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Walk with U

Walk with U

Event Type
Health/Fitness
Sponsor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Location
Headquarters Forest Preserve, 5500 Northrock Drive, Rockford
Date
Dec 9, 2023   9:00 am  
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Students, staff, faculty and the community are invited to hear some health tips and then take a walk along the recreation path at Headquarters Forest Preserve, 5500 Northrock Drive, Rockford. Meet at parking lot near entrance. 

Home of the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County administration office. A paved trail connects Sinnissippi Recreation Trails & loops a quarry pond. Restored prairie, wetland, & floodplain forest increases encounters w/ variety of birds, insects, & wildlife.

0.8-mile walk: Paved loop path through the prairie and around quarry pond. Easy walk with small inclines.

Dr. Thomas Schiller, a UICOMR clinical assistant professor and UW Health family medicine physician, will give some health tips and lead this walk.

Register onsite (free) 

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