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McFarland Park Conservation Center & Hickory Grove Park Master Plan Open Houses

Story County Conservation (SCC) will be hosting two public open houses for public input on master planning currently taking place at two of its most popular parks. Please note topics are different at each location’s open house event. During this planning ...

McFarland Lake Renovations are Underway

McFarland Lake Renovations are Underway

McFarland Lake, built in the 1940s, has never seen any large-scale updates or construction – until now. The average impounded lake in Iowa has a “healthy” lifespan of about 30 years and ...

Recycle cellphones and other devices at Conservation Center

A critical component in smartphones and other devices is a substance called coltan. 80% of the world’s supply of coltan is found directly in the center of gorilla habitat in the Congo. Mineral mining for smartphones has fueled bloody conflicts a...