Boyle wildlife refuge’s education center plans open house
August 31, 2010
The Mary Ashby Cheek Education Center at the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge will be open for visitors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sept.18.
The education center houses information about plants and animals that may be seen at the refuge, including examples of bird feathers and nests, rocks, an insect display, educational materials for teachers, posters and maps.
Jane and J.P. Brantley, education directors, will be on hand to answer questions about the refuge. Teachers, home schoolers and other group leaders considering field trips to the refuge are encouraged to come and preview the educational materials and the trails prior to scheduling their visits. Travel grants of up to $150 are available for school groups that come to the refuge.
Mary Ashby Cheek was a distinguished educator and longtime resident of Danville in whose dining room the idea for creating the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge was first discussed in 1964. The education center was made possible by a generous gift from Annette Cheek and dedicated in 1999.
The Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge is a 500-acre preserve, located 13 miles from Danville (on Carpenter Creek Road just off Ky. 37) in the Parksville Knob land and bordering a stretch of the beautiful North Rolling Fork. It includes 10 trails, ranging from .4 to 2.2 miles in length, one of which goes over Huckleberry Ridge; another that has a spur to the North Rolling Fork River; four ponds; a bird blind; the Mary Ashby Cheek Education Center, and the Benjamin Bright Moran Shelter. The refuge, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, is operated by a non-profit organization.
For more information about the refuge, visit
www.ckwr.org.
