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KEY: ) See Full Site Phasing Plan ) See Wargo Campus Phasing Plan <br /> PHASING AND PRIORITIES A Signage & wayfinding <br /> Nature center Improvements are organized into near term <br /> (0-5 years), mid-term (5-12 years), and long term (12+ years) B Entry drive improvements: bike & pedestrian <br /> phases. Phasing allows for areas of the overall project to lane and parking areas <br /> be completed In independent stages. It is anticipated that <br /> near-term projects will be built first, but the Master Plan C Entry node and walkway 7 <br /> remains flexible so that projects can be implemented as B 'Wild Things'ADA interpretive trail loop ® L <br /> partnership or funding opportunities arise. m <br /> E ADA trail/dock to water station r <br /> FUNDING Ul F Nature play area entrance and improvements � � <br /> Current funding sources: (D <br /> » Wargo Nature Center Operations Budget Heritage Lab classroom structures 9) m <br /> » Metro Regional Parks Rehab and Enhancement Program H Heritage Lab weather shelter N <br /> » Metro Regional Parks 0.P. I Rental storage improvements <br /> » Metro Regional Parks and Trails Legacy Program <br /> 1 Woodland garden restoration <br /> » Edith Wargo Powers Endowment <br /> » Koch Pipeline Company Easement Funding (one-time) K Parking lot improvements <br /> » Connezus Energy Grant L Service area and drive <br /> Potential new funding strategies: <br /> V Indoor interpretation/displays <br /> Increase revenue return from rentals, programs, and <br /> events. M Upland trail loop <br /> » Seek grants through new opportunities. <br /> H Heritage Lab area parking <br /> » Seek matching funds using the Edith Wargo Powers Ul <br /> Endowment as leverage. o West entry gathering area and landscape <br /> » Consider a State Bond Request. improvements <br /> » Create a Friends of Wargo group for funding and N <br /> P Amphitheatre screen planting <br /> advocacy. <br /> » Continue phased upgrades to reduce building energy Q Bird thicket plantings M <br /> use/costs. <br /> » Increase and enhance partnerships with: B Treehouse classroom V1 <br /> • Integrated Waste Management and incorporate recycling into the on-site 5 Open field <br /> and off-site programs <br /> T Interior space reconfiguration <br /> • City ry <br /> • Continue partnerships with Connexus Energy, YMCA, and municipal parks Ir <br /> and recreation departments u Secondary water access site & birding platform N <br /> • Rice Creek Watershed District V Connection to the Lino Lakes YMCA + Z <br /> w Boardwalk connection to the prairie (D <br /> 0) mmI <br /> x <br /> Prairie building M <br /> col <br /> 13 Wargo Nature Center - Master Plan DRAFT Executive Summary 2014 <br />