Latino Conservation Week
LATINO CONSERVATION WEEK IN UTAH
Tracy Aviary is proud to join a team of amazing organizations throughout Utah to celebrate Latino Conservation Week 2023!
This week-long national celebration is dedicated to supporting and celebrating the Latinx community’s connection to the outdoors and natural resource conservation.
TRACY AVIARY EVENTS
IXIM, MAIZE, CORN AND CULTURA
MONDAY, JULY 17. 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Tracy Aviary’s Jordan River Nature Center
Lej (Handmade Tortillas), Tzijonïk (dialogue), Cosmovisíon Maya (Mayan Worldviews)
This workshop will include a brief introduction to cultural connections to food and the environment. There will be an introduction to Indigenous Mesoamerican perspectives from a highland Maya diaspora perspective on corn, tortillas, creation and the cosmos.
NIGHT AT THE AVIARY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park
Celebramos Latino Conservation Week at Tracy Aviary! Ofrecemos una noche GRATIS for the Latinx community featuring: tours of bird exhibits, art activities, and tables by our partner organizations!
PADDLE & POLLINATORS
SATURDAY, JULY 22. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tracy Aviary’s Jordan River Nature Center
Join us for un viaje en canoa! This event is for our Latinx community to learn about environmental conservation and pollinators! All gear is provided, registration required.
9:00 a.m.: Pollinator Walk with Sageland Collaborative
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Paddle the River (registration has been sold out)
OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT UTAH
JULY 18
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6-8 PM SABORES DE MI PATRIA: LA COMIDA ES CULTURA
Join us for La Comida es Cultura/Food is Culture, this year’s second presentation of our Sabores de Mi Patria/Flavors of My Homeland workshop series. Presented in partnership with Artes de México en Utah, this workshop will be held at the Wasatch Community Gardens’ Campus and presented entirely in Spanish, with English translation as needed.
This workshop will be an interactive presentation of sustainable ancestral farming practices applicable in the modern world. Through art and food, we will talk about the milpa as a symbol of identity and share cultural memories in a group.
The Wasatch Community Gardens’ Campus is located at 629 E 800 S, SLC. Registration is free. We will begin inside and there will be opportunities to interact with the garden. Water will be provided. Expected program length is 2 hours.
*We recognize that our community includes people who are at various levels of COVID risk. Masks are optional during this workshop. Note that, should COVID conditions change, this event may be cancelled. We will notify registrants as soon as possible if this is the case.
JULY 21
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8:30 PM LATINO CONSERVATION WEEK DARK SKY EVENT
Hosted by East Canyon State Park. Location: Dixie Creek Day-Use Pavilions. In the event of poor weather, the event will be moved to Saturday, July 22nd at 8:30 PM
JULY 22
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6-9 PM LATINO CONSERVATION WEEK FAIR
Hosted by HEAL Utah at Three Creeks Confluence, 950 1300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84104.
JULY 28
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9 AM – 11 AM STANSBURY ISLAND CLEAN-UP & LUNCH
Hosted by Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). Location: Stansbury Island Loop Trailhead.