AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES OPEN REGISTRATION FOR ANNUAL 5K RACE FOR OPEN SPACE

Middletown, RI. – September 5, 2017 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has opened registration for the 10th Annual 5K Race for Open Space, to be held on November 4, 2017. The 5K Run/Walk is a loop course along the scenic Sakonnet Greenway Trail. Participants are welcome to run or walk, and strollers and leashed dogs are welcome. Proceeds from the race are used to support ALT’s land conservation and watershed protection efforts on the island.

The event starts and finishes at The Glen, Linden Lane, in Portsmouth, next to the Newport Polo grounds. Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. and the race begins at 10:30 a.m. There are prizes for each age group and a registration gift for each participant. A discounted registration fee is available to all who sign up by October 15, 2017, and discounts for family groups and military participants are also available. Support for the race was generously provided by the YMCA of Newport County, Rockland Trust, and Newport Restaurant Group. Register online at the ALT website, www.ailt.org/5k or by calling 401-849-2799.

About the Aquidneck Land Trust: Aquidneck Land Trust’s time-sensitive mission is to preserve and steward Aquidneck Island’s open spaces for the lasting benefit of the community while connecting people with the land that defines the Island’s natural character. The organization has conserved 2,552 acres on 76 properties across Aquidneck Island since its founding in 1990. ALT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the first land trust in Rhode Island to have received national accreditation. For more information, visit www.ailt.org.