Enjoy a morning fishing at Little Seneca Lake.  We’ll show you how to set up a simple bobber rig, bait your hook, and give you some tips on casting.  All experience levels are welcome. 

The bait and rigging supplies will be provided, you just need to catch the fish! We have fishing poles you can borrow, but if you have your own, please bring it along so you can practice with your own gear. 

Each family member that plans to fish must register. All registrants 16 and over must have a current Maryland fishing license. Meet at the pontoon boat dock by the Black Hill boat rentals. 

Registration Required - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/montgomery-parks-celebrates-latino-conservation-week-family-fishing-fun-tickets-158922221643

Families are invited to read ¡Olinguito, de la Aa la Zz! on posted signs while strolling through Wheaton Local Park. With lyrical text in both Spanish and English, the book, written by Lulu Delacre, explores the magical world of a cloud forest in the Andes of Ecuador.  Discover the bounty of plants, animals, and other organisms that live there and help a zoologist look for the elusive olinguito.  The ¡Olinguito, de la Aa la Zz! StoryWalk® presented by the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation in collaboration with Montgomery County Public Libraries and Montgomery Parks will be available for self-guided exploration from Saturday, July 17, 2021, through Sunday, August 15, 2021, at  Wheaton Local Park. StoryWalk® is a registered trademark of Anne Ferguson 

Help Hispanic Access Foundation celebrate Latino Conservation Week by cleaning up your neighborhood or local national forest. Pick up trash anytime between July 17^th-25^th. If participants wish to receive an appreciation package please email Belen.Coronado@usda.gov a photo of your cleanup along with your address. Encourage others to participate by uploading a picture on Instagram using the hashtags #LCWCleanup, #LCW2021, and#LatinoConservationWeek.

Celebrate Latino Conservation Week by joining Hispanic Access Foundation, US Forest Service, and Public Lands Interpretive Association on a hike to Keyhole Sink. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Belen.Coronado@usda.gov by June 29^th. This event is open to all ages.

Join Robin Yates (TXMN, CIG), Angelica Escobedo, and ABNC Volunteers in the McGovern Children's Discovery Area to explore native plants that you can grow at home in your yard or on your patio. You will learn about native pollinators and honeybees too.

Take home a native plant of your own to grow and learn! Plants donated by members of the Native Plant Society.

Great for families!

Spanish and English volunteers will be on hand to guide you in the fun!

Sat. July 24, 2021

8:30am - 11:30am

Registration Required/Registrarse es necesario.

Register/Registrarse online: https://forms.gle/ggCr8zxjmScRio2D8

Coastal Tallgrass prairie is one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America. Only 1% of wild tallgrass prairie remains and we only have 1% at ABNC. The natural systems which support this native habitat have mostly vanished and they are now people-dependent. This means that humans must actively work to preserve and protect them. When we do, all benefit - plant, animal, and human communities alike.

• 8:30 AM Make Seed Balls (1.5 hours): Participants join Jim Duran at the Greenhouse to make seed balls and then visit the prairie to explore prairie ecology and conservation. Mini-Hike (20mins) to Prairie Loop back to greenhouse
• 10:30 AM Potting for the Prairie (1.5 hours): Pot historic prairie plants with Jim Duran. These plants that will eventually live in our native prairie, and learn about conservation efforts carried out through-out the year at Armand Bayou Nature Center.

Spanish and English speaking volunteers will be on-site to help guide the group. 

Spots are limited./ Espacio es limitado.

Registration Required/Registrarse es necesario.

Register/Registrarse online: https://forms.gle/ggCr8zxjmScRio2D8

Discover the sights and sounds of the night with a guided hike through our forest and prairie. We will encounter a diversity of night creatures such as bats, owls, and hopefully fireflies.

Questions? / ¿Preguntas? - Email Elisa Medina O'Neal at volunteering@abnc.org

Wed. July 21, 2021

7:45pm-9:45pm

Spots are limited./ Espacio es limitado.

Registration Required/Registrarse es necesario.

Register/Registrarse online: https://forms.gle/ggCr8zxjmScRio2D8

Help us kick off Latino Conservation Week with a day of preserving and protecting our native habitats. If the weather and water conditions are right, we will send out a canoe team to clean trash from the pristine water of the Armand Bayou and along the nearby banks. If a water clean up is not possible, we will plan to head into the riparian forest to perform much needed maintenance along our trails.

Ayúdanos a iniciar Latino Conservation Week con un día de conservación para preservar y proteger nuestros hábitats nativos. Si el clima permita, enviaremos un equipo de canoas para limpiar basura del agua prístina del Armand Bayou y de las orillas cercanas. Si no podemos limpiar por canoa, planearemos ir al bosque ribereño a mantener nuestros senderos.

Questions? / ¿Preguntas? - Email Elisa Medina O'Neal at volunteering@abnc.org

Saturday July 17th

8:30am - 11:30am

Spots are limited. Registration Required.

Edades/Ages 16+

Register/Registro en línea: https://forms.gle/ggCr8zxjmScRio2D8

Tyler Arboretum is proud to host Latino Conservation Week from July 17 - 25, 2021!  Our 650-acre property will allow you to socially distance safely with family and friends whether you're exploring our treehouses and botanical collections, hiking trails and fitness classes, bird walks and wildflower tours, or simply enjoying the sights and sounds of nature. 

Present the promo code (LCW2021) at the Visitor Center for free admission, which includes access to all of our main attractions such as the Butterfly House and Pollinator Garden, our treehouses, hiking trails, and botanical collections.  To view the full schedule of events, please visit: tylerarboretum.org/calendar.