Earth Day Challenge: Sustainability Committee Encourages Public to Use Local Trails

EARTH DAY TRAIL CHALLENGE

RAPID CITY SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES

PUBLIC TO TAKE EARTH DAY TRAIL CHALLENGE

RAPID CITY, SD—For a second consecutive year, the Rapid City Sustainability Committee is hosting the Earth Day Trail Challenge.

            The Rapid City Earth Day Trail Challenge is a five-week event, tasking the public to hike each of three local trails: the Skyline Forest Hills Loop Trail, the Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park’s Blizzard Trail and the State Game, Fish & Parks Nature Trail at Outdoor Campus West.  Along each trail, hikers will find a Rapid City Earth Day Trail Challenge sign and they are asked to take a selfie with the sign in the photo.  Hikers have until May 31 to complete the three-hike challenge. They can show the selfies and pick up a Rapid City Earth Day pin at the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks’ Outdoor Campus West, 4130 Adventure Trail, during normal business hours through May 31.

            As part of the challenge, hikers are also encouraged to pick up any litter or garbage encountered on the trails.

            “The trail challenge is similar to the ones Custer State Park has been doing the past few years,” said Lysann Zeller of the Sustainability Committee.  “The trail challenge encourages people to get out and enjoy our beautiful community this spring and also to help keep these areas clean and beautiful by picking up trash as they hike.”

            For more information and links to the trail maps, visit: https://www.rapidcitysustainability.com/trailchallenge .

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