Jessica Godinez
Cision PR Newswire: Sixth Annual Latino Conservation Week Kicks Off This Weekend (July 13-21), Breaks Down Barriers to the Outdoors and Inspires Tomorrow's Stewards
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Communities throughout the country will enjoy and connect with the great outdoors during the 6th annual Latino Conservation Week, which begins July 13 and runs through July 21. With as many as 150 events being celebrated nationwide, communities will camp under the stars, go canoeing, take sunset walks, and hike with family among other activities as they engage in the outdoors and learn about stewardship.
"Latino communities are passionate about the outdoors and hold a strong belief that we have a moral obligation to be good stewards," said Maite Arce, President and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, which launched LCW in 2014. "Latino Conservation Week was established to break down barriers for Latino communities to access public lands, encourage new opportunities for and outreach to these communities to use public lands and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards."
Latinos are the largest minority group in America, with over 52 million people making up 16.7 percent of the nation's population and are projected to become nearly one-third of the population by 2050. By 2020, half of all youth in America will be of color and by 2043, a majority of our country's residents will be people of color. Yet a 2018 Outdoor Industry Association report found that only 10 percent of Latinos were engaged in outdoor recreation activities. In simple terms, the future of public lands depends on engaging and welcoming our diverse youth and Latino communities, that already deeply care about our environment and feel a moral obligation to take care of it.
"Latino Conservation Week was purposely created to start bridging that gap through the engagement of new partners and connecting them with more members of this community," said Arce. "What started as 17 events in six states has grown to more than 150 events in as many as 25 states," said Arce. "This is a national collaborative effort with the potential to impact Latino communities in large urban settings, emerging Latino communities, and in rural communities that aim to celebrate our heritage, culture, spirituality, and stories around our nation's treasured natural places."
This year the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Wildlife Refuge System and Bureau of Land Management are joining forces with Hispanic Access Foundation's MANO Project and Conservation Program to provide programming at sites throughout the nation. More than 200 parks, organizations and community groups have joined Latino Conservation Week as partners and sponsors. Event partners include George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar™ Education Fund, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation,, REI, Por la Creacion Faith-based Alliance, Latino Outdoors, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Nature for All, COFEM, The Wilderness Society,, Latin American Youth Center, Frontera Land Alliance, Montgomery Parks, Sierra Club, numerous Audubon Society chapters, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Corazon Latino, and Centro de Adoración Familiar.
The activities span several states and a full listing of events is available at www.LatinoConservationWeek.com. Celebrate online by following #LatinoConservationWeek and #LCW2019 on social media.
Murciélagos del Río Los Angeles / Bats of the L.A. River
¡Acompañanos a conocer a nuestros vecinos nocturnos a lo largo del Río Los Angeles!
¡Unasee a nosotros para un paseo en bicicleta con Los Angeles River Communities for Environmental Equity a lo largo del Río Los Angeles hasta Lewis MacAdams Park. Después disfruta una fogata y un paseo con Community Nature Connection y Friends of the L.A. River!
** Come learn about our neighborly & nocturnal friends along the L.A. River! Join Los Angeles River Communities for Environmental Equity on a slow bike ride along the LA River to Lewis MacAdams Park for a campfire with Community Nature Connection and a bat walk with Friends of the L.A. River!
Para mas informacíon/ For more information: facebook.com/communitynatureconnection/
Celebrate Latino Conservation Week at Paterson Great Falls!
Celebrate Latino Conservation Week at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park! Join us for a fun afternoon filled with activities like: decorating baseball caps, attend a special Ranger Talk about the history of Negro League Baseball at 12:30PM by the Alexander Hamilton Statue, and go on a Spanish translated tour starting at 2:00PM in the Welcome Center, located at 65 McBride Avenue Extension.
Date: Saturday July 20th, 2019 Time: 12:00PM - 2:30PM Location: Overlook Park, 72 McBride Avenue Extension, Paterson, New Jersey, 07501
Canal Alliance: Latino Conservation Week
Join our first Latino Conservation Week event EVER!
Dates: July 12-13, 2019
Times: 6pm ~ 12pm
Here the three ways we are celebrating it: Camping, enjoying the sunset, birdwatching, kayaking, and salsa dancing!
Do not miss enjoying our Sanctuary as very few people have done so before.
– On Friday night, we will do a sunset/night bird walk, icebreaker games, leave no trace talk, Point Reyes National Seashore talk (by a Hispanic Access Foundation Intern), campfire, giveaways, and will have a great time together salsa dancing while dinner is being served.
