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PLANS for the Treasure
Coast Wildlife Center
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Support or to see the Site Plan
Construction
plans include both the Hospital Element and the Public Element.
· Hospital/Treatment
Center - enhancement of existing facilities
· Welcome Center/Administrative Offices
- Housing the reception area,
gift shop, and staff offices
· Food Preparation and Storage Facility
· Caretaker/Director Residence -for 24-hour supervision and care
· Caging - for Rehabilitation and Display
· Workshop & Equipment
- For maintenance and enhancements
to the Center
· Nature Trails through native habitats with live, caged exhibits
· Community Resource Center - multi-use room for educational classes and
available to the public for group meetings, retreats and other uses.
· Discovery Center – living and non-living materials for hands-on
learning.
· Landscaping, Parking and Public Accommodations
· Ampitheatre – for educational programs and special events.
One of the distinct
enhancements at the new Treasure Coast Wildlife Center will be the
development of the nature trails with the animals themselves seen in
their natural habitat. Larger and more naturalistic enclosures will
be spaced along these trails. Alligators, for instance, may be exhibited
in a Wetland setting and Great Horned Owls in pinewoods. Thus the opportunity
to experience and learn about the animals themselves will be put into
context with the wild world around us. Interpretive naturalists will
provide information as appropriate, but the setting itself will also
allow reflection, contemplation, and absorption of both the cognitive
and the emotional impacts.
No facility of this
kind currently exists on the Treasure Coast. Zoological parks exhibit
primarily exotic, non-native, animals, and are commonly landscaped
with exotic plants. State and national parks and preserves provide
access to native, wild areas, but wild creatures — especially
unusual or endangered species — rarely make themselves visible.
The planned Treasure Coast Wildlife Center, combines native wild animals
with native wild areas, and provides unique educational and experiential
opportunities available nowhere else.
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