Hike it Baby Nassau-Long Island and more than 230 other Hike it Baby branches will hit the trails on 
Saturday, June 4, in honor of American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day. Hike it Baby Nassau-Long Island has its hike scheduled at Muttontown Preserve, located at 1861 Muttontown Road, in Oyster Bay, at 10 a.m.
Hike it Baby is an international organization dedicated to getting families out on the trails with newborns, toddlers and children, and is the vision of Shanti Hodges, a 44-year-old first-time mom from Portland, Oregon.
Hike it Baby Nassau-Long Island was founded in April by Jennifer Anne Camhi, of Jericho, and Kathryn Lattimer, of Plainview. They love to spend time outdoors exploring with their boys.
More than 230 Hike it Baby branches across the country will also promote the 24th annual American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day by hosting free hikes. National Trails Day is a nationally recognized trail awareness program that occurs on the first Saturday of June and inspires the public to discover, learn about and celebrate trails while participating in outdoor activities and trail stewardship projects.
Hike it Baby hosts free hikes for families to help minimize the effects of postpartum depression in new mothers (and fathers), create a network of like-minded individuals, help families discover new parts of their cities and county, and teach children an appreciation for nature from the newborn stage on. The organization was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 2013 by Hodges and became a nonprofit this year. Currently, there are more than 230 branches in the U.S., as well as in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Italy, with over 100,000 members.
The American Hiking Society was founded in 1976, and is the only national, recreation-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s hiking trails, their surrounding natural areas, and the hiking experience.
For more information about Hike it Baby, visit HikeItBaby.com. For more information about the American Hiking Society, visit AmericanHiking.org. For more information about National Trails Day, visit NationalTrailsDay.org.