– On Saturday, we will serve breakfast and divide the groups in two, one will stay and do restoration work on site and the other will go on a interpretative kayak trip in the bay. We will kayak along Sausalito’s waterfront viewing the local wildlife, including seals, and sea lions.
This event is FREE! So RSVP because spaces are limited. Camping equipment will be provided to anyone who needs it.
If you want to join the fun, please send Fabiola Torres a message at ftorres@audubon.org to reserve your spot!
Full article and event details can be found here.
Bio Blitz at La Mancha Wetland
In honor of Latino Conservation Week, we’re having a BioBlitz at La Mancha Wetland!
What’s a bio blitz, you ask? Basically, it’s a way that regular people and kids can participate in real science, by taking pictures of different plants and animals that we can use later to collect real data about a special place. So bring the whole family and come on out to the pond for a fun-filled afternoon!
Find more details at our event page here: www.wildmesquite.org/node/1284
"Ay Mariposa" Film Screening
In honor of Latino Conservation Week, we are hosting the New Mexico premiere of Ay Mariposa. The film’s subjects include: Marianna Trevino Wright, Director of the National Butterfly Center, Zulema Hernandez, a Mexican immigrant and life-long migrant farmworker, and the butterfly, a creature fighting for survival in a landscape where more than 95 percent of its habitat is long gone and much of what remains lies directly in the path of the wall.
Yellowstone National Park Nature Walk and Ranger Program
Join us in celebrating Latino Conservation Week as we explore the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park with Interpretive Park Ranger Francisco Uribe and learn about the geology, ecology, history and culture of the park. The interpretative walk/program will be led by a Spanish-English Ranger.
Únase a nosotros para celebrar la Semana de la Conservación de los Latinos mientras exploramos el Gran Cañón de Yellowstone en el Parque Nacional de Yellowstone con Francisco Uribe, el Interpretive Park Ranger, y aprenda sobre la geología, ecología, historia y cultura del parque. El programa / caminata interpretativa será dirigido por un guardabosques español-inglés.
Boys and Girls Club Leave No Trace Lesson and Hike
The Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County will be learning an important lesson in Leave No Trace which promotes the idea of being good stewards of the land. After the short lesson, the kids will then be led on a hike to practice these guidelines and enjoy a beautiful day in nature.
Trail Work with MORCA
Help build and maintain your local trails! Lets beat 2018 and shoot for 1100 hours or more!!!
When: The next trail work day is on Saturday July 20th at 9AM (please arrive early).
What: We’ll start working on the trails out of Creekside Terrace starting with trails 30 and 31. We’ll be re-establishing the trail corridor (trail trimming).Trail work will wrap up around 1 PM and food will be provided.
Where: We’ll be meeting at Creekside Terrace (look for the MORCA banner).
Long sleeve shirts, long pants and eye protection suggested. Close toe shoes required.
The Waiver from the MORCA website must be signed, dated and given to the trail crew leader before the start of trail work. If under 18 you must have your waiver signed by an adult and should come with a parent or guardian. Please sign up below.
Note: Only submit once.
https://morcamtb.org/local-trails/trail-work/?fbclid=IwAR1hsrIOY3bDSQtCESoD37xu6Yy7hFZjl92nAI13VZpIl_mwfoxJg2_jiLQ
Todos Los Niños En Un Parque | Every Kid In A Park
Step into history and join us in shaping the future generation of stewards and protectors of the environment. The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is ecstatic to sponsor its first Latino Conservation Week event EVER! To make parks accessible to ALL, we will be hosting an “Every Kid In A Park” event where families/educators can sign up their fourth graders to obtain their free annual pass. Every Kid In A Park is an initiative that was started by former President Barack Obama in 2015. The initiative granted all fourth graders and their families in the United States an annual pass that allowed them to visit National Parks, Forests, monuments, and Wildlife Refuges at no cost to them. Join us Sunday (7/14) from 9 am - 11 am and Tuesday (7/16) from 2 pm - 4 pm @ Alaska Geographic located in front of the Parks Visitor Center to sign up for your annual pass.
Not a rising 4th grader? That is totally fine! Come learn about Alaskan birds, recycling, take awesome pictures in our photo booth, and get some amazing free giveaways.
LCW is an Initiative of:
Latino Conservation Week is a collection of events from variety of organizations. Hispanic Access Foundation is only directly responsible for events in which it is listed as a sponsor.
Email: lcw@hispanicaccess.org