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• Do want to increase drop in visitor numbers (low numbers attributed to low awareness and <br />a lack of things to do) <br />• Cost recovery? <br />• Interested in foundation/friends groups for financial support <br />4. Niche <br />• Birding, water, ecosystems, intimacy, mobile outreach, location in a Regional Park <br />• Wants help with indoor displays <br />• Potential as a place for research? FMR uses the facilities every weekend to categorize <br />invertebrates <br />• Library -mobile vending opportunity <br />• Getting a free little library <br />5. Raise Awareness <br />• Podcasts-Bob has done about 24 Birding with Bob Holtz (link available on county website <br />• They have an ad on a bus <br />• Billboard (are prohibitively expensive-clearchannel billboard on 694 is $12000 for 2 weeks) <br />• Do advertise on stand ups at bunker hills <br />• Potential to cross market more with homeschool associations and in the homeschool <br />market in general <br />• Have pamphlets at city hall <br />• Have 2 videos, but doesn't know where the public can access them <br />6. Sustainable Operations <br />• Edith Wargo Funds $340,000 (generally designated for Wargo campus improvments) <br />• Storage: Would need to have more equipment to go 'off site', because everything they use <br />has dual purpose, really (ie if there was a Centerville Outpost) <br />• A second vehicle would likely be a Prius for outreach -currently use mileage reimbursement <br />for staff <br />General Comments <br />• Desired building updates -1 or 2 flush toilet would be nice, general water conservation <br />methods, use green cleaning chemicals <br />• Life cycle strategy will get done by Anoka County in the next 6 months as a county -wide <br />initiative <br />• Big need is to get more people here. <br />• Lisa is connection point for staff feedback on todays content <br />Wargo Nature Center Master Plan — April 21, 2014 Vision Meeting Summary Page 13 <br />A 36 Appendix: Meetings & Outreach <br />