Project Planning and History
Spring 2009
In February 2009 the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was approved for the project site. The permit addresses land use issues. The project site is located in the Natural Resource Zone, which required the facility to obtain CUP approval before building permits for the site and buildings can be obtained. During the CUP process, the site plan was reviewed to ensure that factors such as type of use, building size, traffic, parking, landscape, and protection of natural features are compatible with the zoning requirements.
WREN is leading the fundraising initiative for Phase 1 of the education center. Seventy percent of the funds have been raised.
Spring 2008
The Education Center Partnership and design team celebrated a huge milestone with the community - the completion of the master plan for Phases 1 and 2. Rowell Brokaw Architects and the Miller | Hull Partnership presented the concepts that emerged from the focus groups and public meetings throughout 2007. Capital Campaign Chair Susan Castillo opened for the evening’s presentation. The conditional use permit process has commenced and will be followed by stages of development design. Conceptual images, provided by Miller | Hull are presented below. Click on each image to enlarge.
View of court yard
View of green roof
View from southwest
View from southeast
View of interior
Education Center DocumentsHistory of the Education Center Project
Education Center Partnership Statement
Vision Document that contains the 2001 artistic renderings of the center (pdf)
Notes and documents from the fall 2007 public meeting: Meeting summary/public comments
Draft Site Plan-9.22.07
Draft Site Plan-9.22.07 Axonometric View
Project Summary: Phase 1 and 2
Planning and Design Timeline
Steps to Stewardship: underlying design concepts
Notes from the 2007 Focus Groups (links will be udpated soon-3/27/09)
Site Ecology
Transportation
Education
Interpretation
Sustainability
Accessibility
2007 Diagram of Planning Process (Figure 1 in Site Ecology Focus Group Notes)
Designing a network for butterfly habitat restoration: where individuals, populations and landscapes interact by Eliot J. B. McIntire, Cheryl B. Schultz and Elizabeth E. Crone: Journal of Applied Ecology, 2007
Technical Summary
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Maps
Site Habitat Zones
Figure 1 from McIntire, Schultz and Crone
Site Zoning Diagram
Site Zoning Cross Section
