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This outing is a part of the "Es Mi Parque" event, hosted in Patapsco Valley State Park on the Ridge Trail in the Avalon Area. Wildlife photographer & Latino Outdoors leader, Michael Ocasio, will be guiding this hike with tips and trips for capturing outdoor scenes and moments.

All cameras welcome, including phone cameras!

Trail info: "Explore this 7.1-km out-and-back trail near Elkridge, Maryland. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 57 min to complete"

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/maryland/patapsco-valley-ridge-trail?u=m&u=m&u=m

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Este paseo es parte del evento "Es Mi Parque", patrocinado en Patapsco Valley State Park en el sendero "Ridge Trail" en el área "Avalon". Fotógrafo de vida silvestre y líder de Latino Outdoors, Michael Ocasio guiará esta caminata con sugerencias para capturar escenas y momentos afuera en el aire libre.

Todos tipos de cámaras estan bienvenidas, incluyendo a las cámaras del teléfono.

Info del sendero: "Explora este sendero de 7.1km ida-y-vuelta cerca de Elkridge, Maryland. Generalmente considerada una ruta moderadamente desafiante, lleva aproximadamente 1h 57min para completar"

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/maryland/patapsco-valley-ridge-trail?u=m&u=m&u=m

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Comencemos la Semana de la Conservación Latinx con un paseo por las plantas de Baja California el sábado, 16 de julio a las 8:30am con la gerente de GNN de California Botanic Garden, Mariana Ramirez Rodriguez. Camina con Mariana en la sección Baja del Jardín para aprender sobre plantas maravillosas. Prepárate para admirar estas plantas, desde la rosa de castilla en peligro de extinción hasta el extrano cirio. Nota: este tour se dará en español.

Kick off Latinx Conservation Week with a Baja California Plant walking tour on Saturday, July 16th at 8:30am with California Botanic Garden Nursery Manager, Mariana Ramirez Rodriguez. Join Mariana out in the Baja section of the Garden to learn about amazing plants. Get ready to fall in love with the endangered Desert Rose and the funky Boojum Tree. Please note: this tour will be given in Spanish.

Sandy retired with 20 years of service as an Environmental Educator with Dauphin County Parks and Recreation at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg. She is a trained federally licensed bird bander and field ornithologist with over 25 years of experience in bird research and education.  Sandy conducts several research projects in the central Pennsylvania area. In addition to songbirds and saw-whet owls, she has been studying the ruby-throated hummingbird migration as well as chasing, catching and banding wintering hummingbird species that are reported in Pennsylvania. Her program will be about these hummingbirds. Bring a chair or sit in the grass.

No registration needed. For more information visit: https://paparksandforests.org/event/latino-conservation-week-ruby-throated-hummingbirds-at-pine-grove-furnace/

Bud Carnes of the Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club (https://www.bmecc.org/) leads this hike along the Killian Trail in the Gibraltar Hill Tract of the William Penn Forest.

No registration needed. For more information visit: https://paparksandforests.org/event/latino-conservation-week-william-penn-forest-gilbraltar-hill-hike/

Take a guided kayak tour of Laurel Lake. Meet at the Tan Kayak Dock across from the boat rental at Laurel Lake. Space is limited to 12 participants.

Preregistration required online or by calling in to the park office. Participants must be 8 or older and be able to swim to register. Kids Between 8 and 11 years must be with an adult in a 2 person kayak.  

To register online visit: https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/event/laurel_lake_kayak_tour_936#.YrmtPXbMJPY

For more information visit: https://paparksandforests.org/event/latino-conservation-week-kayak-at-pine-grove-furnace/