Wetlands Estonoa Learning Center
Progress Report
September 21, 2005
With the arrival of summer, everything at Estonoa is beautiful. The Wetlands Estonoa Learning Center building is completed. On April 29th, three hundred plus attended the center’s Dedication Ceremony and Open House. Team Estonoa, the Town of St. Paul AND St. Paul High & Elementary Schools have a wonderful new facility for environmental education.
- The stunning log exterior is complimented by the native stone on the basement and highlighted by the green metal roof.
- Inside, the walls are a textured bleached Spanish lace and the hardwood floors match the kitchen cabinets.
- All kitchen appliances are black and match the “old” gas stove.
- School-house lights adorn the “vaulted” ceiling while indoor/outdoor ceiling fans can be found on the back deck.
- Both bathrooms are handicapped accessible and accented with green mats, coffee colored shelves, baskets and vases of jonquils.
- Support equipment has been installed. Heat-pump, water heater, deep-sink ---.
- Equipment for the center has arrived and has been/will soon be installed. Computers with wireless internet capability, projector, TV ---.
- Mobile window seats have been installed to increase the center’s seating capacity and also serve as shelves for children’s environmental books and toys.
Currently the team is waiting on:
- cabinets for the computer room to allow for lockable storage space, and
- lockable shutter for the windows.
The team has been/is busy landscaping around the center. Native Appalachian flora has been planted along a circuitous handicapped accessible walk path. A rain garden with a dry stream bed serves as a teaching tool and also as an example of a low impact method of storm water mitigation. A water feature will be installed and heritage and eatable gardens will serve a teaching/learning areas.
The center has been visited by several groups this spring/summer. Please see the Estonoa Bookings attachment.
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