Uno, dos, tres, go!
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Hi, my name is Helen Cortes
And I am part of the U.S. Forest Service
and we are in Denver, Colorado
celebrating the Latino Eco Festival
here in this beautiful location.
This is the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
And today is National Public Lands Day.
We invite you to come and enjoy all of the Public Lands.
You can go to the forests, you can go to the Parks
you can go to the gardens in urban areas.
Invite your whole family to be part of the celebration
Hi I'm Lhotse Springer and I am part of
Americas for Conservation and Arts
We are here organizing the Latino Eco Festival
And this event is the BioBlitz
So what they will be doing will be to visit
various stations and write down whatever they are seeing
All the animals, all the plants, all the insects
So they can learn how to be scientists
starting as children.
Here I have with us our star scientist
And scientist for one day.
Her name is Lolita
And she will talk about the importance of the forests
and green spaces for children like her.
This makes me so happy.
Because I know that a lot of kids
don't get a chance to go outside much.
So I'm happy that they are outside now.
I really want kids to explore forests and other places
to go and have fun.
What I love is to see the kids outside
learning and being with nature
because kids are often inside playing video games
or looking at videos on someone's phone.
So there's no connection with the outdoors.
A lot of our programs are about preventative health
and how to take care of ourselves.
What's important to us as the Latino and Hispanic community
is to not only protect our own health, but also
to protect our environment.
We have to learn that our trees are very important
and that they do a lot for us.
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There are so many benefits to going hiking.
There are so many benefits to being in green areas.
You can breathe clean air.
Go to green areas and enjoy having a park close by.
This will be good for your health.
We have to orient ourselves to be able to identify
if this tree is sick.
How can we tell if an invasive species attacked this tree?
And you can be the scientists
that can see if these tree limbs are dry.
This could mean that this tree is sick.
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First, it connects you to our Mother Earth.
This is very important
especially when you are young.
Well, I personally did not have the opportunity
and I almost left high school because I didn't feel like
I had anything to look at or do.
So, my life changed when I started working with
the environment and in conservation.
I always tell people
that if this changed my life,
then maybe one day I can change someone else's.
Kids too.
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I've been working with trees for 32 years.
More than seeing different places, I like to meet people. I also like what?
I also like what?
Trees.
Trees fill me up with life.
They are full of energy.
So if you have the opportunity to be an arborist
you will have lots of energy. That's what I think.
I am here with Lolita and Lhotse
Today has been an exciting day with music, activities,
data collection and information.
I learned that lots of trees are now at risk
from an insect that infests all of the ash trees.
It's called the Emerald Ash Borer
And ash trees are at risk of being infected
That is what this tape says.
We want to protect all the trees that we can.
Lolita wants to be a forest ranger.
But in the Grand Canyon
So she is very specific about her future.
And we are very proud of her.
She could also become a scientist,
The Forest Service has a variety of positions
available for you in the future.
Yes - of all the activities which was your favorite?
Zumba!
Zumba - me too!
For more information we invite you to go to
Descubre El Bosque on Facebook.
Give us a "Like" on the page and we'll get you informed. Thank you.
Thank you!
Byeee!
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