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IV. HANDICAP PARKING SIGNS Sign Recommendation: - Sign post: 4"x4" Trex® composite lumber post with Elk River logo carved/sandblasted into post - Standard handicap metal sign - Set sign back from parking lot edge far enough for mower to pass between curb and sign - Option: metal sign with Elk River logo screwed into post Other Recommendations: - The mowed strip along the edge of the parking lot is not needed. In our experience, mowed strips along native prairie plantings become vectors for non-native invasive weed establishment that will eventually degrade the native planting. V. WAYFINDING SIGNS Way-finding signs are currently located throughout Woodland Trails Park and give walkers, joggers, skiers, and bikers a system of knowing where they are. Timber posts are labeled with a letter that is keyed to paper laminated maps. The primary maintenance concern is that the summer and winter maps must be rotated twice per year. The new way-finding sign system will be low maintenance, have a fresh look, and maintain a rustic character consistent with the naturalistic park aesthetic. Trail distances should show mileage as well as kilometers. We recommend replacing the natural timber post with a maintenance free composite timber post in a dark brown color. The Elk River logo can be added to the post as a metal plate or sandblasted into the posts. The signs will have a lazge letter (i.e. "A") to indicate location on the map. Summer/Winter maps will be printed on opposite sides of the same panel for easy transition between seasons. VI. TRAIL LOOP NAME SIGN The existing trail loop name signs are placed in front of the plant community areas (prairie, poplar woods, etc.), and do not give a directional orientation for the signs. Our recommendation is to re-use existing trail name signs but move them to intersections so that direction and location of trail is clear. Indicate direction by cutting an "arrow" on end of sign. Mount on single rather than double posts. Existing posts replaced by composite lumber (Trex or similar) posts that are maintenance free and do not rot or decompose. Create 2 new signs for North and South Crossings. VII. INTERPRETIVE SIGNS Introduction (1) Prairie (2) Woods (2) Wetland 7 total r THE RES'PREI. DESIGN GROUP, INC. -A Woman-Owned Rusiness '~ fy' 513G Hankersun Avcnue, Suitr 1 Minneapolis, Minnesota 5548(1 (95`1) 928-9600 Fax (952) 9`1H-1939 www.kcvtreklesigngroup.mm