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Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve • Improve the entry experience and sense of welcome from CSAH 14 to the building • Increase programming around 'Essential Experiences': Access to water and four Ecotypes, Birding, and Tree House (Outdoor Classrooms) • Improve the drop-in visitor experience • Better serve current core program audiences and expand new program audiences • Improve financial sustainability The Development Concept Plan, strategies and specific projects to meet these goals are illustrated in Chapter 4: The Plan in the Wargo Nature Center Master Plan — March 2015, which can be found in the appendix of this document. The total cost for the proposed improvements is just over $7,000,000 with a 15% contingency in 2017 dollars. During the public engagement process, the County asked for input what projects the public would want the County to focus on first. Out of the twelve projects selected by staff for input on, expanding the boardwalk and/or extending the dock into George Watch Lake was the top choice, followed by a trail connection around George Watch Lake to the Lino Lakes YMCA and an expanded nature play area. The next project is to construct a trail connection from the nature center to the existing Central Anoka County Regional Trail adjacent to CSAH 14/Main Street, which connects to the rest of the park reserve. In addition, the County plans to improve the indoor interpretation displays within the Nature Center and also continue working with the University of Minnesota, College of Design — Architecture Program on outdoor classroom structures for Heritage Lab. There is no schedule for completion on these WARGO NATURE CENTER CreadiA,9 .eotle-, a mat, cpp,-ccLaFioh, of o -un- -al, wo-r[S. if 4:7 • Master PI s Approved by the Parks & Committee Services Committee on April 7, 2015 HK 1 miller dunwiddie Figure 4: Wargo Nature Center Master Plan Cover 9