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BUFFALO BOOGIE BRINGS IN BIG BUCKS
23rd Annual Fun Walk/Run Raises Funds for Urban Refuge
FORT WORTH (Feb. 23, 2015) - Live music, free breakfast and a
traffic-free USATF-certified course are just a few of the perks
that make the annual Buffalo Boogie on May 9 a kid and pet-
friendly event. Organizers and participants of the 1M and 5K fun
run also share one mission: to raise funds for The Fort Worth
Nature Center & Refuge.
Held on paved roads at the FWNC&R, located at 9601 Fossil Ridge
Road, the course is closed to vehicles while runners and walkers
are on the course.
Registration is $15 per person for groups of five or more
runners, and $20 for individuals before May 3. May 3-8,
registration is $25 per person, and after May 8, rates go up $5
per-person. The entry fee for dogs is $5 at any time.
Registration starts at 7 a.m. May 9, and the run begins at 8:30

2. a.m. Registration is available online, by mail, or in person.
There is no gate entry fee on race-day for registered runners.
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“There is something for the whole family,” said Laura, executive
director of Friends of the Nature Center. “The event takes place
on Mother’s Day weekend, all the activities take place in a
natural wooded park with no traffic on the closed course, so it’s
a great way to get outside and celebrate mom.”
Baby strollers and leashed dogs are welcomed in the race.
Activities include free breakfast for registered participants,
educational exhibits, arts and crafts, face painting and free
goodie bags. Registered dogs receive a free bandana and all
runners receive a complimentary Buffalo Boogie t-shirt, while
supplies last.
Buffalo Boogie is one of many fundraisers held by Friends of the
Nature Center to support the 3,600 acre municipally-owned park,
said executive director of Friends of the Nature Center Laura
Veloz.
About Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge is the only urban refuge in
the DFW area, and the largest city-owned nature center in the
United States. It was established in 1964 with 3,600 acres and is
now home to 20-miles of hiking trails. Wildlife species that are
native to the three different ecosystems found in North Texas
abound in the park. The FWNC&R is supported by the city of Ft

3. Worth as well as Friends of the Nature Center, a nonprofit
created solely to assist in covering the operational expenditures
of the facility. For more information, please visit
www.naturecenterfriends.org, email info@naturecenterfriends.org
or call 817-988-5912.
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