Land Acquisition projects
Outdoor Alliance assistance with land acquisition
The Outdoor Alliance of Story has been raising funds for Story County Conservation’s public land acquisitions since its inception in 2013. The following projects include direct donations from funds we raised from members, friends, partners and grants as well as facilitating other’s direct contributions.
Ronald (Dick) Jordan Family Wildlife Area is a 175 acres located just south of Ames along the South Skunk River. Restoration work is on-going as prairie, oxbow wetlands and savanna are reestablished.
This was the first land acquisition project the Outdoor Alliance assisted in raising funds. The Outdoor Alliance wrote a proposal and won a major donation from Danfoss Foundation as well as solicited many smaller direct donations. Once the funds were raised, the parcel was transfer to Story County Conservation.
Carroll Prairie''s 49 acres straddles East Indian Creek, north of Nevada. Lorna Carroll Sellberg, a Story county resident and passionate conservationist, worked closely with Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to protect her land, which includes native prairie remnants, oxbow wetlands and the meandering West Indian Creek. She generously donated half the value of the property.
Sleepy Hollow is a popular access to the South Skunk River across from Ada Hayden Heritage Park. The Outdoor Alliance's members and partners contributed to help Story County Conservation acquire these additional 15 acres and add to the greenbelt along the river that enhances Ames's water quality and other benefits.
Two land acquisition projects with Story County Conservation are still in the fundraising phase: 55-acre Wicks Wildlife Area just north of Story City, and the 37-acre Osheim Acquisition just south of Story City. Both are adjacent to the South Skunk River, add to the growing checkerboard greenbelt along the river that helps protect wildlife, our drinking water and will help prevent flooding. The Outdoor Alliance has already contributed to these two acquisitions, and with your donations, could help Story County Conservation even more.
Ronald (Dick) Jordan Family Wildlife Area is a 175 acres located just south of Ames along the South Skunk River. Restoration work is on-going as prairie, oxbow wetlands and savanna are reestablished.
This was the first land acquisition project the Outdoor Alliance assisted in raising funds. The Outdoor Alliance wrote a proposal and won a major donation from Danfoss Foundation as well as solicited many smaller direct donations. Once the funds were raised, the parcel was transfer to Story County Conservation.
Carroll Prairie''s 49 acres straddles East Indian Creek, north of Nevada. Lorna Carroll Sellberg, a Story county resident and passionate conservationist, worked closely with Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation to protect her land, which includes native prairie remnants, oxbow wetlands and the meandering West Indian Creek. She generously donated half the value of the property.
Sleepy Hollow is a popular access to the South Skunk River across from Ada Hayden Heritage Park. The Outdoor Alliance's members and partners contributed to help Story County Conservation acquire these additional 15 acres and add to the greenbelt along the river that enhances Ames's water quality and other benefits.
Two land acquisition projects with Story County Conservation are still in the fundraising phase: 55-acre Wicks Wildlife Area just north of Story City, and the 37-acre Osheim Acquisition just south of Story City. Both are adjacent to the South Skunk River, add to the growing checkerboard greenbelt along the river that helps protect wildlife, our drinking water and will help prevent flooding. The Outdoor Alliance has already contributed to these two acquisitions, and with your donations, could help Story County Conservation even more.
