Story County Welcomes New Conservation Director

Reception held for Michael Cox

Story County Conservation Partners will welcome the new County Conservation director Mike Cox at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. A reception will be held at the Story County Conservation Center at McFarland Park, 56461 180th St., northeast of Ames. The reception is open to the public. Cox will give a brief presentation and will then take questions and comment on Story County Conservation's future. Light refreshments and desserts will be served after the question and comment period. Cox is a native Iowan and replaces Steve Lekwa, who has worked for Story County Conservation since 1973 and was director since 1995.