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Hands-on exhibit area
- where visitors can investigate
furs, animal bones and other nature objects up close
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New reading and
“hang-out” areas - Great places to extend your
stay at the Center, including
Wi-Fi throughout the
building
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Two additional
classrooms to better serve the thousands of
students who visit throughout the year
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Direct access to the
outdoors from the classrooms
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Temporary exhibit
area - For in-house built exhibits and
travelling exhibits
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Additional restrooms
at the front of the building
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Revised parking lot
with new trail to get to the Visitor Center
entrance
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New pavilion at the
Chippewa Trail trailhead with picnic tables,
trail orientation and bike racks
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New pavilion for bus
drop-offs in the main parking lot
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Reconfigured
Naturalist Station
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Nature Center Store
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Bio-swale in center
of parking lot to cool, clean and slow rain
water and runoff before it goes back into the
environment
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Energy efficient
features - New HVAC system, addition of air lock
at entryway, solar tubes for lighting in public
areas, redesign of skylight to increase natural
ventilation
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Addition of
conference room and renovated office and program
preparation areas to handle the needs of a
growing staff and increased programming
