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The Outside Story: Wakefield Woods

by Jim Colbert, Contributor
Published May 20, 2026
Just northeast of Ames at the intersection of North Dayton Avenue and County Highway E29 — 2480 East 190th Street — is a small, 7.4-acre piece of Story County Conservation property that has more to offer than you might expect. In the past this piece was part of a larger property that was used to graze cattle.