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Harriet Alexander Nature Center <br />Implementation Planning Session One <br />2 February 2013 <br />Page 4 <br />Buildings <br />Exhibits <br />Programs <br />Other <br />Site <br />Buildings <br />Exhibits <br />improve signage, keep current nature habitat, work with WRC if <br />there are parking issues, address buckthorn—remove). <br />Boardwalk—consider including short loops for teaching purposes in <br />addition to greater boardwalk loop; "loop to somewhere." <br />Expand exhibits—ability to rotate/change (microscope with <br />projection for group enjoyment, change topics, subjects, seasonal; <br />incorporate current technology for program, LCD projector; varied <br />opportunities for able-bodied and handicapped; bring back fish, <br />need volunteer support). <br />Increased staffing (council needs to consider dedicating more dollars <br />to run HANC, can't maintain, program, promote with staff who only <br />spend part time dedicated to HANC; work with schools and <br />philanthropy to expand opportunities; opportunity to expand facility <br />use; staffing team to help with operations, healthy work <br />environment). <br />Add dedicated volunteer coordinator (city expectation is to utilize <br />high levels of volunteers need to support the volunteers; volunteer <br />orientation program—training, recruiting, retention, recognize). <br />Clean, organized facility. <br />Boardwalk connecting to nature center, passive education (I would <br />like us to consider a few or more educational spaces along the <br />boardwalk. These would involve a notch out—extra section wider— <br />of the boardwalk, a bench, and then educational signage. The <br />signage helps visitors identify and/or understand things they will <br />observe (animals, plants, natural features, changes through the <br />seasons) and help them better understand the natural space and <br />ecosystem. At the proposed educational platform consider some sor <br />of stadium seating to improve the educational use as well as a roof <br />to allow shelter from various forms of Minnesota weather.). <br />Playground (natural playground such as at Tamarack Nature Center). <br />Web cams (web cams for osprey or other animal nests; ability to <br />display feeds from other web cams, for example bears in Ely on flat <br />screen tvs). <br />21s' century technology (to enhance learning, provide teaching tools <br />