Latino Conservation Week :: A Hispanic Access Foundation Initiative

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July 13, 2018 | Idaho

Campamento Familiar

Families will embark on a three day trip in Idaho to explore the Snake River and Boise National Forest. Through baptisms in the Wild and Scenic River, fishing, camping and hiking activities, families...

Sponsor(s):

Saron de Rosa, Hispanic Access Foundation

July 23, 2021 | Idaho

Vamos A Pescar, Idaho! A Virtual Fishing Event

The Idaho Latino community is welcomed to join Vamos A Pescar – a virtual interactive webinar with fishing resources and opportunities in celebration of the 8th Annual Latino Conservation Week. The...

Sponsor(s):

Hispanic Access Foundation,Idaho Wildlife Federation, Idaho Fish & Game, and the Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

July 17, 2022 | Idaho

Idaho Latino Conservation Week Kick Off

Join us at Mariposa Park in Boise for a special gathering to kick off Latino Conservation Week. Incorporated elements: A special Proclamation by the City of Boise, special guest City Councilwoman Lisa...

Sponsor(s):

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Peques Nature Club

July 18, 2022 | Idaho

Bees Are Our Friends

Bees Are Our friends! Meet a beekeeper! Join us for a brief intro level conversation with local beekeeper Melinda Jean Stafford. Let’s chat about why we need bees, why they need us, and how we…...

Sponsor(s):

Community Members, Peques Nature Club

July 19, 2022 | Idaho

Nature Trail Hike (guided)

Nature Trail Hike Hiking is just walking with people you enjoy. Grab a friend or bring the whole family for an enjoyable nature trail hike. Meet at the trailhead. Boise Parks & Recreation will of...

Sponsor(s): Boise Parks & Recreation

July 20, 2022 | Idaho

Peques Nature Club Meet-Up

Peques Nature Club Meet-Up Join Peques Nature Club for a fun outdoor exploration activity. This is a child-led, bilingual, culturally-relevant space where children enjoy nature, play, and cultivate an...

Sponsor(s): Peques Nature Club, Boise Parks & Recreation

July 21, 2022 | Idaho

Family Fun Fishing

Family Fun Fishing Learn to bait a fishing pole, cast, and maybe catch a fish! Fishing experience is not necessary.

Sponsor(s):

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, volunteers from Southwest Idaho Resource Conservation and Development

July 22, 2022 | Idaho

BUGS Cooking Class

BUGS Cooking Class We're not cooking bugs! :) This is a FREE outdoor cooking class for families. Special outdoor activities will be available for children at BUGS site and Comba Park. Cooking supplies...

Sponsor(s): Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS), Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 24, 2022 | Idaho

Idaho Latino Conservation Week Closing Celebration

Latino Conservation Week Closing Celebration Join us one last time at Mariposa Park in Boise for a special gathering to wrap up and celebrate Latino Conservation Week. Including traditional danzas by ...

Sponsor(s):

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, Peques Nature Club

June 18, 2023 | Idaho

Latinos Explorando & Hiking/Latinos Explorando y haciendo Senderismo

Bring a friend, bring 5, bring your brother, bring your mom…on this exploratory hiking trip we will hike up the ever popular, very rewarding, at times steep, Table Rock Trail to the top view point&#...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

July 15, 2023 | Idaho

Latino Conservation Week Kickoff

Join us as we kick-off Latino Conservation Week in the Treasure Valley! Boise Mayor Lauren McLean will be issuing the Latino Conservation Week Proclamation, Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo will be perf...

Sponsor(s): City of Boise, MK Nature Center, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, The Nature Conservancy

July 17, 2023 | Idaho

Peques Nature Club Sharing Appreciation for WATER/EL AGUA!

We will host a familia meet-up for all ages and share our appreciation through journaling, drawing, and/or story-telling what role water has played in their life. We will offer a cuento en espanol for...

Sponsor(s): Peques Nature Club, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 18, 2023 | Idaho

Greenbelt Walk, Plant Collection, & Watercolor Painting

Join us for a walk on the Greenbelt, collect flowers and plants for your own plant press book. We will talk back to the office and use watercolors to paint one of your favorite plants…

Sponsor(s): University of Idaho Extension 4-H (Ada County), Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 18, 2023 | Idaho

FREE TOUR of West Boise Water Renewal Facility

Join us for a FREE tour of the West Boise Water Renewal Facility. This 60-minute walking tour will give you a behind-the-scenes view of what happens when you wash your hands, shower, and flush! Learn&...

Sponsor(s): Community Member America Yorita-Carrión, The Boise Watershed, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 19, 2023 | Idaho

Slay Outside Youth Hike & Painting by the Lake

Meet at Upper Dam Boat Ramp (bottom of entrance road). Ages 12-16. The hike should be about an hour, and the painting will be a Social Emotional Learning activity. Bilingual communication is available...

Sponsor(s): Roots Counseling LLC, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 20, 2023 | Idaho

Create Your Own Solar Oven, S'mores, & Backyard Bass Fishing

Create your own solar oven for your next outdoor adventure. You will get to try out your oven and make smores. While smores are baking in your solar oven we will learn about Backyard Bass…

Sponsor(s): University of Idaho Extension 4-H (Ada County), Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 20, 2023 | Idaho

Songbird Banding with Intermountain Bird Observatory

Join Intermountain Bird Observatory scientists for a morning of songbird banding at our beautiful Boise River site! Our trained biologists will be catching, banding, and releasing wild songbirds all m...

