OTTAWA - The first ever Dayton Bluffs 5K Trail Run/Walk will take place in Ottawa on Saturday, Sept. 29. Sponsors are the City of Ottawa, the Conservation Foundation and Friends of Dayton Bluffs. Staging area will be Hank’s Farm Restaurant parking lot with the run beginning at 8 a.m.

Noted ultra-marathon runner and Ottawa native Coree Aussem-Woltering laid out the 5K trail with Friends of Dayton Bluffs volunteers. The run will take participants through the prairies and woodlands of a pristine 253-acre nature preserve located on the Fox River. The preserve has more than a mile of river frontage and includes unique geological features, multiple ravines and several prehistoric archeological sites.

This will be a timed 5K trail race also open to walkers. Awards will be given to the top three finishers overall (men and women). Food will be available for purchase after the race on site.

Registration is available at runsignup.com. For more information, contact their Facebook page at Dayton Bluffs Preserve Trail 5k Run/Walk or website at PickUsOttawaIL.com.

The Conservation Foundation is one of the region’s oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations with more than 4,000 members. Founded in 1972, TCF has helped preserve more than 35,000 acres of open space, restored and cleaned miles of rivers and streams, and educated thousands of kids by engaging them in nature and the outdoors.

TCF’s mission is to improve the health of our communities by preserving and restoring natural areas and open space, protecting rivers and watersheds, and promoting stewardship of our environment.

Learn more at theconservationfoundation.org.