Articles Tagged: Indian Creek Nature Center

As the cycle of plant life started to wind down this fall, Cedar Rapids nonprofits connected cyclists with nature through the launch of two new rides.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, the city of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids schools will host an open house to discuss a green schoolyard initiative on Tuesday.

From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.

The event in Cedar Rapids serves up pancakes and sausage with real maple syrup, and offers visitors a look at the process that produces maple syrup. The event concludes Sunday, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

As a Nature Everywhere Community, Cedar Rapids schools will add “greenery” to some school yards and playgrounds. That could be anything from nature — like putting down more grass or installing a garden — to building infrastructure that’s stormwater and flood resistant and incorporates heat protection.

On March 13, the organization officially launched its reservation system allowing community members to reserve the chairs at no cost for use at the nature center — the first of its kind in Cedar Rapids.

Individuals, nonprofits, governments increasingly work together to achieve goals

The public got a close-up look at birds during a bird banding event at the Cedar Rapids nature center on Saturday.

An almost 150-year-old Linn County bridge has become a part of the pedestrian trail system at Indian Creek Nature Center following a Friday ribbon-cutting.

Changing winter conditions are forcing producers to adapt their processes and products for making maple syrup. One northeast Iowa maple syrup producer tapped his trees in January, 22 days earlier than ever before.

Bertram Road’s “Blue Bridge” in Cedar Rapids has found a new home in Indian Creek Nature Center after an unsuccessful attempt to transport it in April.

The Cedar Rapids nature center hosted the event Saturday to raise awareness for the pollinators and for increasing pollinator habitat

If you ever wanted to be a scientist, now you can. By snapping pictures and scribbling down notes, you can help inform crucial decisions for protected prairies at Indian Creek Nature Center.

After tens of thousands of gallons of sap over the years, the Maple Syrup Festival at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids is celebrating 40 years of getting back to nature.

Two women laid the foundation for an ‘amazing space’ in Cedar Rapids