Nature’s Edge Therapy Center is a nonprofit organization located in Rice Lake, WI. At Nature’s Edge, we engage nature's calming beauty and the human-animal bond to take speech, occupational and physical therapies to a new level. Nestled on a beautiful 65-acre ranch in the heart of northwest Wisconsin, our program combines traditional treatment methods with innovative rehabilitative techniques such as hippotherapy (equine/horse-assisted therapy), horticulture therapy, and animal-assisted therapy, all provided by licensed therapists with practical, comprehensive goals in mind. We specialize in children and young adults with autism, brain injury and cerebral palsy; however, we treat a wide range of disorders and patients of all ages. We also have a unique, one of a kind in the country, intensive therapy program for autism, where families live and work together at our ranch for up to one week to achieve real breakthroughs in communication, independence, and life skills. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of intensive rehabilitation by qualified and licensed staff to our clients and their families in a safe, natural and motivational setting, promoting the human-animal bond. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate our clients’ independence and integration into family, school, and society.

The “Running the Edge 5k Trail Run/Walk” will take place on September 14, 2019 in Rice Lake, WI. The event entails a ½ mile kids run, followed by a professionally managed 5K trail run. The run hosts many competetors from all different age groups and from all over the Midwest area, and also draws a crowd of spectators and families. The funds raised at this event will assist us in providing physician referred physical, occupational, and speech therapy for children and adults who have difficulty paying for these services.

Please visit our website at http://www.naturesedgetherapycenter.org/ to learn more about our organization.