OCCA Releases Event Schedule

OTSEGO COUNTY—The Otsego County Conservation Association announced a full slate of upcoming events for the new year. An OCCA educator will lead a homeschool nature walk at Gilbert Lake State Park at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 12. The program will feature a detailed exploration of the winter landscape.

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