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ON THE RISE is the Nature Center building.Gary Elumley exhibit area, an office, equipment storage room and
of Maplewood and Gene Palmer of Forest Lake work at its restroom facilities.
foundation. The building will house a classroom, lab and
1000 visited Nature Center
Although the Maplewood Nature Center is planning to donate more after the
has been open to the public for only five Nature Center acquires a freezer.
weeks, over 1,000 visitors have par Dist. 622 schools have donated a
ticipated in spring programs. Classes number of books and field guides, com-
have been taught daily to school groups, passes, microscopes and formaldehyde.
scouts, churches, and special interest The Nature Center would appreciate
groups. the donation of a usable freezer for road
Construction of trails, benches, kill birds and animals as taxidermy
retaining walls, and the Nature Center specimens for exhibits, as well as used
building is continuing. Seedlings are margarine cups for marsh studies, ac-
being planted in many sites of the Nature cording to Megan Gange, naturalist.
Center. Additional volunteer help as trail guides
Several donations have helped in the is needed_ for regular daytime hours
classes offered at the Nature Center. Monday tlrough Friday, she said.
Alfred Luffey, a Northwoods trapper The nature center thanks those citizens
from Nisswa donated fetuses of raccoons, who have already made donations. For
otters,beavers,a badger,a red fox and a additional information, call Megan
gerbil. He also gave the center snapping Gange, naturalist, et?77 SI t. ext. 40.
turtle shells and the skull of a coyote. He