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- EIN 27-0110952
- (712) 684-2697
- 1436 Highway 141 Coon Rapids IA 50058-8051 USA
- www.whiterockconservancy.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
Mission: Whiterock conservancy is a 5,500 acre non-profit land trust that balances sustainable agriculture, natural resource protection and public recreation on the landscape. Whiterock conservancy works for a resilient future by helping land flourish and transforming people's relationship to agriculture and nature. Whiterock conservancy assists and supports the iowa department of natural resources, the leopold center for sustainable agriculture and the iowa natural heritage foundation (the supported organizations) in carrying out their purposes relating to land preservation, land restoration, conservation, sustainable agriculture, education and recreation.
Programs: Land stewardship and conservation program: whiterock conservancy is dedicated to protecting, restoring and enhancing the natural resources of the middle raccoon river valley by: 1) pursuing a land stewardship and conservation program that demonstrates innovative ecological restoration and sterwardship techniques on whiterock conservancy's 1,261 acres of prairie, 1,164 acres of savanna/timber, and 136 acres of wetlands; and 2) working with neighbors, project partners, and other rural landowners to develop, implement, demonstrate economically viable and ecologically sustainable agriculture practices on whiterock conservancy's 690 acres of crop land and 684 acres of pasture.
outdoor recreation and environmental education: a goal of whiterock conservancy is to provide the public with opportunities to access and engage with the outdoors for recreation, renewal, and education to increase appreciation of the cultural, natural and scenic resources of rural iowa. This goal is accomplished through the operation of whiterock guest services, designed to facilitate access and engagement by providing various overnight accomodations and a range of programs and events from guided tours, nature walks, fishing, boating, bird watching, etc. , along with recreational equipment rentals. Whiterock guest services operates as a fee for service program; however, many activities are available at no charge. Funds raised have been used for construction and maintenance of recreational trails throughout whiterock conservancy's land and on 1,400 acres of land owned by the garst family, on which a trail cooridor easement has been secured.