Calendar
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| Adults | |
| General | |
| Holidays | |
| Kids | |
| Nature Camp | |
| Scouts | |
| Special Events | |
Calendar developed and supported by Kieran O'Shea
Upcoming Events
- May 19, 2012
- 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 at 10:00 am - 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. at 1:00 pm - 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. at 1:00 pm
- TT: Flower PowerTT: Flower Power
Girl Scouts
Download Girl Scout Program Registration Form
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, 2011
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.
