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. […]
Join us this summer for a Farm to Table Dinner with featured restaurant Big Grove Brewery. Every Farm to Table Dinner brings the flavors of the season to life with local produce prepared by a local chef to create a unique dining experience with the beautiful prairie at Indian Creek Nature Center as the backdrop […]
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. […]