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On December 6, from 9 AM to noon, the Nature Center’s guild will be holding its annual winter event, Nature’s Noel.
Centerpieces, wreaths, and swags made with fresh greens; frozen soups and appetizers; vendors with various handmade wares; cookie dough and candy; and live music combine to create this festive holiday event. The Creekside Shop’s sale also continues through this event, with almost all of our inventory being sold at cost! Pick up some of our maple syrup and honey too!
The even itself is free to the public.
Interested in more information? Click here to visit our website and read all about it!
By the look of our downstairs, you probably wouldn’t think that we’re making progress. The walls have been removed, the floor can’t be walked on, and the only bathroom on site, temporarily, is the port-o-john.
So why are we so happy here at Indian Creek Nature Center?
Well, for starters, we’re still upstairs, which means that everything going on downstairs can happen and we can still do our office work and receive visitors.
Secondly, we’re making progress! The wall removal happened so more insulation could be put in, and we can’t walk on the floor because it is getting a fancy new coat of finish that will make it wonderfully easy to clean!
So sure, things look a little more torn up than usual, but it only means that we’re back on track!
This is a photo from early this month, by the lovely Ms. Patt. Go to Flickr and check out her lovely photos, and leave her a comment to tell her how awesome she is. (As always, Marion’s photos are protected by Creative Commons, so feel free to use them while giving her credit.)
It’s peak leafing time in Cedar Rapids, and the colors are more than beautiful. The maples are always my favorite, we have plenty! Head out to the Nature Center this weekend and walk our trails (the prairie is beautiful this time of year too!).
Remember, discover autumn at the Nature Center now, because soon the snow will fly and we’ll have other things to explore!
I’ve been a little behind on tell you about the news that the Nature Center has been making (all of the following articles have been published in the Gazette:
Late last month, Rich was interviewed about the bumper crop of acorns this year. Click here to read the article.
In this weeks article about the Rockwell Collins grants for flood recovery (the Cedar Rapids company has give more than $600,000 locally), Indian Creek Nature Center made the list, with the $5,000 grant we received for building restoration. Click here to read the article, and to see who else made the list.
Today, the Gazette broke the news that we have indeed raised the funds to purchase a nearby woods, a goal we have been striving to meet for about a year now. The article isn’t online yet, but pick up a copy to read it for yourself!
