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Help build and maintain your local trails!
We will be performing trail trimming on Trail 71 and other trails in the vicinity. Please bring gloves, wear long pants and long sleeved shirts (recommended) and closed toe shoes (no sandals). Bring snacks and water, hats and sun screen are recommended. .
Trail work will wrap up around 1 PM and lunch will be provided.
Peralta Creek Clean-up
Join Us in Celebrating Latino Conservation Week by removing invasive species and garbage to help restore the health of Peralta Creek. This is our creek, our health, our park. Food, refreshments, and tools will be provided. An educational aspect will be included as this is a service learning project.
Fort Ord National Monument Mountain Bike Ride!
FORT Friends (a 501-c-3 nonprofit) and partner the Fort Ord Cycle Paths (local bike club), Salinas, CA are hosting an easy mountain bike ride at the Fort Ord National Monument. *Includes lunch at noon! Please bring your own helmet.
Colorado River Theater
Celebrate Latino Conservation Week by learning more about the Colorado River and its life-sustaining waters. The Colorado River State Historic Park will be offering FREE screenings of the short documentary Death of a River. This 9-minute short explores the Mexican view of what has happened to the Colorado River, which virtually ends at the U.S.-Mexican border due to the total withdrawal of its waters.
Colorado River Theater
Celebrate Latino Conservation Week by learning more about the Colorado River and its life-sustaining waters. The Colorado River State Historic Park will be offering FREE screenings of the short documentary Milk and Honey. This 14-minute short explores the story of Hispanic farm workers in Yuma, AZ, and their connection with the river that sustains this arid region.
Past, Present, and Future of the Colorado River: Lifeline in the Desert
The Colorado River has made life possible in the arid Southwest, yet today it is a river that has been named one of the most endangered waterways in the U.S. This free program, presented by historian Tammy Snook, will explore the past, present, and uncertain future of the river. Snook will discuss the historic ecology of the river, the era of dam construction, overallocation of the river's water, and how climate change is affecting the watershed. Stop on by to learn more about this valuable resource that sustains our community.
Pasado, Presente, y Futuro del Río Colorado
El río Colorado ha hecho la vida posible en el árido suroeste, pero hoy es un río que ha sido nombrado uno de los ríos más amenazados de los EE. UU. Este programa gratuito, presentado por la ecologista, Vianey Avila, explorará el pasado, el presente y el futuro incertidumbre del río. Avila discutirá la ecología histórica del río, la era de la construcción de represas y la sobreasignación del agua del río. Acuda a conocer más sobre este valioso recurso que sostiene a nuestra comunidad.
HOW THE ANISHINAABE INTERPRETED THE NIGHT SKY
Latino Conservation Week is an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and learn how you can help protect our land, water and air. To celebrate LCW 2018, Providence Parks Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership will host specialty programs that highlight indigenous culture and their approach to the natural environment.
Join us for improv storytelling, hands-on activities, and more!
Family Friendly Native Plant Seed Collection for Ecological Restoration Efforts
Boulder County Seed Collection I - Family Friendly - Minimum Age: 8 with Adult. Volunteers will help ensure the success of future public land restoration projects by hand-collecting seeds from a variety of native species, including grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs in the foothills of Boulder,CO. Local botanists will be working on site and will provide identification of wildflowers and other native plants during the project.
Why collect native seeds? Using native seeds in re-vegetation efforts is essential to restoring native plant diversity. Some native species are not available commercially, are too expensive, or the available seeds are not ecologically appropriate. Our collected seeds will be used in local habitat restoration projects, or may be grown out in an agricultural setting to increase them 100 or 1000 fold, vastly increasing the amount of locally-adapted seed that is available for local restoration projects.
LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED!
The location of seed collections can only be determined 2-3 days prior to each event, given the varying growth rates of the many species we collect. This project is in Boulder County. Once you register, you'll receive info by e-mail 2-3 days prior about the location, directions and species you'll be collecting.
Canyon Lake Kayaking and Clean up
We are celebrating Latino Conservation Week with a trip to Canyon Lake for a morning of flat-water kayaking, beach games, and swimming, with youth from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Phoenix and Chispa AZ. We will be cleaning up some trash along the shore of the lake as well to help leave the space in better condition than we find it.


