The San Juan National Historic Site will host an event on Sunday, July 23rd, that will provide a
family-oriented space for people to reinterpret their Latino roots through art. The event, named
Pinta tu historia will include 2 main activities: live paintings from the local artist José I. Felix
García, M.A. and several stations with art-related tools and materials for people to either follow
Felix’s models or to paint what they interpret is the history of the park and/or how it connects to
their personal and collective Hispanic roots. Felix has a project titled Reconstrucción Histórica y
Conceptualización A Través del Arte in which he aims to reinterpret different parts of the Puerto
Rican history (including the park) through his vision and artwork. Also, there will be special
materials for kids to create their own artistic pins. For this event, we will provide several stations
that will consist of long tables around the main plaza at Castillo San Cristóbal in which people
can actively join and create their own paintings. There will be a panel in which people can hang
their paintings after they finish to create a collective piece of history through art that can be
shared in social media. The activity will be hosted and supported by Latino Heritage Intern
Yaneris Soto, volunteers, and park rangers.
As a complement of the activity, we will invite a Bomba group for the enjoyment of our visitors.
This type of music is deeply inserted in our Hispanic and Caribbean roots and we expect people
to actively integrate into this artistic expression.

Starting from our joint table at the Farmer`s Market and ending at CARECEN (Central American Resource Center) Ranger Mike Balis will give a program entitled "Making a New Home: The Founding of Latino D.C." It will cover the many challenges Latinos overcame to build their community within the nation`s capital from the 1960s through the 1980s. Ranger Carlos De La Torre will translate the program into Spanish.

The Las Cruces Museum of Nature and Science concerned about environmental issues and as way to promote environmental understanding, during the Latino Week Conservation will be giving tours in the Museum related to their exhibit about The Chihuahuan Desert (this exhibit comprise living animals from the desert), July 18, 19 & 20, at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00, and on Wednesday 19 our curator of living species will give a special class about endangered species of the Chihuahuan Desert at 11:00 am. Please feel free to join us during this week, there is no fee.

Galveston Island State Park
8:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.

The Houston Zoo and Whole Foods Market are hosting a beach clean-up in Galveston and we want your help! Plastic and trash on any coastline makes its way to the ocean where it’s harmful to marine life because they can ingest it or become entangled in it.

The Houston Zoo and Whole Foods Market want to be part of the solution and remove trash from Galveston Island. Email us at lstpierre@houstonzoo.org to let us know you’d like to participate! We’ll send you all the details on where to meet and what to bring.

To learn more about plastic pollution and how you can help keep trash out of our oceans, visit www.houstonzoo.org.

Thanks to TXU Energy, the Houston Zoo is once again staying open late, so you can enjoy the animals in the cooler evening weather. Join us for Cool Nights every Friday evening from June 16 through August 11. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. guests can enjoy added music and fun family activities that are sure to entertain kids and adults alike!

On July 21, we’re celebrating reptiles and amphibians! Enjoy music and outdoor games, plus learn more about our slithering and hopping residents and how to save them in the wild.

All activities are included in Zoo admission and are free for Zoo Members.

Kids and their caregivers are invited to join this special program featuring a reading of the beautiful children’s story “All the Way to the Ocean” by Joel Harper. Participants will also explore a Fire Island treasure chest and create a maritime craft to take home. The program will be offered in Spanish. Rain or shine

Help the Village of Patchogue Stormwater Management Program collect water quality data from the Patchogue River with Cornell Cooperative Extension scientist. Gain field experience, community service, and volunteer hours. All are welcome including local residents, high school and college students, clubs, scouting, and community groups.

9 AM — Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal
150 West Ave, Patchogue, NY 11772

10 AM — Trunzo Park (Laurel Street road end @ the River)
Laurel Street, Patchogue, NY 11772

11 AM — Mascot Dock @ Mascot Dock & Marina
14 Dock St, Patchogue, NY 11772

Welcome to attend one location or all!

Join the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation and the National Park Service to help clear Fire Island’s ocean shore of unsightly and harmful marine debris. Sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4aa9a823aaf58-pick1

Meet at the Wilderness Visitor Center, Fire Island National Seashore, located at the southern base of William Floyd Parkway adjacent west of Smith Point County Park. Park at Smith Point County Park.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park at Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland will host a day full of events that will encourage children to connect to the nature of the C&O Canal. From 11:00am to 4:15pm, children and their families will have the chance to play historically accurate games from the nineteenth century, receive activity packets and Junior Ranger books, have a picnic in the park, watch as a nineteenth century replica excursion boat passes through a working lock along the canal, take part in a scavenger hunt, and shadow one of our Park Rangers! Visitors should mention that they are participating in Latino Conservation Week upon entering the park. Visitors should also consider wearing comfortable shoes and bring food and water for the picnic. The C&O Canal National Historical Park is a trash free park so we ask that visitors keep this in mind and bring bags for their trash.

Join us on a guided all-electric tram tour around the National Wildlife Visitor Center. Enjoy the views of the forest, meadows, wetlands, and the wildlife seen throughout the Patuxent Research Refuge. Tickets are free and all ages are welcome. Registration is required. Please call 301-497-5887 to reserve seats for this fun wildlife adventure.