Take Your Kids for a Walk on the Wild Side

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National Wildlife Federation

Sep 05, 2013, 10:00 ET


Reston, VA (PRWEB) September 05, 2013 -- National Wildlife Federation (NWF), America's largest conservation organization, is pleased to announce the fourth annual Hike & Seek™ cities happening around the country this fall. Hike & Seek is a cross between a scavenger hunt and a 1-2 mile hike with live wildlife displays, activities and fun interactive stations along the trail.

The fourth annual 2013 Hike & Seek will be held in the following cities this fall:

  • 9.28.13 - Chicago, IL - Bemis Woods South
  • 9.28.13 - Denver, CO - South Platte Park
  • 9.28.13 - Minneapolis, MN - Lebanon Hills Regional Park
  • 10.5.13 - Seattle, WA - Seward Park
  • 10.5.13 - New York City - Central Park
  • 10.19.13 - Bernardsville, NJ - New Jersey Audubon/Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary
  • 10.19.13 - Washington, DC - Seneca Creek State Park
  • 10.26.13 - Baltimore, MD - Druid Hills Park
  • 11.2.13 - Atlanta, GA - Piedmont Park
  • 11.2.13 - Los Angeles, CA - Griffith Park
  • 11.9.13 - Houston, TX - Cullinan Oyster Creek Park (City of Houston Park)

People are encouraged to sign up at http://www.hikeandseek.org early to buy tickets and then show up ready to spend some family time in nature. The one to two mile go-at-your-own-pace hike will have interactive “Stop & Study” nature stations with engaging learning activities including fun nature crafts, live wildlife displays, and much more. This year’s events will include a station highlighting an activity about trees themed around Disney Junior's hit animated series "Jake and the Never Land Pirates." Every child participant is given a Map & Mission Guidebook to direct their path and will receive an Honorary Junior Naturalist badge from Ranger Rick at the end of the hike. Hike & Seek is made possible by support from Disney, REI, Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies, Mattel, and National Recreation and Park Association.

Be Out There™ is NWF’s movement to reconnect families with the outdoors. NWF’s practical tools and information help make being outside a fun, healthy and automatic part of everyday life. For other helpful resources and to learn more about NWF’s goal to get 10 million more kids spending regular time outside, please visit: http://www.BeOutThere.org.

National Wildlife Federation is America’s largest conservation organization, inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future.

Christina Batcheler, National Wildlife Federation, http://www.nwf.org/, 703-438-6098, [email protected]