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  • October 2024

  • Wed 2
    October 2, 2024 @ 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM

    Fresh Air After School (October session)

    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 […]

  • Thu 3
    October 3, 2024 @ 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

    Fresh Air Academy (Oct session)

    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 will […]

  • Thu 3
    October 3, 2024 @ 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM

    Fresh Air After School (October session)

    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 […]

  • Sat 5
    October 5, 2024 @ 12:00 AM

    Building Closed

  • Sat 5
    October 5, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

    Bird Banding at the Barn

    Join ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein for a special bird banding program. Be our guest and drop in at the back of 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 […]

  • Sat 5
    October 5, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

    Meeting Live Raptors

    Raptology is pleased to present an educational program in conjunction with bird banding at Indian Creek's Penningroth Barn. Come meet non releasable raptors up close, learn more about them and how we can all work to improve the environment to keep them safe and healthy. Raptology will be outside near the front of Penningroth Barn […]

  • Mon 7
    October 7, 2024 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

    Hike it Baby!

    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 […]

  • Mon 7
    October 7, 2024 @ 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

    Fresh Air Academy (Oct session)

    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 will […]

  • Tue 8
    October 8, 2024 @ 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM

    Fresh Air After School (October session)

    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 […]

  • Wed 9
    October 9, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    Preschool Trail Trekkers: Bat Business

    Discover the many good things bats do for us. Where do they live? What do they eat? How do these flying mammals hunt? Listen to a story and play a bat game. For preschoolers with adult. Dress for outdoor activities. Meet at the Penningroth Barn Fees: $5 preschooler (ages 3-5), free for ages 2 and […]

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ICNC’s mission is to promote a sustainable future by nurturing individuals through environmental education, providing leadership in land protection and restoration and encouraging responsible interaction with nature.

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