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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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Cedar Greenbelt National Recreation Trails

National Recreation Trail logoThe Cedar Greenbelt Trail was designated a National Recreation Trail in 1980 by the National Park Service. It’s divided into three sections, each encompassing sections of our woodlands, wetlands and prairie.  A trail map for the Cedar Greenbelt national Recreation Trail at Indian Creek Nature CenterThe Cedar Greenbelt Trail is also a favorite of cross-country skiers, so no matter the season, you’ll enjoy beautiful scenery along this trail.

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Floodplain Trail

.6 mi - marked in green, posts 1-6. Even footing; trail winds through the riparian floodplain, along Indian Creek, and through the prairie (Woodland Trail – 19-23.)  Steep hills and ravines; trail winds through deciduous forest, savanna and prairie.

Woodland Trail

1.6 mi – marked in red, posts 5, 24-31 and 19-23. Steep hills and ravines; trail winds through deciduous forest, savanna and prairie.

Prairie Trail

2.5 mi – marked in blue, posts 5-23. Gentle hills; trail winds through prairie, savanna and across Bena Brook. Visit the reconstructed wetland.