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.An�ruua�l Events <br />0 Nature Center Open House — February - Held in conjunction with Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of <br />Minnesota (WRQ Open House <br />c) Earth IDay Celebration — April - Presented in partneirship with FORHANC <br />* Rosiefest, Resident Appreciation Event — June <br />* Wild Rice Festival — September - FORHANCs Premier fundraising event <br />IC) Halloween Spoolktacular — October <br />0 <br />Holiday Craft Fair and Fudge Contest — December - FORHANC fundraising event <br />Program Offerings <br />0 Education Based Experiences <br />N1 School Field Trips <br />1■1 Contract Education <br />c) Special Interest Programs <br />a Scouts <br />■ Pre-School <br />■ Outreach Programs <br />o, Day Camps <br />o Other <br />■ Birthday Parties <br />■ Family Programs <br />■ Adult Offerings <br />* 2005 IVIRPA Award of Excellence recognizing the Wild Rice Festival <br />0 Roseville Parks and Recreation is a Nationally Accredited Department through the National Recreation and <br />Parks, Association's National Commission for Accredited Agency. <br />* Roseville Parks and Recreation is a National Gold Medal Winner for agency excellence <br />_"_ it.-,% iin <br />S' nWwvA past ellot 11 , i <br />HANC Advisory Committee 5-year plan completed in 1995 and updated in 2001. <br />Master Interpretive Plan for Wetland Education, '5 <br />o Produced in 2006 through the Community Partnerships Serving Science Project and a grant <br />from the Minnesota Science Museum <br />Developed a plan for a floating teaching platform, a series of activity stations and <br />interpretive signage along the boardwalk and a related indoor interpretive exhibit, <br />■ Did not progress to implementation as adequate funding had not been identified, <br />although, $8,000 was pledged by the Central Park Foundation to help build a wetland <br />teaching station. <br />■ Those working on this plan have expressed deep concern that despite any planning <br />recommendations brought forth, there has been no official or community resolve to <br />fund any required investment. <br />Sustakwhillfty ChaK&E__K_ w Constrah ► <br />01 Beyond the significant budget challenges mentioned above, there are other challenges and constraints <br />when considering HANCs future direction. <br />IHANC 11 s footprint is small for nature centers — 52 acres. <br />c) Its approximately a third of the size of other city owned and operated nature centers in the <br />mr etro area., <br />IC) It is a tenth or less of the size of county or regional nature centers. <br />o Encroaching development on the north (border has diminished the full immersion. experience in <br />nature at HANC. <br />' Attachment 18 (page 57) Interpretive Plan for Wetland Eduication <br />2128/20,08 PAGE 9 <br />