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IlL Components of the Design <br /> <br />While the lay of the land and the existing natural elements like the wetland and restored prairie <br />are the armature for the design, the curriculum of Ramsey Elementary's ELA is translated into <br />the specific components of the garden, <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey' s Comprehensive Plan of 2001 emphasizes providing paved trails or <br />sidewalks along all collector streets so that people can move between neighborhoods and access <br />the parks and other community facilities. The first step in the overall layout of the Discovery <br />Garden was to determine how it Should connect to the existing bike path and Alpine Park. The <br />attached Master Plan Layout shows the proposed bike path connections and also components <br />inspired by the Ramsey ELA. <br /> <br />Examples of past art by various artists are provided tO illustrate ideas for unique works of public <br />art that could be created especially for the Discovery Garden. A broad menu of opportunities <br />and alternatives are presented. <br /> <br />1. Greenway Connection and Hiking Loop continue the bike path through the garden and into <br />the park <br /> <br />· Banners announce the approach to the park (Fig. 1) <br /> <br /> Pavement leading to the playground has inset into it a board game about recycling and the <br /> cycles of nature; or animal tracks; or other nature patterns (Fig. 2) or <br /> <br />· Fantastic sculpture constructed entirely of recycled materials greets visitors (Fig. 3) <br /> <br />· Hiking Loop proceeds through Listening Grove of Quaking Aspen <br /> <br />2. Overlook provides a place to rest along the bike path and examine and enjoy the landscape <br /> <br />· Seating area of natural materials; reused and recycled wood and stone (Fig. 3) surrounded <br /> by revegetation including native wetland plantings on the ELA Plant List <br /> <br />3. Play Area includes playground equipment and sandbox <br /> <br />· Playset blends into the landscape; includes imagery of focus organisms (Fig. 4) <br />· Sandbox around playset has hidden treasures (Fig. 5) <br /> <br />· Railing around play area depicts focus organisms or landscape sections (Fig. 6) <br /> <br />DRAFT Discovery Garden Concept Phase, Regina Flanagan, April 22, 2003 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />