Join us as Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship (SCMTS) kicks off our Dig Day season with a day of impactful trail work at the stunning Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument! This event, held in honor of Latino Conservation Week 2024, is a perfect opportunity to celebrate and honor the contributions of the Latino community in preserving and enjoying our natural spaces.

At SCMTS, we believe that trails are a gateway to the adventure, healing, exercise, and meditation the great outdoors offers. Our work expands and enhances sustainable trail networks so everyone has a place to enjoy and protect the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Under the guidance of our professional trail crew, volunteers will engage in new trail construction and finishing at CCD, ensuring that our trails will be safe, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone. Whether you're an experienced trail worker or new to trail stewardship, this event offers a hands-on opportunity to learn new skills, meet like-minded outdoor enthusiasts, and give back to the beautiful landscapes we all cherish.

We are especially excited to be a part of Latino Conservation Week, a time dedicated to encouraging the Latino community to connect with and protect our natural heritage. By participating in this event, you are helping to foster a more inclusive and diverse outdoor community, and ensuring that the Santa Cruz Mountains continue to be a place of adventure, healing, and connection for generations to come.

Event Details:

• Date: September 14th, 2024
• Time: 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
• Location: Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument
• What to Bring: Sturdy shoes, water, snacks, sun protection, and a positive attitude!
• Provided: Tools, gloves, coffee, lunch, and guidance from our professional trail crew

We look forward to working alongside you to make a difference in our trails and celebrate the spirit of conservation. Let's dig in and make this season unforgettable!

For more information and to register, please visit https://santacruztrails.org/events/.

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 Sawtooth National Forest and spend the night at Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness at 11,000 ft of altitude. Then follow after breakfast to Craters of the moon to explore our National Monument and preserve of our 750,000 acres, finalizing the tour in Hagerman Idaho. 

The goal is to take Jr & High school kids to explore our natural resources and inspiring them to love nature and its outdoors. 

Thank you 

more info please contact Pastor Isaac Tellez (28)280-0352 

Providence (meeting point / punto de encuentro) -> Newport (event site / sitio del evento)

Con el propósito de diversificar el acceso a la costa y celebrar la semana de conservación latina, el Coastal Program del Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de los EE. UU. está organizando el evento “La Nueva Ola de Surfistas” para el lunes, 14 de agosto incluye una clase de surf en grupo y yoga GRATIS. Aunque la inscripción para la clase de surf ha cerrado, todavía pueden unirse a nosotros para una sesión de yoga al lado del mar (5-6 PM) y buena compañía – se requiere inscribirse con antelación para asegurar que tenemos suficiente comida, y el transporte en autobús (opcional) está incluido. Esperamos crear un espacio agradable y reducir las barreras para personas de diferentes orígenes al disfrutar del mar.

¡Nos encantaría que las personas que se identifican con la comunidad latina se inscribieran para este evento gratuito! Por favor comparta y promocione este evento en sus redes. El enlace para la reserva es https://forms.gle/BDirmRPfqYNnpHtK6 .

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In efforts to diversify access to the ocean and in celebration of Latino Conservation Week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program the "New Wave of Surfistas" event will provide a FREE group surf lesson and yoga on Monday, August 14th. Although registration for the surf lesson has closed, we encourage you to join for oceanside yoga (5-6 PM) and good company – RSVP is required to ensure we have enough food for everyone, and bus transportation (optional) is included. We hope to create a welcoming space and reduce the obstacles for people of different backgrounds to enjoy the ocean.

We would love for folks who identify with the Latine community to sign up for this free event! Please feel free to share and promote the event in your networks. The sign-up link is https://forms.gle/BDirmRPfqYNnpHtK6 .

Invitamos a la comunidad a ser parte de este evento donde estaremos conociendo uno de los parques mas grandes de California, estaremos todo un dia, tendremos refrigerio YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

In this event, youth from the UConn Natural Resources Conservation Academy learn how drones can me used for natural resource management!

En este evento, jovenes del la Academia de Conservacion de Recursos Naturales aprenden sobre como los drones pueden usarse para el manejo de recursos naturales!

Join us for a day at the Angeles National Forest to learn about the importance of native plants and their effects on the longevity of the ecosystems. Participants will be able to create seed bombs that can be planted in their homes to have a native garden and will learn the importance of composting and its effects on wildlife. This free event will allow locals to learn of ways to become involved in maintaining ecosystems in and out of the forest.

Join us to talk about environmental justice in San Bernardino and what we can do as a community. 

Join us as we learn about monarch butterflies, milkweed plants, and conservation from our special guests, the Western Monarch Advocates! After, we will make a DIY greenhouse with milkweed seeds for you to take home to start your own pollinator garden. Meet at the campground amphitheater.

Many times, underrepresented enviro and conservationist work are the only ones in the room, and tend to work in silos.  The goal of this event is to get us all together, in a social setting, so we can create synergetic momentum towards the engagement of public lands and waters.  Many times we meet in larger settings and our voices are drowned out; this is an opportunity to meet up and make a plan to work collectively for the purposes of making our community better and collaborating with the goal of uplifting us all. Come hang out and enjoy an amazing DJ spinning CumbiaHouse music, have a cold drink from a Latina owned local brewery, munch on some amazing tacos and visualize our collective future with like minded individuals.   Big shout out to our friends and supporters!

As part of Latino Conservation Week we are doing a litter pick up around Long Branch Parks this Saturday July 22 from 10-12pm. Please join us and help our “Don’t Pollute” youth high school students fill out a community survey on litter and plastic bags.  Registration ahead of time is preferred. Any child under 14 years old must come with a guardian or adult. See all event details below and in the flyer attached. We will be handing out free reusable water bottles and bags (while supplies last).

When:

Saturday July 22 10 AM – 12:00 PM

Where:

Long Branch Community Center
8700 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Sign up: https://forms.office.com/r/5KCMcGqc3e

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Como parte de la Semana Latina de la Conservación, este sábado 22 de julio de 10 a 12 p. m. recogeremos basura en los parques de Long Branch. Únase a nosotros y ayude a nuestros estudiantes de secundaria de “Don’t Pollute” a completar una encuesta comunitaria sobre basura y bolsas de plástico. Es preferible registrarse con anticipación. Cualquier niño menor de 14 años debe venir con un tutor o un adulto. Vea todos los detalles del evento a continuación y en el volante adjunto. Entregaremos botellas y bolsas de agua reutilizables gratuitas (hasta que es acaben).

Cuando:

Sábado 22 de julio 10 AM – 12:00 PM

Dónde:

Centro Comunitario de Long Branch

8700 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Regístrese aqui: https://forms.office.com/r/5KCMcGqc3e

Preguntas/ Questions: denisse.guitarra@natureforward.org