The Learning Center’s 75-person classroom provides a meeting place for student and community classes, workshops and programs. This room is also suitable for rental for private events such as parties and business meetings. The Learning Center’s upper level includes a meeting room, serving and storage rooms, reception area, and restrooms accessible from inside and out. The lower level allows a place for volunteers to store supplies, prepare programs, and a place to handle “muddy” feet.
Sustainability Features:
– Photovoltaic solar panels
– LED lighting
– Porous asphalt, rain barrels, rain gardens
– Geothermal HVAC
– Upcycled doors & fixtures from the old Gehl building
– Interior walls from trees (heavy timber not laminated) harvested on Lac Lawrann property
Lac Lawrann Conservancy is a 136-acre nature preserve. It is a vast expanse of water, sky, wetlands, native hardwood forest, red pine plantation, tall grass prairie, and glacial landscapes. The Conservancy serves as an outdoor classroom for over 3,000 visitors yearly, including over 1,200 school children. Visitors participate in self-guided hiking and skiing, guided tours, special events, school field trips, and various public programs for families and individuals of all ages.
