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  • July 2025

  • Mon 7
    July 7 @ 10:00 AM - July 11 @ 4:00 PM

    Monarch Caterpillar Adoption Registration

    Monarch Fest Caterpillar Adoption Registration (PICKUP OF CATERPILLAR WILL BE AT MONARCH FEST-SATURDAY, JULY 12) There are some important things to note BEFORE you take home a hungry caterpillar (on JULY 12). Pease read the following carefully prior to registration. 1) Limit of one (1) caterpillar adoption per family household while supplies last. 2) You […]

  • Tue 8
    July 8 @ 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

    All About Birds Preschool Camp

    This preschool camp experience is for all children ages 4-5. Campers must be potty independent and able to use restroom with adult assistance Open to all children, including BOTH students from Creekside Forest School AND children that have not attended or enrolled in Creekside Forest School All sessions are drop off only Camp Description: Learn […]

  • Tue 8
    July 8 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Practice in the Prairie: Free Summer Yoga Series!

    Take your practice to the prairie as some of Cedar Rapids’ best instructors teach a different style of yoga or Pilates each week to keep you on your toes! Bring a yoga mat and dress for the outdoors. Class is held on the Amazing Space patio, and in case of rain, will need to be […]

  • Tue 8
    July 8 @ 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

    Full Moon Hike

    Lace up your hiking shoes and venture out at dusk to join a small group of adventurers for a guided night hike. The ICNC prairie and woodland trails will be lit by the light of the full moon, but you'll also want to bring a flashlight or headlamp, just in case of cloud cover. Encounters […]

  • Wed 9
    July 9 @ 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

    Digging Up Dinos Preschool Camp – WAITLIST ONLY

    This preschool camp experience is for all children ages 4-5. Campers must be potty independent and able to use restroom with adult assistance Open to all children, including BOTH students from Creekside Forest School AND children that have not attended or enrolled in Creekside Forest School All sessions are drop off only WAITLIST ONLY Camp […]

  • Thu 10
    July 10 @ 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

    Totally Turtles Preschool Camp – WAITLIST ONLY

    This preschool camp experience is for all children ages 4-5. Campers must be potty independent and able to use restroom with adult assistance Open to all children, including BOTH students from Creekside Forest School AND children that have not attended or enrolled in Creekside Forest School All sessions are drop off only WAITLIST ONLY Camp […]

  • Thu 10
    July 10 @ 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Flickering Fireflies (Canceled)

    CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Gather the family and come on out to the Nature Center on a warm, summer evening, where we will learn about the beauty and the importance of fireflies. We will be doing a catch-and-release of fireflies to observe them up close. Towards the end of the night, we will play a […]

  • Sat 12
    Kid with monarch butterfly
    July 12 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Monarch Fest

    Join us for the 10th Annual Monarch Fest where is fun for the entire family as you learn about Monarch butterflies and other pollinators, release butterflies, make milkweed seedballs, and adopt a caterpillar of your own to raise and release at home. Learn More

  • Sun 13
    July 13 @ 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

    Golf Cart Tours-2 hours

    See Indian Creek property in a whole new way! Have a seat in our quiet, electric golf cart as we tour prairies east of the nature center in style. Other routes/stops on this one-hour journey will include a stop at the blue bridge, peek inside the lower level of the old barn, and drive through […]

  • Sun 13
    July 13 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Golf Cart Tours-1 hour

    See Indian Creek property in a whole new way! Have a seat in our quiet, electric golf cart as we tour prairies east of the nature center in style. Other routes/stops on this one-hour journey will include a stop at the blue bridge, peek inside the lower level of the old barn, and drive through […]

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