Indian Creek Nature Center
Fall and Winter 2025-26 Public Programs
Please check our website, Facebook, or Instagram for updates on environmental education programs. Public programs are provided free of charge by volunteer naturalists and educators.
All programs take place at Indian Creek Nature Center, meeting at the main entrance parking area off County Route 14 unless otherwise noted. Please RSVP for programs by contacting us with your name and group size.
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The ICNC Boardwalk in Winter
The Language of Birds
Date: Saturday, September 20, 10:00am - 12:00noon
Please join us for an interesting program on the language of birds. This informative glimpse into the lives of birds will take place at the pavilion at ICNC, rain or shine. Please see the article in the Fall 2025 Newsletter for more information.
Leader: Joe Longshore, naturalist and ICNC Board member
White-crowned Sparrow image by Veronika Andrews from Pixabay
Annual Birdseed Fundraiser!
Date: Mail Orders by Friday, October 3
Pickup Date: Saturday, November 1, 9:00am - 12:00noon
The annual birdseed sale is one of the main fundraisers for the Nature Center. We hope that you will consider supporting us! Details on ordering and pickup.
Fall Bird Walk
Date: Saturday, October 4, 8:00am – 10am
We will meet at 8:00AM in the parking lot at the main entrance. Please dress for the weather and be prepared for potentially muddy trails by wearing good walking shoes and prepared for mosquitoes with repellant. We expect to find fall songbird, raptor, and waterfowl migrants passing through on their way to wintering in the southern US and Latin America, as well as resident species that are found at Indian Creek year-round. Bring binoculars, or we have a few to loan for the walk. If you plan to attend, email: Eileen Wheeler
Leaders: Sarah Sirsat, Biology Dept at SUNY Potsdam, ICNC Board member and Eileen Wheeler, ICNC Board member
Sandhill Cranes image by Linda MacQueen
Dot-tailed Whiteface
How Indian Creek Nature Center & Its Critters Transition from Fall to Winter
Date: Saturday, October 18, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Join Clarkson University Honors Students as they lead a guided walk and discuss how the natural environment at ICNC is transforming around us. Why do leaves change color in the fall? Where do all the animals go? What about the dragonflies? Come find out! Meet at ICNC's main entrance parking lot at 11am. Wear shoes appropriate for walking through the woods on (potentially muddy) trails. Questions? Email Evelyn
Leaders: Kalib, Garett, and Colden (Clarkson University Honors Students)
Fall Trail Workday at ICNC
Date: Saturday, October 25, 8:30am – 12:00noon
Rain Date: Sunday, October 26
Join INCN Board members for a workday to help clean up the Nature Center from summer storms and get it ready for the winter. Tools will be supplied, or you can bring your own. There is always plenty of work for all!
Leaders: ICNC Board members
Trail Maintenance at ICNC
Stargazing at Indian Creek Nature Center
Date: This program is very dependent on the lunar cycle and the weather. If you're interested in attending, email board member Dan French to join the list. Updates to come soon.
Take a tour of the autumn constellations with an evening of star gazing. We’ll view the sky using a telescope, binoculars, and the unaided eye. Feel free to bring your own binoculars.
Leader: Dr. Ben Roulston, astronomer at Clarkson University’s Reynolds Observatory
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay