Jessica Godinez
POSTPONED*** 2nd Annual Healthy Parks, Healthy People Fun Run + Walk
Due to the Excessive Heat Watch in effect in Maryland this weekend, we regret that the Carrera Divertida 5K/5K Fun Walk/Run on Saturday, July 20 has been cancelled. We plan to reschedule this event later in the fall. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but don’t want to put any of our participants at risk during the expected extreme temperatures.
Latino Outdoors at Scout Island
This free canoe paddle along the San Joaquin River is an easy, family friendly activity filled to the brim with cultural and natural information about our watersheds.
Meet at Scout Island at 9:45 AM. We'll paddle and play, then enjoy a light lunch provided by Latino Outdoors volunteers before heading out at 2PM. Be sure to bring sunglasses, water, closed-toed shoes, and sunscreen.
More information will be provided to participants upon registration.
Dia a Dia News: LLEVARÁN A CABO LA SEXTA CELEBRACIÓN ANUAL DE LATINO CONSERVATION WEEK
Con el objetivo de crear oportunidades para que las organizaciones y los parques involucren a los Latinos y para que estos demuestren su compromiso por proteger la naturaleza y nuestras tierras públicas, se estará llevando a cabo del 13 al 21 de Julio del 2019.
Por lo que se espera tener más de 150 eventos a nivel nacional, donde las comunidades tendrán la oportunidad de acampar bajo las estrellas, hacer canotaje, realizar caminatas en familia y una variedad de actividades que les permitirán conectarse con la naturaleza y entender la importancia de ser gestores ambientales.
“El objetivo de LCW es fomentar la participación de grupos y parques involucrando a los Latinos y los Latinos involucrándose con los grupos y parques, si bien esta semana está diseñada para destacar a la comunidad Latina”, expresó la presidente y CEO de Hispanic Access Foundation, Maite Arce.
Por otra parte, Latino Conservation Week se lanzó en el 2014, como una iniciativa de Hispanic Access Foundation, con el fin de fomentar y apoyar la colaboración entre varios socios, incluyendo individuos, organizaciones, empresas, iglesias y agencias gubernamentales; para desarrollar y participar de eventos y actividades que no solo conectan a las personas con los parques, ríos y vida silvestre, sino también enseñan sobre su responsabilidad como gestores ambientales.
Además, 150 eventos se llevaron a cabo en colaboración con más de 190 socios y patrocinadores, entre ellos National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Latino Outdoors, REI, Audubon Society, George H.W. Bush Vamos a Pescar Education Fund, Sierra Club y muchos más.
“Esta es una iniciativa que cuenta con una colaboración nacional y con el potencial de llegar a comunidades Latinas en entornos urbanos, comunidades Latinas emergentes y comunidades rurales; todo con el objetivo de celebrar nuestro patrimonio, cultura, espiritualidad e historias en torno a nuestros parques naturales,” dijo Arce.
Las organizaciones, parques y otros grupos interesados en realizar su propio evento, deben visitar www.LatinoConservationWeek.com para publicar su evento en el calendario nacional o comunicarse.
Full article here.
La Raza: Latino Conservation Week Está Programada Para Julio 13 – 21
Invitamos a Organizaciones a Realizar Eventos Para Ser Parte de la Celebración
WASHINGTON – Con el objetivo de crear oportunidades para que las organizaciones y los parques involucren a los Latinos y para que los Latinos demuestren su compromiso por proteger la naturaleza y nuestras tierras públicas, estaremos llevando a cabo del 13 al 21 de Julio del 2019 la sexta celebración anual de Latino Conservation Week. Este año esperamos tener más de 150 eventos a nivel nacional. Las comunidades tendrán la oportunidad de acampar bajo las estrellas, hacer canotaje, realizar caminatas en familia y una variedad de actividades que les permitirán conectarse con la naturaleza y entender la importancia de ser gestores ambientales.
“El objetivo de LCW es fomentar la participación – grupos y parques involucrando a los Latinos y los Latinos involucrándose con los grupos y parques,” dijo Maite Arce, presidente y CEO de Hispanic Access Foundation. “Si bien esta semana está diseñada para destacar a la comunidad Latina, también queremos que sea lo más incluyente posible – todos son bienvenidos a participar e invitamos a las organizaciones a realizar sus propios eventos.”
Latino Conservation Week se lanzó en el 2014, como una iniciativa de Hispanic Access Foundation, con el fin de fomentar y apoyar la colaboración entre varios socios, incluyendo individuos, organizaciones, empresas, iglesias y agencias gubernamentales; para desarrollar y participar de eventos y actividades que no solo conectan a las personas con los parques, ríos y vida silvestre, sino también enseñan sobre su responsabilidad como gestores ambientales. El año pasado, más de 150 eventos se llevaron a cabo en colaboración con más de 190 socios y patrocinadores, entre ellos National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Latino Outdoors, REI, Audubon Society, George H.W. Bush Vamos a Pescar Education Fund, Sierra Club y muchos más.
“Esta es una iniciativa que cuenta con una colaboración nacional y con el potencial de llegar a comunidades Latinas en entornos urbanos, comunidades Latinas emergentes y comunidades rurales; todo con el objetivo de celebrar nuestro patrimonio, cultura, espiritualidad e historias en torno a nuestros parques naturales,” dijo Arce. “LCW también es una oportunidad para resaltar la importancia de los Latinos como los gestores ambientales del futuro.”
Las organizaciones, parques y otros grupos interesados en realizar su propio evento, deben visitar www.LatinoConservationWeek.com para publicar su evento en el calendario nacional o comunicarse con Jessica Godínez jessicag@hispanicaccess.org para obtener más información. También nos pueden seguir en redes sociales, usando #LatinoConservationWeek y #LCW2019.
Full article here.
Chesapeake Bay Bulletin: "Women on the Water" Engages Paddlers with Potomac
Editor’s Note: Writer Emma Johnson is Bay Bulletin’s new summer intern! Emma is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. This week, she paddles with the Potomac Riverkeeper organization.
On a beautifully clear and breezy Friday afternoon, ten women joined four of the Potomac Riverkeeper’s staff for Women on the Water, the kickoff to this summer’s RiverPalooza.
Photo: Emma Johnson
Designed to encourage people to appreciate their nearby waterways, RiverPalooza gets locals to make meaningful connections with the Potomac. This summer will also bring chances to paddle with an Indian tribe and even snorkel.
At the Women on the Water paddle, Potomac Riverkeeper Network President Nancy Stoner and Vice President of Development Emily Franc led the charge. For an eight-mile stretch along the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, paddlers talked with Riverkeeper staff about protecting local rivers.
“Women are the drivers for a lot of change,” Franc remarked to the group. “This is the opportunity for us to connect and talk about what we are interested in and what we care about. We make better connections when we can actually get on the river.”
The impact of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network is far reaching: according to their 2018 Annual Report, their three Riverkeepers patrolled 1,100 river miles and helped keep one million pounds of heavy metals and industrial pollutants from washing into the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
The Network just launched a new citizen science pollution monitoring program a few weeks ago, in which volunteers can help collect water quality data at three sites in Alexandria, Virginia.. Researchers analyze samples at the lab on Sea Dog, their new patrol boat in National Harbor. Bay Bulletin has more on Sea Dog here. The results are posted on the nationwide water quality website, Swim Guide. Over 30 sites in the D.C. area are included.
The District uses a combined sewer system, which means that if there are heavy rains, raw sewage can run straight into the Potomac or Anacostia Rivers. Sewage can carry E-coli or other potentially-harmful bacteria, so water quality testing is important for human health.
“When people are interested and involved, they are better stewards,” Bronez remarked when discussing the impacts of this new program. To see the water quality at a beach or body of water near you, click here.
The RiverPalooza festivities are a great way to learn about the Riverkeeper’s work and are just getting started: still to come are paddles in and around the DC area, snorkeling in the Shenandoah, a collaborative paddle with the Piscataway Kanoi Native American tribe, and RioPalooza – a celebration of the Shenandoah River and Latino Conservation Week. For more on RiverPalooza, click here.
