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Official account of Latino Outdoors. Connecting communities and culture with nature and conservation since 2013! #VamosOutdoors Learn more at latinooutdoors.org

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Nov 24

¡Quiúbole! 👋🏽

Here are a few places & spaces where you can learn more about LO, find events, and share (y)our cuentos:

Website: latinooutdoors.org
Instagram: @latinooutdoors
YouTube: @latinooutdoors
Facebook: @latinooutdoors
TikTok: @latino_outdoors
LinkedIn: Latino Outdoors

Nos vemos pronto!

Latino Outdoors organizers posing with a Latino Outdoors Flag

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · 19d

Sabías que Latino Outdoors has a jobs+ opportunity board? If you're looking to take a next step in your career or education journey, head over to latinooutdoors.org/jobs

You got this!

#CrecemosOutdoors #YoCuento #Jobs

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 45M acres of wild forests are at risk! The admin is moving to roll back the #RoadlessRule. @atb4a.bsky.social

TODAY is the last day to submit your comment: bit.ly/roadless-rule

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · 24d

"Our voices, our knowledge, our accents, are vital to protecting our planet." 🌎

Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza connects science with ancestral wisdom as she works to protect the Amazon Rainforest.

Join us in uplifting Latine voices in conservation this LCW and beyond🌿

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · 27d

🏕✨ More camping = more memories.

AB 518 just passed the Legislature, making it easier to create new, affordable camping spots across California. 🌌

Now it’s up to Governor Newsom to sign!

#LCW2025 #YoCuento #AdvocacyAfuera #AB518 #Low-impactCampingAreas

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Sep 9

Vanessa Herrera reflects on a recent multi-day river trip with her two young boys on the Klamath River. As they splash through whitewater and spot bald eagles, Vanessa explores what public lands mean to her.

Read the full blog, "This Land is Your Land" on LatinoOutdoors.org

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Aug 28

LO Colorado partnered with Outdoor Asian for a series of backpacking events that began in a classroom and ended on a scenic adventure in the mountains of Colorado.

Try something new, IRL, with Latino Outdoors. Learn more at LatinoOutdoors.org/eventbrite

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Aug 25

¡Feliz lunes! We hope you start your week bailando 🎶

#Repost from Llanteros503 on Instagram

#AmoryComunidad #Alegría #VamosOutdoors

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hang out with LO at an event near you👇

🧗 8/21 LO Fresno | Planting Seeds for Día de Los Muertos: Series
🧗 8/23 LO Colorado | Breakfast Meetup Before Bilingual Yoga on the Lawn
🧗 8/23 LO DMV | Yo Cuento: Entre Ríos y Desiertos - film screening
y más, LatinoOutdoors.org

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Aug 13

📢 Calling all photographers and visual storytellers!

We’re excited to announce that the Latino Conservation Week 2025 Photo Contest is accepting submissions starting TODAY until Sunday 9/22.

Todos are welcome to submit their photos for a chance to win: latinooutodoors.org/photo-contest

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Jul 21

"Nature here isn’t always green or gentle—but it’s alive and deeply interwoven with who we are."

In her Yo Cuento blog, Marisol Vazquez shares how connection with the outdoors looks differently along the Rio Grande, but it doesn't make it any less meaningful.

Read it here, latinooutdoors.org.

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Jul 9

Access to nature shouldn't depend on your zip code.

Outdoor Equity Funds help remove barriers for youth and communities of color to explore, learn, and lead in nature.

Learn more: wilderness.org/articles/blog/outdoor-equity-funds-can-help-more-people-get-outside

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Jun 26

"Really all I want in life is the freedom to travel the world and make a difference."

- Latino Outdoors leader Miché Lozano

#OrgullosamenteOutdoors

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Jun 25

The US Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can call this number to be connected with your elected officials in the Senate.

Tell them OUR PUBLIC LANDS ARE NOT FOR SALE.

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Jun 25

Public lands, the people’s lands, are NOT for sale.

An attack on any one national monument is an attack on our entire system of national parks and protected public lands.

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Jun 6

Pssst!

Day of Action June 7

Pass it on

bit.ly/satjune7

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · Jun 4

Con Orgullo y Amor y Comunidad, Happy Pride, familia 🌄

🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤♥️🧡💛💚💙💜

#OrgullosamenteOutdoors

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 24

We're with standing with @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social and urging the federal administration to honor Tribal voices and uphold collaborative management commitments. #ProtectBearsEars

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social · May 15

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has called on the Trump administration and the Department of Interior to preserve Bears Ears National Monument, highlighting the significance of honoring Tribal voices and upholding collaborative management commitments.

Utah News Dispatch @utahnewsdispatch.com · May 14

As an anticipated reduction to the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by the Trump administration looms, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren is calling for the monuments to be kept at their current sizes in the name of efficiency. #utpol

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 16

Explore the world, starting in your own backyard.

Join us this weekend: latinooutdoors.org

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 16

The administration's destructive funding cuts to programs like AmeriCorps are impacting youth-serving nonprofits like Glacier Peak Institute which is facing the possibility of ending all operations.

Read more via the Children and Nature Network:

mailchi.mp/childrenandn....

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 6

Join us in taking action, sign the declaration today!

➡️ greenlatinos.org/take_action/take-back-cinco-de-mayo/

#TakeBackCinco #YoCuento

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 6

We are here to honor and uplift #CincoDeMayo by celebrating it as a DAY OF ACTION to reaffirm our commitment to protect our public lands and ocean from those who seek to drill, mine, pollute and otherwise destroy our cultural heritage and communities.

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 5

We can't celebrate Semillitas Outdoors without celebrating the semillas who grew into outdoor leaders, advocates, storytellers, and community organizers as part of the LO national team. We appreciate you all so much! latinooutdoors.org

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 1

Latino Outdoors, and others throughout the week as we advocate for these vital spaces and for the youth who will someday inherit them.

#LatinoAdvocacyWeek

Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 1

Our connection to the land is a part of our heritage. Together, let's honor that heritage by protecting public lands - the people's lands - like national monuments, national parks, national forests, and more.

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Latino Outdoors @latinooutdoors.bsky.social · May 1

For the first time ever, Semillitas Outdoors and Latino Advocacy Week are falling on the same timeline! We know that connecting youth with nature and advocating for the lands we enjoy carry intersecting themes of amor y comunidad.

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