Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will join in the celebration of the Eighth Annual Latino Conservation Week from July 17-25 with a series of free events. 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.
To support 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, though some require advanced registration.
Montgomery Parks also will 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.
There are expected to be more than 150 Latino Conservation Week events nationwide this year.
Montgomery Parks’ Latino Conservation Week event schedule:
- Saturday, July 17. 9 a.m. Día de la Comunidad y la Conservación in partnership with Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection at Broadacres Local Park.
- July 17-Aug. 15. Storywalk®: ¡Olinguito, de la Aa la Zz! in partnership with Noyes Library Foundation at Wheaton Local Park.
- Saturday, July 17. 9 a.m. ¡SI SE PUEDE! Nature Walk & Family Activities within the Long Branch Stream Valley (open to residents of Long Branch).
- Tuesday, July 20. 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Turtle Talk at Brookside Nature Center.
- Wednesday, July 21. 9 a.m. Family Fishing Fun at Black Hill Regional Park.
- Thursday, July 22. 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Kayak on the Lake in partnership with Latino Outdoors at Lake Needwood.
- Friday, July 23. 10 a.m. Kids Tree Climbing at Long-Branch Arliss Neighborhood Park.
- Saturday, July 24. 10 a.m. Volunteer Clean-Up in partnership with Rock Creek Conservancy at Matthew Henson Trail.
