Who lives in your wild backyard? Discover several animal habitats at the Nature Center. Explore animal homes and create your own bird feeder to help the birds. Investigate endangered prairie habitats. How can we help protect them? Discover who lives in your own backyard habitat. This completes most of the Animal Habitats badge. Fees: $10 […]
Join Education Director, Marcy Fratzke, for a look at Creekside Forest School. Prospective families and community members are invited to attend. Children welcome. A portion of the tour will be outdoors.
Project FeederWatch is a winter-long citizen science survey of birds. Join us for just a few minutes or stay for a while in our Bird Room at Indian Creek Nature Center as we participate in this citizen science project. We’ll send our counts to Project FeederWatch to help scientists track broadscale movements of winter bird […]
Hibernation, migration, and adaptation are the words of the day as we explore what different creatures do to get ready for winter! We’ll play animal games to see how well you can hibernate, and see who we can find still active outside. For preschoolers with an adult. Dress for outdoor activities. Fees: $5 preschooler (ages […]
Project FeederWatch is a winter-long citizen science survey of birds. Join us for just a few minutes or stay for a while in our Bird Room at Indian Creek Nature Center as we participate in this citizen science project. We’ll send our counts to Project FeederWatch to help scientists track broadscale movements of winter bird […]
Preschool Trail Trekkers: Wild Animals in Winter Hibernation, migration, and adaptation are the words of the day as we explore what different creatures do to get ready for winter!We’ll play animal games to see how well you can hibernate, and see who we can find still active outside.For preschoolers with an adult. Dress for outdoor […]
Lions, Tigers & Wolves: Hit the trails to hike and explore the habitats at the Nature Center and search for some of the wild plants and animals that make their homes here. Learn about how to prepare for outdoor adventures. Meet live animals up close. Fees: $10 per scout, Scout leaders free (limit 2 per […]
Watercolor Workshop: Feathers Let’s paint a variety of feathers! 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 and be ready to learn a new skill. Supplies included in class fee: […]
Watercolor Workshop: Feathers Let’s paint a variety of feathers! 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 and be ready to learn a new skill. Supplies included in class fee: watercolor […]