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Sunday, November 15, 2020
9:00am
Head back to the woods for this challenging 5K trail run across scenic forest trails.
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Take part in this energizing trail run through the open fields and forest trails of our Clearpool Campus.
“Conquer the Forest” Trail Run participants will start by running through Green Chimneys’ Clearpool Campus and quickly merge onto wooded trails that meander through a remarkable forest landscape. The 5K course has just about every type of terrain anyone could want in a race: long gradual slopes, lakeside trails, undulating hilltops, remote meadows, technical rocky trails, and open fields. While there are some challenging sections, it’s a safe and enjoyable course suitable for many levels. Find out if you, too, can Conquer the Forest!
The 4th Annual Conquer the Forest Trail Run serves as a fundraiser in support of Green Chimneys. All proceeds go towards therapeutic education programs for children with special needs.
Accept the challenge to conquer our forest and support Green Chimneys children and animals in the process. We look forward to seeing you at the starting line. Thank you in advance!
Contact Meg Slavin via
events@greenchimneys.org or 845.279.2995 x108
The Green Chimneys wildlife classroom is home to an adorable pair of chinchilla brothers who are often the first animals students want to hold. The brothers are inquisitive and playful but also very shy so students must be calm, and allow the chinchillas to come to them. The students love to build tunnels and play areas for the chinchillas and watch them in their favorite activities: taking dust baths (an instinctive act to clean their fur) and eating raisins. Considered to be the softest animal in the world, the chinchilla is a rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, and is a relative of the porcupine and guinea pig.