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Need to approach low -hanging fruit first (John); entrance (Wargo has a $300,000 fund from Edith Wargo <br />and should use it to leverage more funds) <br />SESSION 2: 5:30-6:30 <br />ATTENDEES: <br />Greg Ingraham, HKGi <br />Anna Springer, HKGi <br />Jill, Homeschool parent <br />John VonDeLinde, Anoka County Parks & Recreation Director <br />Cory Hinz, Anoka County Recreation Services Manager <br />Todd Murawski, Recreation Specialist Wargo Nature Center <br />Lisa Gilliland, Interpretive Naturalist, Wargo Nature Center <br />Krista Harrington, Program Supervisor, Wargo Nature Center <br />OVERVIEW: <br />Home School Audience: <br />Home schoolers usually have larger families. 60 hours of coursework is1/2 a credit. <br />MACHE - MN Association of Christian Home Educators <br />HERO -Home Education Resource Organization <br />WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT WARGO: <br />• Teachers <br />• Variety of topics <br />• Affordable <br />• Convenient- Like to have all age kids together for classes for convenience (Tamarack didn't offer <br />multi-age programming so it didn't work for Jill) <br />• Love the Heritage Camp/Lab Area —like the rustic feel <br />• Rentals are a positive -canoe, Kayak, cc ski, snowshoe <br />• Bird Banding was Awesome(done years ago) <br />• Like the winter recreation trial/sampler program -cc ski, snowshoe, etc <br />WHAT WOULD MAKE WARGO BETTER? <br />• The library is underutilized& feels like you maybe aren't supposed to be there. <br />• Sometimes it is hard to find a quiet place <br />• Date night once a month? -focusing on foraging, cooking, wild foods, etc. <br />• Nature Play area could have more things to do/ more variety <br />• Survival Skill Training program for kids <br />• a program for young teens to assist/volunteer for heritage camps ; ' teacher -in -training' <br />• Offer school credit for recreation /nature/science programs (an alternative to biology) (High <br />School or Middle school credits) <br />Wargo Nature Center Master Plan — March 27, 2014 Focus Group Meetings Summary Page 15 <br />Wargo Nature Center Master Plan - March 2015 <br />Appendix: Meetings & Outreach A 13 <br />