So, today’s blog is going to be really a joint topic of Latino Conservation Week and also Hispanic Heritage month. Actually, I briefly stopped into a Latino Conservation Week event at a local park. Also, I wanted to get some photographs of the event and also see what it was all about.
What is Latino Conservation Week?
This is the 11th year of the Latino Conservation Week which runs from Sept. 14 through the 22nd. The Hispanic Access Foundation created this event to support the Latino community urging everyone to get outdoors and participate in events to help save our natural resources.
Our Tour in Spanish
So, what was happening at the Park I was visiting? First of all, they had tours of the farm in Spanish. Everyone on the tour was taken into the barn where we all looked at the pigs. Then we went to the feeding station in the barn. This was a rare treat since visitors are not allowed in the feeding station and usually the doors are closed. From there we visited the chicken coop and the sheep. Lastly, all the participants got to pet a real chicken.
Latino Conservation Tent
At the Latino Conservation tent, they had coloring sheets of Monarch butterflies, take-home packets of seeds from the milkweed plant and vegetables. There was also a blanket spread on the ground under the tent where participants could read one of the books.
As far as Monarch butterflies go, their numbers are greatly reduced due to extreme weather, use of insecticides and loss of habitat. Monarch butterflies use the host milkweed plants in part of their life cycle.
Ending Notes on Today’s Blog
Now, with the ending today’s blog, it was a great experience, and I learned a little more about this important organization.
Also, we all should be concerned about the environment and also about helping the Monarch butterflies to reproduce and to thrive once again.
We only get one environment, and we all need to take better care of it.
Please note that none of the photographs on this blog were taken at the particular Park.