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  1. Events Calendar - Register for Programs

  2. Parks & Trails

  3. Things To Do

    Recreational Opportunities

  4. Facilities & Equipment Rentals

    Facilities & Rentals

  1. Events Calendar - Register for Programs
  2. Parks & Trails
    1. Cambridge Tract - Coming Soon
    2. Carroll Prairie
    3. Christiansen Forest Preserve
    4. Cooper's Prairie Marsh
    5. Dakins Lake
    6. Deppe Family Conservation Area
    7. Doolittle Prairie
    8. Ed Powell Wildlife Area
    9. Gladys Leui Preserve
    10. Heart of Iowa Nature Trail
      1. Trail Development
    11. Hertz Family Woods & Nature Preserve
    12. Hickory Grove Park
      1. Hickory Grove Lake Restoration
        1. Project Background
        2. Lake Restoration Plan & Goals
        3. Fishery Renovation
    13. Jennett Heritage Area
    14. Jim Ketelsen "Greenwing" Marsh
    15. Larson Marsh
    16. Leopold Woods
    17. McFarland Park & Story County Conservation Center
      1. McFarland Lake Renovation
        1. Accessibility Enhancements
        2. Fishery Renovation
        3. Angling
    18. O'Neil Prairie
    19. Osheim Prairie & Slough Preserve
    20. Peterson Park
    21. Praeri Rail Trail
    22. Prairie Valley Preserve
    23. Robison Wildlife Acres
    24. Roland Wildlife Area
    25. Ronald "Dick" Jordan Family Wildlife Area
    26. Sheffield Wildlife Area
    27. Skunk River Flats
    28. Skunk River Greenbelt
    29. South Skunk River Water Trail
    30. Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
      1. TrailsRx
    31. Tedesco Connector Trail
    32. Wakefield Woods
    33. Wicks Wildlife Area
  3. Things To Do
    1. Campgrounds
    2. Annual Photo Contest
    3. Fishing
    4. Hunting
    5. Swimming
    6. Paddling
    7. Parks Passport
  4. Facilities & Equipment Rentals
  • Natural Resources
  • Events Calendar & Registration
  • Reservations & Rentals
  • Parks & Trails
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Story County Information

  1. Conservation Center

  2. 56461 180th Street
    Ames, IA 50010


  3. Phone: 515-232-2516

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