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Goal #5: <br /> 3 <br /> Improve the drop-in visitor experience <br /> WI Strategies: <br /> . 1. Expand access and/or hours of operation: <br /> a. Expand building hours on weekends and evenings <br /> b. Allow non-staffed after-hours access by the moving the entry gate <br /> i# ` further west and adding an easterly parking/turnaround for trail access <br /> �r s near the prairie entrance <br /> ` c. Create a trailhead at the Heritage Lab Site to encourage hiking/walking <br /> during un-programmed hours <br /> 2. Create temporary,flexible outdoor learning stations/demonstration tables <br /> ` (staffed or stand-alone)on select weekends <br /> 3. Bring nature indoors: <br /> Native planting, visual interest,as t fdl as4 <br /> opportunities l,1, ,--xrvvingand fostering wrrflife a. Provide interactive exhibits in the lobby <br /> b. Provide a viewing balcony that extends over the current lunchroom area <br /> 4 'f to bring visitors closer the west windows/views <br /> 4 ` c. Enhance views from other building windows by improving the <br /> }. landscape <br /> ' d. Create an outdoor'tree house'classroom accessible from the building <br /> = e. Construct an outdoor deck off the classrooms on the south side of the <br /> I � building <br /> TI -� -- - 4. Make the nature play area more visible and functional: <br /> a. Add a second entrance to the nature play area that is visible from the <br /> main entry sequence <br /> b. Add a signature play feature <br /> c. Clarify circulation within nature play area <br /> d. Control tall exotic grasses within nature play area <br /> + 5. Create a longer walking experience on site by connecting the Nature Center <br /> .'i pier Pfi'r}if!li r!'1:�1 ill.ri ir:'Ii+i;F if':1fr�h"Ij 'f�.fir <br /> to the Heritage Lab Site,restored prairie,upland trail,and regional trail system <br /> 6. Improve infrastructure and support facilities with alight touch'in keeping <br /> with the natural setting: <br /> a. Consider the use of sustainable building materials and technologies for <br /> all future capital improvements. <br /> - Goal #B: <br /> Better serve current core program audiences and expand new program <br /> } audiences <br /> Strategies: <br /> .e . 1. Expand adult outreach&programs: <br /> a. Expand adult program offerings <br /> b. Improve volunteer participation and outreach <br /> c. Develop service learning programs <br /> A signature feature in the nature play area will help d. Develop a young naturalist program to train high school students as <br /> draw visitors to the nature play area volunteer weekend naturalists <br />