Peques Nature Club Family Friendly Hike
We will walk together in community and go at the pace the families want to go, allowing children to play and explore along the way! About 2 mile hike round trip enjoying the beautiful view and route Deer Flat provides.
This event is part of Idaho Latino Conservation Week. To view the full event schedule for this community effort and to gain more details on this event, please visit: https://idaholcw.my.canva.site/peques-hike-at-deer-flat
Bikes on the Greenbelt
Join us for a morning ride to get outside, enjoy the river, & spend time in community. Latinos Explorando is teaming up with Boise Bicycle Project for an easygoing ride along the Boise Greenbelt. We’ll start at Boise Bicycle Project with a brief talk on bike safety & greenbelt etiquette, learn more about the services BBP offers, & have the opportunity to get free minor bike repairs before we head out! Then we’ll hit the Greenbelt for an easy ride through some of Boise’s beautiful riverfront scenery.
This event is part of Idaho Latino Conservation Week. To view the full event schedule for this community effort and to gain more details on this event, please visit: https://idaholcw.my.canva.site/peques-hike-at-deer-flat
Vitalistic Wellness Community Cleanup Hike at Jump Creek Falls
Join Vitalistic Wellness on a third year tradition of picking up trash at Jump Creek Falls. Hike the canyon, remove litter and practice a conservation effort that strengthens our community’s connection to public lands.
This event is part of Idaho Latino Conservation Week. To view the full event schedule for this community effort and to gain more details on this event, please visit: https://idaholcw.my.canva.site/jump-creek
Pre-Kickoff at Cafe con Amigos!
Join the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for our monthly Café con Amigos networking event! This month, we are taking the opportunity to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrate Idaho Latino Conservation Week while bringing our business and community members together.
This event is part of Idaho Latino Conservation Week. To view the full event schedule for this community effort and to gain more details on this event, please visit: https://idaholcw.my.canva.site/cafe-con-amigos
Fanzines: Admirando Nuestra Cultura
Fanzines are mini magazines that allow latinx creators to express themselves through art and culture.
Los fanzines son minirevistas que permiten a los creadores latinx expresarse a través del arte y la cultura.
*while supplies last*
*mientras materiales esten disponibles*
Alebrijes Painting Workshop
Learn the history and artistry behind alebrijes, and then let your creativity shine as you paint and decorate your own.
Juntos por un Long Island mas limpio y verde
Llevar a los adolescentes y jovenes a los parques y playas donde podemos ensenarles a proteger las playas y bosques, como reducir la contaminacion y promover el reciclaje y conservar los habitat naturales,
ademas de fomentar el uso responsable del agua y finalmente hacer una limpieza en las playas de mayor contaminacion del area.
Exploring the Watershed: Educational navigation to the Headwaters of the Everglades .
This transformative airboat experience seeks to reconnect Hispanic organizations and communities in Central Florida with our precious Everglades ecosystem. It is vital that the Hispanic community understands that the health of local wetlands directly impacts the water supply for more than 8 million people in Florida. The expedition is not just recreational; it includes a guided talk on the impact of urban development on river headwaters and the importance of protecting wetlands from pollution and habitat fragmentation.
Water Connects Us: Conservation Open Space Area (COSA) Tour
COSA tour
The Conservation Open Space Area (COSA) is a 24.8 acre wetland and alkali meadow upland located on the Bishop Paiute Reservation. Join Brianda Hernandez Rosales, Water
Quality Program Coordinator for the Bishop Paiute Tribe for a tour of the COSA. Learn about the conservation, research, education and outdoor recreation that the land was intended for.
Take a walk on the 1.2 mile walking path and enjoy the plethora of unique plants and wildlife present on the refuge. Pre-register at ourwaterstory.org/events
Excursión a COSA
El Área de Conservación y Espacios Abiertos (COSA, por sus siglas en inglés) es un humedal y pradera alcalina de 24,8 acres situado en la Reserva Bishop Paiute. Acompañe a Brianda Hernandez Rosales, coordinadora del Programa de Calidad del Agua de la Tribu Bishop Paiute, en un recorrido por el COSA. Conozca las actividades de conservación, investigación, educación y recreación al aire libre para las que fue destinado este terreno.
Recorra el sendero de 1,2 millas y disfrute de la gran variedad de plantas y fauna únicas que este refugio alberga. Inscríbase previamente en ourwaterstory.org/events.
Symbolic Monarch Migration Craft
For this years Latino Conservation Week, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library is partnering with the Hispanic Access Foundation to offer a fun and artistic way to learn more about monarch butterflies. Come and design a paper butterfly that will be sent over to a classroom in Mexico near the oyamel fir forests. After you submit your colored in butterfly to us, you can take a look at our real live monarch caterpillars/butterflies that we rear in the library!

