In the early morning chill before sunrise, a group of 13 Black youth and their families excitedly huddled together at the Seaforth Landing dock in Mission Bay, San Diego. They stepped aboard the New Seaforth, a fishing charter that would take them to their first deep-sea fishing adventure since last summer. For the members of the Blue Heart Foundation, a nonprofit organization that mentors and supports underserved Black males between the ages of 13 and 18, this early April trip would also be one of their first trips together since the recent passing of Tracy Morris, the founder and executive director of the Blue Heart Foundation.

WALK FOR THE WILD 5K CHALLENGE

PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM & PUBLIC LANDS ALLIANCE
OCTOBER 9–16, 2021

The Challenge

We’re on a mission to empower wildlife and humans to thrive. The challenge is to get people moving a distance of 5K in nature on behalf of as many national wildlife refuges as possible; there are 568 to choose from.

By joining us, you commit to:

• Move a distance of 5K (3.1 miles) in nature during the week starting October 9, 2021. It’s up to you how you move (as long as you do it self-propelled), where in nature you go, and whether you go solo or with friends or family.
• Choose a favorite or soon-to-be-favorite national wildlife refuge to walk for. We hope to see as many wildlife refuges represented as possible and look forward to reporting how many are represented by Walk for the Wild participants.
• During the week, record your activity — walking, jogging, hiking, strolling, or whatever you choose— either manually, or using your favorite fitness tracker. Once you’ve completed the 5k distance (3.1 miles), you are officially a Finisher!
• OPTIONAL, if you are competitive and want to see who can do the challenge the fastest or slowest, you can report your finish time by October 31, 2021.
• Lastly, we hope you share your challenge experiences on social media with the hashtag #walkforthewild2021 and #WildlifeRefuge

Learn more and sign up 

See Guidelines
MAY 12

Lunchtime Live: What’s for Lunch? Fried Eggs!
Public · Hosted by Tijuana Estuary (Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve) and San Diego National Wildlife Refuges

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 12 PM – 12:30 PM
Next Week · 59–68°F Sunny

Tijuana Estuary (Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve)
301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, California 91932

The new “Learn” pages are live on the NWRS site — with links to puzzles, games, podcasts, stories, videos, webcams and coloring pages that kids and adults can do from home.

Virtual Learning

Even when you’re stuck indoors or keeping close to home, you can still deepen your knowledge of the natural world and entertain yourself in the process.

Fun reads, wildlife videos and webcams, nature puzzles and games, podcasts and coloring pages all can be good resources to inspire wonder and build nature knowledge at any age.

Browse our collection of lively resources from national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries around the country on our new “Learn” pages.

Here is a direct link to the main page: https://www.fws.gov/refuges/learn/