Sponsor(s):

Intermountain Bird Observatory, The Nature Conservancy, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 21, 2023 | Idaho

Meet a Beekeeper!

Meet a beekeeper! Join us for a brief intro-level conversation with local beekeeper Melinda Jean Stafford. Let's chat about why we need bees, why they need us, and how we can BEE friends. Honey tastin...

Sponsor(s): Community Member America Yorita-Carrión, Local Beekeeper Melinda Jean Stafford, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

July 22, 2023 | Idaho

Outdoor Fitness

Outdoor Fitness FREE community event. Families are encouraged to attend!

Sponsor(s): Super Nutrition & Dance, Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

November 18, 2023 | Idaho

Latinos Explorando & Hiking/Latinos Explorando y haciendo Senderismo

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

March 19, 2024 | Idaho

Convivio en la Calle - Conservation, Conversation, and Bilingual Karaoke/Convivió en La Calle: Conservación, Conversación y Karaoke Bilingüe

Join Idaho Latino Conservation Week organizers at a convivio en la Calle. This is a social gathering for the community to connect at and support a local Latina-owned Treasure Valley venue. Find a sitt...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 14, 2024 | Idaho

WaterShed Bird Watching Walk/ Paseo para Observar Aves en WaterShed

Join The WaterShed and Golden Eagle Audubon as we bird along the Boise River Greenbelt listening to and watching our resident birds. A Spanish-speaking guide will lead the group at this free event. ...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 14, 2024 | Idaho

Latino Conservation Week Kick Off!/¡Comienza la Semana Latina de la Conservación!

Join us as we kick-off Latino Conservation Week (LCW) in the Treasure Valley! Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo will be performing, and family-friendly activities will be offered. This event is free and ...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 15, 2024 | Idaho

Rewild the Boise River! with MoreTracks/Restauración al Río Boise con MoreTracks

Come help us "Rewild" the Boise River. This community service project is a collaborative effort to plant and look after thousands of native plants along the Boise River corridor. Our mission for this ...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 15, 2024 | Idaho

Kids, Ball Games, and Popsicles with Peques Nature Club/Peques, Pelotas, y Paletas con Peques Nature Club

Join Peques Nature Club for an outdoor family-friendly adventure. What can you expect? Peques, pelotas, and paletas! We need peques (kids) of all ages to come out and play games with all sorts of pel...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 15, 2024 | Idaho

Meet a Beekeeper/Conozca a un Apicultor

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 16, 2024 | Idaho

Meet a Beekeeper/Conozca a un Apicultor

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 17, 2024 | Idaho

History of the Pacific Northwest: Conservation & Latinx Contributions/Historia del Pacifico Noroeste: Conservación y Contribuciones Latinxs

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Eulalia Gallegos Buitron who will guide a discussion on the topic of The history of mexican im/migrants' contribution to forestry in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 17, 2024 | Idaho

History of the Pacific Northwest: Conservation & Latinx Contributions/Historia del Pacifico Noroeste: Conservación y Contribuciones Latinxs

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 18, 2024 | Idaho

Latinos Explorando & Hiking/Latinos Explorando y haciendo Senderismo

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 19, 2024 | Idaho

Convivio en la Calle - Conservation, Conversation, and Bilingual Karaoke/Convivió en La Calle: Conservación, Conversación y Karaoke Bilingüe

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 19, 2024 | Idaho

Convivio en la Calle - Conservation, Conversation, and Bilingual Karaoke/ Convivió en La Calle: Conservación, Conversación y Karaoke Bilingüe

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 20, 2024 | Idaho

Wings over Deer Flat: A Sierra Club Bird Walk Adventure/Alas Sobre Deer Flat: Un Paseo Bilingüe de Observación de Aves

Please join Idaho Sierra Club during Latino Conservation Week for a family-friendly bilingual birdwatching adventure at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge! This is a chance to get outside and explore ...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 20, 2024 | Idaho

/Caminata Comunitaria de Limpieza con Vitalistic Wellness

Join us to pick up trash along the trail toward the Jump Creek Waterfall In an effort to help keep our parks and communities clean. We’ll provide trash bags, gloves and trash pickers as well…

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 20, 2024 | Idaho

Vitalistic Wellness Community Clean-up Hike/Caminata Comunitaria de Limpieza con Vitalistic Wellness

Join us to pick up trash along the trail toward the Jump Creek Waterfall In an effort to help keep our parks and communities clean. We’ll provide trash bags, gloves and trash pickers as well…

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 20, 2024 | Idaho

Conociendo nuestros Terrenos Septiembre 20-21, 2024

The event will begin as a tour and a night of tent camping: from Hagerman Idaho at the beautiful 451 acres of Tuttle at our State Park The Malad Gorge Unit and then visit the…

Sponsor(s): Centro Cristiano de Hagerman

September 21, 2024 | Idaho

Latino Conservation Week Closing Celebration/ Celebración de Clausura de la Semana Latina de la Conservación

Join us as we celebrate a fun-filled Latino Conservation Week in the Treasure Valley! This closing event will feature an outdoor fitness event to celebrate the importance of moving our bodies and spen...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

September 22, 2024 | Idaho

Intro to Trail Riding in the Boise Foothills/Introducción al Recorrido de Bici por Senderos de Boise Foothills

Join Peques Nature Club for a bilingual (Spanish/English) trail riding bike adventure in the Boise Foothills. Families and peques (kids) can choose from two ability tracks available. This is a great o...

Sponsor(s): Idaho LCW Planning Committee

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

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