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III. Components of the Design While the la), of the land and the existing natural elements like the wetland and restored praLr/e are the armature, for the desig-n, the curriculum of Ramsey Elemenra%~'s ELA is translated into [he specific components of the garden. The City of Ramsey's Co~tgrehensive/'lan of 200 ] emphasizes providing paved trails or sidewalks along all collector streets so that people can move between neighborhoods and access the parks and other con~nunity facilities. T"ne first step in the overall layom of the Discoveu Garden was to determine how it should connect to the existing b~e path and Aipme Park. The attached Master Plan Layout shows the proposed bike path connections and also components inspired by the Ramsev ELA. Exanmtes of past art by various artists are provided to ilhistrate ideas for Unique works of public art that could be created especially for the Discove,h, Garden. A broad menu of opportumties and alternatives are presented. 1.. Greenway Connection and Hildng Loop continue the bike path through the garden and into the park · Banners am~ounce the approach to the park (Fig. i) · Pavement leading to the playground has inset into it a board game about recycling and the cycles of nature; or ammal ir. acks; or other nature patterns (Fig. 2) or · Fantastic sculpture constructed emire!y of recycled materials =m-nets visitors (Fig. 3) · Hiking Loop proceeds through Listening Grove of Ouak/ng .aspen 2. Overlook provides a place to rest along the bike path and exam/ne and enjoy the landscape · Seating area of natural mate~ais: reused and recycled wood and stone (Fig. 3) surrounded by revegetation including native wetland plantings on the ELA Plant List 3. Play Area includes play~ound equipmem and sandbox · Playset blends into the landscape; includes imageD, of focus organisms (Fig. 4) · Sandbox around ptayset has hidden treasures (Fig. 5) · Railing around play area depicts focus organisms' or landscape sections (Fig. 6) Dr(AFT Discovery Garden Concept Phase. Regina Flanagan, April 22, 2003 -245-