Natural Lands’ annual ChesLen Chase for Open Space has gone virtual this year and will be held October 10 to 18.  You choose the race, the place and the pace!

“Although we’re disappointed that we can’t all come together in-person for the seventh annual ChesLen Chase, we’re excited about the options we’re able to offer virtually,” said Oliver Bass, President of Natural Lands. “During these long months of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nature preserves never closed. It was important to us that these beautiful properties be a resource for the community. So many people have been flocking outdoors… we hope they’ll register for ChesLen Chase and give a little back to nature.”

How It Works

-- Choose your side: Team Dirt or Team Asphalt.

-- Register for your preferred distance.

-- Pick your favorite tracking app.

-- Walk, run, or hike your chosen distance any time between Saturday, October 10, and Sunday,

October 18.

-- You pick the location! Your distance walk, run, or hike can be in your neighborhood, on a

treadmill, at a nature preserve, or any combination. Natural Lands’ 19 featured preserves and

one public garden are all free of charge and welcome everyone. Click Here to find a list of locations.

-- After completing your chosen distance, enter your results online.

Proceeds benefit Natural Lands’ work to save open space, care for nature, and connect people to the outdoors across the region.

Click Here to register and for all the details.

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the Natural Lands website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from Natural Lands and Like them on Facebook.  Click Here to support their activities.

Natural Lands has preserved more than 125,000 acres, including 43 nature preserves and one public garden totaling more than 23,000 acres.

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[Posted: Sept. 2, 2020]

9/7/2020