The Race is On! 2nd Annual Run for Conservation

Our 2nd Annual Run for Conservation is on Saturday, June 9, 2012 in DCR's Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth! We're offering an early registration discount to the first 25 on-line registrants! Details: 1/2 road, 1/2 trail 5k (3.1 mile) walk/run race 9:30am Start Time New Pre & Post-Race Eco-Fair First 100 registrants are guaranteed a free race t-shirt! We'll be featuring a special barefoot division (with barefoot and Vibram fivefingers allowed)!  New team registration option: Enter a team of friends, coworkers, or family! Enter the code "EarlyReg" at checkout to receive the 25% off discount! Only the first 25 people to register with the code will receive this discount. Register Now! Click here: OR copy and paste this link: https://racewire.com/runforconservation Eco-Fair Vendors / Race Sponsors / Volunteers: To become an Eco-Fair vendor, race sponsor, or volunteer, email admin@wildlandstrust.org. Volunteers will receive a free volunteer race t-shirt while supplies last! Like the Run for Conservation Facebook Page to receive race updates! All proceeds support our efforts to save the special places in southeastern Massachusetts!

The Run for Conservation is a member of the Bayside Runner Racing Series! To learn more about the series, visit: http://www.baysiderunner.com/events/race-series//

3 Towns, 50 People, Many Thanks!

Over Earth Week, we worked in 3 towns with 50 volunteers!  Now we want to share our many thanks to our volunteers - for their time, inspirational energy, and hard work:


Kingston - 4/17/12 and 4/18/12

Thank you to Bridie's Garden Volunteers- Together we're growing hope for a better, brighter, and more sustainable food future, while helping meet the fresh food needs of the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless!

   

Pembroke - 4/20/12

Thank you to the Wildlands Trailrunners and Walkers- who utilize our Preserve trails and help motivate others to partake in passive outdoor recreation!  They're also showing great support for our 2nd Annual Run for Conservation! You can click the photos below to enlarge and read the text and later this week you'll be able to register for the 5k run/walk event on June 9 here: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=1779

 

Brockton - 2/22/12

Thank you to the Keep Brockton Beautiful Day Volunteers- who pulled 15 bags of trash and stacks of tires and miscellaneous debris out of our 120-acre urban Brockton Audubon Property. Thank you to the Brockton Mayor's Office for organizing the town wide clean-up and for providing trash bags, food, water, and trash removal.

 

With your help, every day can be earth day and and every week can be earth week. Together we are all helping to save the special places of southeastern Massachusetts! To find out about upcoming volunteer opportunities, email: admin@wildlandstrust.org