicious maple syrup. Use the sugar maker’s tools to tap a tree, visit the Sugar House to learn how sap becomes syrup, and enjoy a taste of ICNC’s real maple syrup. Programs are 60 minutes long....

Bring the family for a maple syruping experience! Discover how easy it is to tap maple trees and make delicious maple syrup. Use the sugar maker’s tools to tap a tree, visit the Sugar House to learn how sap becomes syrup, and enjoy a taste of ICNC’s real maple syrup. Programs are 60 minutes long....