About Us

Our Mission

Whiterock Conservancy fosters a resilient and self-renewing Iowa landscape by integrating economics, social & ecological land management strategies & engaging the public via outdoor recreation & education.

Since 2004, Whiterock Conservancy, a non-profit land trust, has grown significantly as an organization and as a landscape thanks to the continued and generous planned land gift from the Garst family.

Over the past 6 years, Whiterock Conservancy has received over 46% of the total planned 5366 acre land gift. In 2010, the most recent gift of 40 acres on the west side of Whiterock, brought the land gift to the 2,500 acre milestone.

Board of Directors

Ken Herring, President
Adel, IA

Mark Ackelson, Treasurer
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

Jennifer Garst, Secretary
Ames, Iowa

Liz Garst, Vice-Secretary, Director Special Projects
Coon Rapids, Iowa

Fred Kirschenmann
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Robert G. Riley, Jr.
Feed Energy Company

Rachel Garst
Des Moines, Iowa

Chuck Corell
Iowa DNR

Whiterock Conservancy
1390 Highway 141, Coon Rapids, IA 50058 | 712-684-2697
Whiterock Conservancy, a private, 501(c)(3) land trust, providing sustainable agriculture,
conservation, outdoor activities and recreation and environmental education.