-Emma Johnson
Full article found here.
Let's Go Fishing-Vamos A Pescar!
Come experience Your National Wildlife Refuge in in the San Francisco Bay Area with a day full activities, exploration, and fishing. All participants will receive a FREE tackle box. All fishing gear will be provided. No fishing license required for fishing from the pier. Space is limited please RSVP
Birding Bus Tour (in Spanish!) /Tour de aves para principiantes (en Español)
Join Master Naturalist and the Arroyo Colorado Audubon's President, Alicia Cavasos, for a guided birding bus tour around Laguna Atascosa, in Spanish! No birding experience required, but bring your enthusiasm, water, and binoculars if you have them!
Registration is required. We will be meeting at the Visitor Center. Tour starts at 8am and runs till 11ish, but please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. There is no added fee, but you will have to pay the $3.00 per vehicle admission fee.
In the case of inclement weather, we will meeting at another location. You will be notified via email.
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latino-conservation-week-beginner-bird-bus-tour-in-spanish-tickets-64327243517
#LCW2019
Questions? Please call (956) 245-3592
Paras preguntas español, llama (956) 245-1101
Bats in the Park | Murcielagos en el Parque
Come and enjoy the night sounds of summer. These evenings will go on a late-night nature walk to count and observe bats in the area. This is a part of an important community science initiative in your neighborhood to document the species of bats and to learn more about the nature in your neighborhood. We will need your help!
Ven y disfruta los sonidos de la noche de verano. Iremos en una caminata de naturaleza para contar y observar los murcielagos el el area. Esto es parte de una iniciativa importante de ciencia comunitaria en su vecindario. Necesitamos su ayuda!
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Es Mi Parque at Lake Needwood
7/19/19 Update) Due to the Excessive Heat Watch in effect in Maryland this weekend, we regret that this event been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but don’t want to put any of our participants at risk during the expected extreme temperatures.
Únase a Chesapeake Conservancy para celebrar la Semana Latina de Conservación con una mañana de recreo al aire libre.
10 a.m. Diversión con la Pesca – Los niños aprenderán técnicas básicas de la pesca, incluyendo cebar un anzuelo y lanzar y luego probar sus nuevas habilidades. Se proporcionarán cañas de pescar y equipamiento. Los participantes de 16 años o más deberán tener una licencia de pesca de Maryland.
11 a.m. Cuentos en Español – Se invita a los niños a juntarse para escuchar cuentos basados en el tema de naturaleza, en español.
Join Chesapeake Conservancy as we celebrate Latino Conservation Week with a morning of outdoor recreation.
10 a.m. Fishing Fun – Children will learn basic fishing techniques including baiting a hook and casting and then get to try out their new skills. Fishing poles and equipment will be provided. Participates 16 and older will need to have a Maryland Fishing License.
11 a.m. Spanish Storytime – Children are invited to gather around an enjoy a special outdoor nature-themed storytime in Spanish.
No registration needed
Become a Master Rain Gardener: Online Class
Train to become a Master Rain Gardener! Take the class from your own computer or phone. A link to join the online class will be sent via e-mail before class starts. Learn to design your own rain garden step-by-step and get expert feedback on designing, digging and planting. Then, share your knowledge and become your neighborhood's expert on rain gardens.
Rain Gardens capture and soak in the rainwater that runs off hard surfaces like roofs and driveways. This rainwater runoff picks up dirt and is the #1 source of pollution in rivers. Anyone can plant a rain garden in their own yard. You must attend all 5 online classes, and build a rain garden to earn the Master Rain Gardener certification. Field trip TBD. Hosted by Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner's Office. Instructors: Susan Bryan, Rain Garden Coordinator; Harry Sheehan, Deputy Water Resources Commissioner; Shannan Gibb-Randall, Principal at InSite Design Studio, Inc.
To Register:
https://apm.activecommunities.com/aareced/Activity_Search/become-a-master-rain-gardener-online-class/51076
