TEDESCO CORRIDOR TRAIL
Travel is possible again on the Ames to Kelly railroad line. This time, travel will be by walking or biking. The new-off-road trail is open now and links the Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor on the south side of Ames to the R38 roadside trail to Slater. Slater is a hub of off-road trails: The Heart of Iowa Nature Trail, the High Trestle Trail and the Ankeny Trail.
The new trail has been constructed by Story County Conservation as Phase 3 of the Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor. This trail enhancement project brings public and private efforts together to enhance the corridor's appearance and to support wildlife. Over time, the corridor's native plants will take root, habitat will become established, and wildlife flourish. Birdhouses will support even more diversity.
Native plantings and the wildlife will invite a pause in our busy days. Benches will echo that invitation. The enhancements funded by this effort will make the trail itself a destination for some and a better experience for those traveling through. With these enhancements, the Ames to Kelly railroad line will again be a welcoming gateway into Ames.
The Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor Connector Trail opened in the fall (2020). The native plants and enhancement followed and were expected to cost about $32,000. The on-going work is planned in three phrases.
Phase 1 took place this past summer, 2020 and removing invasive plants, trees and shrubs and was expected to cost $3,700.
Phase 2 is on-going. Design and implementation of enhancements to Connector Trail including planting over 100 native Iowa trees and shrubs to attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife as well as bat and bird houses, park benches, a bike repair station, and a dog walkers' station. Costs were expected to be about $16,197.00.
Phase 3 Is expected to begin in the Spring, 2022: Educational and Inspirational Interpretive panels similar to The Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor will be placed throughout the bird friendly pathway. Costs are expected to be about $12,000.
Fundraising is ongoing and your support would be appreciated at Tedesco Corridor Trail. And thanks for your project support on behalf of Story County Conservation, the Outdoor Alliance of Story County, the volunteers and the donors who make this project possible.
The new trail has been constructed by Story County Conservation as Phase 3 of the Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor. This trail enhancement project brings public and private efforts together to enhance the corridor's appearance and to support wildlife. Over time, the corridor's native plants will take root, habitat will become established, and wildlife flourish. Birdhouses will support even more diversity.
Native plantings and the wildlife will invite a pause in our busy days. Benches will echo that invitation. The enhancements funded by this effort will make the trail itself a destination for some and a better experience for those traveling through. With these enhancements, the Ames to Kelly railroad line will again be a welcoming gateway into Ames.
The Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor Connector Trail opened in the fall (2020). The native plants and enhancement followed and were expected to cost about $32,000. The on-going work is planned in three phrases.
Phase 1 took place this past summer, 2020 and removing invasive plants, trees and shrubs and was expected to cost $3,700.
Phase 2 is on-going. Design and implementation of enhancements to Connector Trail including planting over 100 native Iowa trees and shrubs to attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife as well as bat and bird houses, park benches, a bike repair station, and a dog walkers' station. Costs were expected to be about $16,197.00.
Phase 3 Is expected to begin in the Spring, 2022: Educational and Inspirational Interpretive panels similar to The Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor will be placed throughout the bird friendly pathway. Costs are expected to be about $12,000.
Fundraising is ongoing and your support would be appreciated at Tedesco Corridor Trail. And thanks for your project support on behalf of Story County Conservation, the Outdoor Alliance of Story County, the volunteers and the donors who make this project possible.
