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 early 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 provides other benefits.
The Skunk River Flats addition of 40 acres of riverfront prairie and woodland is adjacent to the already established 117 acres of prairie and woodlands and is just south of Ames along the South Skunk River. The property offers increased river floodplain protection as well as valuable habitat.
The 55-acre Wicks Wildlife Area is just north of Story City along the South Skunk River and is part of the Story City greenbelt. The Osheim Acquisition of 37 areas is just south of Story City along the rSouth Skunk River and adds to the growing county checkerboard greenbelt along the river that helps protect wildlife, our drinking water and protects valuable floodplain.
The Osheim Prairie and Slough Preserve is just South of Story City along the South Skunk River. Its adds another 35 acres of bottom lands and prairie to the greenbelt along the river that helps protect the water supply we depend on in much of Story County.
Deppe Family Conservation Area was purchased by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation from Bob and Carol Deppe, who wanted permanent protection for the land. Funds are now being raised for Story County Conservation to acquire the land for public use. The Deppe acquisition will add 127 acres of upland and wildlife refuge to McFarland’s Park’s 238 acres of existing habitat. The Deppe area includes timber, a small stream, and more than 90 acres of open field which will be restored to prairie.
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 provides other benefits.
The Skunk River Flats addition of 40 acres of riverfront prairie and woodland is adjacent to the already established 117 acres of prairie and woodlands and is just south of Ames along the South Skunk River. The property offers increased river floodplain protection as well as valuable habitat.
The 55-acre Wicks Wildlife Area is just north of Story City along the South Skunk River and is part of the Story City greenbelt. The Osheim Acquisition of 37 areas is just south of Story City along the rSouth Skunk River and adds to the growing county checkerboard greenbelt along the river that helps protect wildlife, our drinking water and protects valuable floodplain.
The Osheim Prairie and Slough Preserve is just South of Story City along the South Skunk River. Its adds another 35 acres of bottom lands and prairie to the greenbelt along the river that helps protect the water supply we depend on in much of Story County.
Deppe Family Conservation Area was purchased by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation from Bob and Carol Deppe, who wanted permanent protection for the land. Funds are now being raised for Story County Conservation to acquire the land for public use. The Deppe acquisition will add 127 acres of upland and wildlife refuge to McFarland’s Park’s 238 acres of existing habitat. The Deppe area includes timber, a small stream, and more than 90 acres of open field which will be restored to prairie.
