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Acting conservation director reports programs, accessibility audit and will assume director role

Story County Board of Supervisors · August 18, 2026

Summary

Acting Conservation Director Ryan Wiemold reported on educational programs, natural resource work, grazing projects, staff changes and an accessibility audit of campgrounds; he stated he will formally become Conservation Director this week.

Acting Conservation Director Ryan Wiemold gave the Conservation Department's quarterly report on Aug. 18, covering educational programming, natural-resource work, goat and cattle grazing initiatives, staffing updates, bond projects and a campground accessibility audit.

Wiemold said he will formally become Conservation Director this week, and the board authorized the consent-agenda item that delegates contract signature authority for the Hickory Grove construction contract to the Conservation Director. The report emphasized water-quality work and staffing additions tied to upcoming projects.

The report was informational; the board approved related consent-agenda items such as the award of the Hickory Grove Beach improvements contract and associated professional-services agreements.

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