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e PROGRAM TITLE: Environmental Learning Key (E.L.K.) PROGRAM GOALS: Implement environmental education programs and establish educational sites for native ecosystems of Elk River. Outdoor environmental programs will promote community involvement and emphasize: ecosystem awareness, problem solving, preservation and restoration. Specific topics are: A. Establishing An Environmental Education Nature Center** B. Developing School and Community Environmental Education Programs** C. Developing Environmental Education Sites" D. Provide Teachers With Environmental Education Programs E. Restoring Native Vegetation of the Elk River Area More detailed description of the program goals is found under the heading "Program Objectives." ** Program goals which I would like the City of Elk River to support. e RATIONALE: Most residents of the Elk River area know very little about the region's native ecosystems. Compounding this problem are the facts that: 1.) the community has no significant environmental education programs or sites and 2.) the region is projected to experience a population growth of 72% by the year 2020, the highest in Minnesota. Therefore, it is critical that community members take steps now to educate all residents about: native ecosystems, biodiversity, land stewardship and other current environmental issues. Equally important is a community effort to identify and preserve threatened ecosystems before they are altered. DESIRED FUNDING SOURCES: 1. Grant from the LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES (LCMR) 2. Funding from the CITY OF ELK RIVER** 3. Funding from INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #728** 4. Funding from PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS** ** A CASH MATCH IN FUNDING WILL RECEIVE HIGHER PRIORITY THAN GRANTS WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS. e SPECIFIC USE OF FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF ELK RIVER: 1. Develop a Nature Center and Environmental Education Sites in the Woodland Trails City Park. Total: $145,000 Building Materials: $95,000 In-Kind Labor Contributions: $50,000 Breakdown of Building Material Cost: Electric and Gas Hookup ($4,000) Heating System and Installation ($11,000) Plumbing and Installation (8,000) Electrical Wiring and Installation ($8,000) Masonry Material ($6,000) Wood and Window Building Materials ($49,000) Structural Engineer ($6,000) Drain Field ($2,000) Project Cost Cushion ($5,000) 2. Support a Community Environmental Education Program. Total: $105,000 Materials and Resources: $30,000 Coordinator (2 yrs): $75,000 Breakdown of Material and Resource Cost: Computer and Audio Visual Technology ($10,000) Nature Center Displays ($10,000) Community Interpretive Programs ($10,000) 3. Develop future Environmental Education Sites on Naturally Significant Areas. Total: $8,000 Trail and Site Development Materials: $7,000 Legal Fees For Developing Environmental Educational Sites on Private Property: $1 ,000 The three above goals will cost $258,000 The greater the contribution by the City of Elk River the greater the chance that we could obtain a significant grant to improve our communityl