Guided Hike of OCTC's Virginia Miles Nature Center
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 10:00 am
Owensboro, KY (10/03/2022) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC), in support of University of Kentucky's Urban Forestry Initiative "Tree Week," will be hosting a Guided Hike of OCTC's Virginia Miles Nature Center. Join Dr. Micah Perkins, Professor of Biology at OCTC, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. on OCTC's main campus. This hike is merit approved for students and will be open to the community. Participants will first meet at the flagpoles in the center of campus, Dr. Perkins will then guide the group to the nature area.
OCTC is the only community college that has a nature center available for classroom and recreational use. The area is home to numerous types of birds that have been catalogued by the Audubon Society. The center was created during the construction of the main campus and has been maintained by the OCTC staff and Nature Committee since its inception. The area includes a nesting island in the lake which benefits the environment by providing important nesting habitats for various animals and birds.
This event will be held rain or shine and it is recommended to wear appropriate shoes as you will be walking in grass that may reach your ankles.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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