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Goal <br />Strategies <br />Action Required <br />Timeline 1 <br />#2: Increase <br />connectivity to <br />Wargo Nature <br />Center <br />Establish the water trail between <br />Wargo Nature Center and the Rice <br />Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park <br />Reserve campground <br />Develop and provide maps at Wargo, the <br />campground, and on-line <br />Expand canoe and kayak rentals to the <br />campground <br />2016 <br />#3: Improve the <br />entry experience <br />and sense of <br />welcome, from <br />CSAH 14 to the <br />building <br />Obtain funding for capital projects <br />Expand partnerships <br />Budget for phased physical improvements <br />in the County's annual Capital Improvement <br />Plan <br />Identify partnerships for implementation <br />Apply for grants <br />On-going <br />2015-2020 <br />#4: Increase <br />programming <br />around 'Essential <br />Experiences': <br />Water Access, <br />Access to Four <br />Ecotypes, <br />Birding, and Tree <br />House (Outdoor <br />Classrooms) <br />Improve birding programs <br />with focused exhibits, habitat <br />improvements, viewing areas, nest <br />cams, and special events tailored <br />around seasonal bird activities <br />Prepare a forest management plan to <br />address Emerald Ash Borer, thinning of <br />existing pine plantings, management <br />of the maple basswood and floodplain <br />forests <br />Develop programs around new <br />program spaces as they are built <br />(boardwalks, expanded docks, tree <br />house, etc.) <br />Install nest cams & stream on-line <br />Repair bird blinds at Wargo Nature Center <br />Create birding exhibit in Wargo <br />Nature Center Lobby detailing birding <br />opportunities in Anoka County <br />Host one seasonal birding event <br />Prepare forest management plan <br />2015-2020 <br />During the design process for new spaces <br />identify potential programs, space/design <br />requirements, equipment, staff needs, and <br />partnership opportunities <br />On-going <br />#5: Improve the <br />drop-in visitor <br />experience <br />Expand access and/or hours of <br />operation <br />Create temporary, flexible outdoor <br />learning stations/ demonstration <br />tables (staffed or stand-alone) on <br />select weekends <br />Expand building hours on weekends and <br />evenings <br />Expand staff hours to coincide with rental <br />demands <br />2015-2016 <br />Staff or develop volunteer program for <br />temporary learning stations (touch and feel <br />tables, water resources, geocaching) on <br />weekends <br />On-going <br />Wargo Nature Center Master Plan - March 2015 <br />Chapter 5: Implementation 47 <br />