On July 19th come spend your day with us in Bridgeport to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Latino Conservation Week!
Yaw Owusu Darko, Senior Project Specialist
The morning starts at Ash Creek where we will host a bird walk with Yaw D., Senior Project Specialist of Connecticut Land Conservation Council. Don’t forget to bring your binoculars as we lead discussion while you view the abundant birds (osprey, shorebirds and ducks) of the area. Learn about the different species as well as the conservation of this natural salt marsh - an important stopover area along the Atlantic Flyway for migrating shorebirds.
Continue the day as we move over to Reservoir Community Farm (1469 Reservoir Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06606) with our friends at Green Village Initiative, UCONN’s farmer Extension and USDA as we continue conversations in Spanish about food, land and host other activities.
We will share a mindfulness exercise followed by lunch before jumping into an afternoon of workshops. Workshops will include a soffrito demonstration, urban climate-smart farming practices and soil health, edible medicinal weeds, and trees and the urban heat island effect. We hope you can join us for this event!
8:45 am: Meet at Ash Creek
9:00 am-11:00am: Bird walk
11:00 am-11:30 am: Travel to GVI’s Reservoir Farm
11:45 am: Sign in at welcome table
12:00 pm-12:20 pm: Welcome- Spanish speaking GVI staff will welcome the group and give context to the day’s activities.
12:20-12:50 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm-3:00 pm: Visit up to 4 rotating sessions - in Spanish. Stations will demonstrate urban farm practices in a changing climate, the impact of trees on urban temperatures, soil health practices, edible medicinal weeds, and how to make Sofrito
3:00 pm-3:30 pm group gathers for Closing Remarks.
3:30 pm-4:00 pm: Networking
4:00 pm: gates closed
Meet at 8:45am; bird walk begins promptly at 9:00am.
The walk's meet-up location is on Gilman Street in Bridgeport by the sandbar.
Space is limited. Maximum 35 people.
