The reserve encompasses 350 acres in three contiguous sections that are within easy walking distance of campus.
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They in turn are attracting and supporting birdlife in the college s adjacent 350 acre biological reserve.
So many people from all different interests came together to build this project says jeremy king denison s sustainability coordinator.
The panels are shiny and look like water.
Denison currently receives 15 of its energy from solar energy.
Denison university s pollinator friendly solar array is the first of its kind in the state of ohio and the first in a five state area demonstrating an innovative and productive use for the land.
Our largest solar array comprised of 6750 panels located on a 10 acre degraded field in the college s bioreserve provides 2 3 megawatts of energy.
By comparison imagine solar power.
Denison university is a leader among the nation s liberal arts colleges offering some 60 academic programs to 2 200 students in granville ohio.
Denison s biological reserve was established by the board of trustees in 1966 through the efforts of professor robert alrutz who served as director until his retirement in 1990.
A few friends hiking on nearby trails have asked him about the new pond or lake installed on a small section of about 350 acres of forested preserve owned.
After a closed hearing with the.