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* SPRING PLANT SALE!SPRING PLANT SALE!

Time: 9:00 am

At the ICNC Guild’s fantastic plant sale, choose from a selection of wildflowers, prairie grasses and flowers, hostas, geraniums, and perennials. Create charming garden areas in your yard with art and accessories from guest vendors. 9:00am-12:00n Shop early for the best selection!

* NatAdv: Build A Bat HouseNatAdv: Build A Bat House

Time: 1:00 pm

Naturalist Adventurers are programs for middle school age and older youth. Learn about issues Iowa bat populations are facing and construct a bat house that you can either take home to install on your property or leave your bat house here at Indian Creek Nature Center to be installed to improve our bat habitat. We'll begin at 1:00pm. Advance registration required. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M: $8, NM: $10 (includes a materials fee)

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* PP: Sounds of SpringPP: Sounds of Spring

Time: 9:30 am

Did you hear something? It is the wonderful sound of frogs calling at a wetland near you. Learn the lifecycle of a frog and find out the many ways it survives in the wild. Take a peek in our pond as we go on a fun frog walk. Fee: $4/member child; $5/non-member child; parent/adult: free. Pre-registration is strong recommended. Call 362-0664 to register by phone or click to register online.

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* Backyard Chicken BasicsBackyard Chicken Basics

Time: 6:30 pm

Interested in keeping backyard chickens? This workshop details the basic information needed to legally and successfully keep hens in urban and suburban environments. Participants will receive a certificate of completion that meets the City of Cedar Rapids’ requirements for getting the necessary permit. 6:30-8:00pm Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M: $7, NM: $10

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* PP: Sounds of SpringPP: Sounds of Spring

Time: 9:30 am

Did you hear something? It is the wonderful sound of frogs calling at a wetland near you. Learn the lifecycle of a frog and find out the many ways it survives in the wild. Take a peek in our pond as we go on a fun frog walk. Fee: $4/member child; $5/non-member child; parent/adult: free. Pre-registration is strong recommended. Call 362-0664 to register by phone or click to register online.

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* REAL Walk: Frogs EverywhereREAL Walk: Frogs Everywhere

Time: 6:30 pm

The songs of love-struck male frogs can be deafening! Learn to recognize the songs of different species as you hike to our restored ephemeral wetland habitats designed just for frogs! Discuss Iowa’s frog monitoring project. REAL Walks are for adults of all ages held on the second Saturday of the month. Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online.M: $3, NM: $4

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* TT: Flower PowerTT: Flower Power

Time: 10:00 am

For children ages 18-36 months accompanied by an adult. Spring is the season to get excited about new life! Bring your little one out to discover the wonders of fabulous flowers and other plants through self-guided stations. Dig in the dirt, plant seeds to take home and see what’s sprouting up in our woods and prairie on a naturalist-led hike. Activities begin at 10:00am and will be repeated through 12:00 noon, so come and go as it works best for you and your toddler! Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M Child: $4, NM Child: $5, Parents: Free

* Bug AcademyBug Academy

Time: 1:00 pm

Bug Academy emphasizes hands-on activities to find insects and learn basic identification techniques. Join Joe and Christopher Zito to build a homemade Berlese funnel and various types of traps. Enjoy a hike, learn about insect habitats, and check traps that were set earlier. Take home your own beetle trap! Open to adults and children aged 8 and up. Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M: $5, NM: $8.

* Beginning Beekeeping-Session 5Beginning Beekeeping-Session 5

Time: 1:00 pm

Important hive management techniques prior to honey flow. Participants must enroll in entire 8-session series beginning January 19th. For further information, click here.

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READ BEFORE REGISTERING! NO RAINOUTS: All programs can be adapted to indoor workshops if necessary. Dress appropriately for the weather. Cost is $8.00 per Scout. For the first six Scouts, two chaperones will be admitted for free. One additional chaperone per each additional six Scouts may attend at no charge. Fee for each additional adult is $3.  Maximum 60 scouts per workshop.

 

Activity Patch for All Ages

Maple Syruping Activity Patch - March, 2011Patch available for purchase by anyone completing a maple syrup program at Indian Creek Nature Center
Participate in a maple syruping program  during the month of March and earn a  council activity patch. Click here for specific requirements for each age level. This one-hour program is $3.00 per person.

As you may already know, the national Girl Scout office revised their badge books. We are working with the new guidelines and will plan some fun programs and activities to get these new badges!  Check back here for further developments.

If you’d like to be put on our Scout Program mailing list, email Marketing Coordinator Susan Gordon.

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Your troop may sign up for its own workshop on any nature-related topic or any Scout workshop seen in this brochure as long as you can guarantee a group of ten Scouts or more! Please call for more information and/or to register. Programs may include any nature-related topic such as insects, birds, mammals, bats, reptiles, amphibians, habitats, woodlands, wetlands, prairie or trail hikes. Workshops last 2 hours and the fee is $8 per Scout.   Call 319-362-0664 for more information.

Your troop can also participate in various service projects, including spreading Christmas tree chips (preventing trail erosion), eradicating exotic plants (like pulling garlic mustard),  Silver and Gold projects and many other projects.  Give us a call for more details.

Sac and Fox Trail Patch

Earn a special patch by hiking or rehiking the Sac and Fox Trail while using an interpretive booklet on the natural flora and fauna of the area.  Booklets and patches available at ICNC. Patches cost $2.50 each.

GSUSA—Safety Wise: Only registered Girl Scouts may attend workshops. GSUSA girl/adult ratios must be followed.

Registration/Cancellation Policy: Minimum workshop number of ten Scouts and maximum of 60. Registration and payment are required prior to each event and can be made in person, online, by mail, or by phone with a credit card. Use a separate  registration form for each event. Completed registration forms and payment must be received by the Nature Center no later than one week prior to the scheduled workshop.  Payment must  accompany registration.  Registrations should be mailed to:

Indian Creek Nature Center
6665 Otis Rd. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

Refund Policy: An administrative fee of 25% is charged for all cancelled registrations. The remainder of the program fee is refunded, provided that the cancellation notice is received at least three business days in advance of that program.  Full refunds are given for any program Indian Creek Nature Center cancels, or for sickness, medical emergencies, or a death in the family.