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Aging Population <br />• More senior recreation and leisure <br />• More mid-day programs <br />• More focus on lifelong learning <br />• Volunteer opportunities <br />Increased interest in Local Food Production <br />• Gardening <br />• Foraging <br />• Organics <br />• Animal husbandry <br />• Beekeeping <br />• Farmers Markets <br />Wargo Nature Center Master Plan - March 2015 <br />Transportation Challenges <br />• Bussing costs for K-12 schools have become a barrier <br />to visiting Nature Centers <br />• In Anoka County 17.5% of rent -occupied households <br />do not have access to a vehicle, compared to 2% of <br />owner -occupied households <br />Interest in Sustainability <br />• Sustainable building & maintenance practices <br />(reduced use of fertilizers, pesticides, mowing, hybrid <br />vehicles, etc.) <br />• Water conservation and management (on-site <br />stormwater treatment, rain gardens, cisterns, grey <br />water -reuse) <br />Increased awareness of native plants versus invasive <br />species <br />• Volunteer opportunities <br />Chapter 2: Trends 7 <br />