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
Fresh Air Academy at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience for Kindergarten through third grade students. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes to guide the day, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children […]
Fresh Air Academy at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience for Kindergarten through third grade students. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes to guide the day, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children […]
Go for a hike — rain, snow or shine! — and look for signs of animals, birds and plants on this Required Adventure. Look for signs of wildlife outside. Do you know who’s endangered and why? Investigate the species that no longer live here and have a closer look at plants with a magnifying glass. […]
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
Creatures big and small leave their tracks and traces in the mud and snow — birds, squirrels, deer, rabbits, mice and more! Go on a tracking walk, learn about food chains, and make an animal track craft. Fee: $5 per preschooler (ages 3-5), Adults free, Siblings (2 and under) free. Pre-registration is required for this […]
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