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Harriet Alexander Nature Play Preference Survey

Take 5 minutes to let us know what you'd like to see!

Roseville Parks and Recreation is working on designing a nature play area at Harriet Alexander Nature Center, and we want your help selecting what goes into it. The following survey explores several types of nature play features that could be included. Some require very little investment, and others are big ticket items. After you read through the options, indicate how interested you are in each type of play feature and then select the imagery that best reflects what you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center. The survey will be open until August 10th, 2026.
1.What is your connection to the Harriet Alexander Nature Center? Select all that apply:
2.Loose Parts Adventure Play & Fort Building
"Loose parts" are items from nature (branches, shells, pine cones, acorns, etc.) that can be picked up, moved around, and used by kids in an infinite number of ways to build and create whatever they imagine. This type of play is child-directed and can hold a kid's attention for far longer than a more prescriptive play feature. Loose parts are abundant and inexpensive, but require a bit of organization/clean-up and occasional replenishing to keep the play area from looking unkempt.

How interested are you in seeing loose parts adventure play at Harriet Alexander Nature Center?
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Loose Parts Adventure Play
3.Select any of the following Loose Parts Adventure Play features you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
4.Sensory Play
Sensory Play provides children with different ways to view, move through, and interact with the world around them by engaging their senses. It can be incorporated into many different kinds of play features, from cozy nooks that provide a quiet refuge, to colorful and aromatic sensory plantings. Sensory play can increase a child's attention span and reduce stress.

How interested are you in seeing sensory play at Harriet Alexander Nature Center?
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Sensory Play
5.Select any of the following Sensory Play features you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
6.Natural Features
Natural features are play elements constructed of earth, logs, or rocks. They invite children to touch, climb, crawl, and balance. In many ways, they function like a playground, but don't look man-made. Natural features often cost less than standard play equipment, but experience more wear and may need to be replaced more frequently.

How interested are you in seeing natural play features at Harriet Alexander Nature Center?
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Natural Features
7.Select any of the following natural log features you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
8.Select any of the following natural stone features you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
9.Select any of the following natural path features you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
10.Timber Play Equipment
Timber play equipment looks real because it's made from whole black locust trees, prepared so that they meet safety standards and last decades. This type of equipment can incorporate slides, swings, and climbing nets just like a standard playground.

How interested are you in seeing timber play equipment at Harriet Alexander Nature Center?
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Timber Play Equipment
11.Select any of the following Timber Play Equipment you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
12.Gathering Spaces and Outdoor Classrooms
Gathering spaces and outdoor classrooms provide space for programming, decompression, relaxation, and more formal space to come together.

How interested are you in seeing gathering spaces and outdoor classrooms at Harriet Alexander Nature Center?
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Gathering Spaces and Outdoor Classrooms
13.Select any of the following gathering spaces/outdoor classrooms you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
14.Animal-inspired Features
Animal-inspired features are often created with the help of an artist who can transform natural materials into a themed play feature that activates a child's imagination and provides a unique and exciting focal point for the park. Features can range from animal tracks, or sculptures that can be part of a scavenger hunt, to habitable features like nests or burrows.

How interested are you in seeing animal-inspired features at Harriet Alexander Nature Center?
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Animal-inspired Features
15.Select any of the following animal-inspired features you'd like to see at Harriet Alexander Nature Center:
16.Thanks for taking the time to fill out this survey! If you've got any other comments you'd like to share, please leave them below.