Montgomery Parks Announces Lineup of Events to Celebrate Latino Conservation Week

Montgomery Parks Announces Lineup of Events to Celebrate Latino Conservation Week

Montgomery Parks is hosting a series of special programs and events in celebration of Latino Conservation Week, July 17 – 25, 2021. The week, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation, launched in 2014 to connect Latino communities across the country with opportunities to get involved in outdoor recreation, conservation education, and advocacy efforts.

In support of the Latino Conservation Week, Montgomery Parks, along with several community partners, will host a variety of bilingual nature and conservation programs.

Activities include family fishing, kids tree climbing, kayaking, a nature program, an outdoor StoryWalk® and park cleanups. All events are free and open to the public, though some require advanced registration.

Montgomery Parks will also be collaborating with Identity, Inc and Montgomery County Recreation’s Strengthening Pathways for Advancement in Recreation & Camp Careers(SPARCC) program during Latino Conservation Week on storm drain mural projects in Rock Creek and Long Branch.

“In a country where the “traditional” narrative of outdoor recreation can be white, expensive and inaccessible, Latino Conservation Week has become a platform for changing the narrative of what outdoor recreation looks like and breaking down the barriers that can often keep our community from participating in outdoor recreation and stewardship,” said Jessica Godinez, Communications Associate, Hispanic Access Foundation

This year, there are expected to be more than 150 Latino Conservation Week events nationwide.

Montgomery Parks’ Latino Conservation Week event schedule:

  • July 17, 9:00 a.m. Día de la Comunidad y la Conservación in partnership with Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection at Broadacres Local Park
  • July 17 – August 15,  Storywalk®: ¡Olinguito, de la Aa la Zz! in partnership with Noyes Library Foundation at Wheaton Local Park
  • July 17, 9:00 a.m. ¡SI SE PUEDE! Nature Walk & Family Activities within the Long Branch Stream Valley (open to residents of Long Branch)
  • July 20, 10:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Turtle Talk at Brookside Nature Center
  • July 21, 9:00 a.m. Family Fishing Fun at Black Hill Regional Park
  • July 22, 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Kayak on the Lake in partnership with Latino Outdoors at Lake Needwood
  • July 23, 10:00 a.m. Kids Tree Climbing at Long-Branch Arliss Neighborhood Park
  • July 24, 10:00 a.m. Volunteer Clean-Up in partnership with Rock Creek Conservancy at Matthew Henson Trail.

About Hispanic Access Foundation:
Hispanic Access Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, connects Latinos with partners and opportunities to improve lives and create an equitable society. Our vision is that one day every Hispanic individual in America will enjoy good physical health and a healthy natural environment, a quality education, economic success, and civic engagement in their communities with the sum of improving the future of America. For more information visit www.hispanicaccess.org.

 

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