{"id":15410,"date":"2017-06-12T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T16:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=15410"},"modified":"2017-06-12T18:40:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T22:40:15","slug":"department-launches-hispanic-outreach-pilot-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2017\/06\/12\/department-launches-hispanic-outreach-pilot-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Launches Hispanic Outreach Pilot Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Es Mi Parque&#8221; Engages and Serves State Park Visitors<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a>\u00a0kicked off a new citizen outreach program, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tags\/esmiparque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Es Mi Parque<\/a>,&#8221; or\u00a0&#8220;This is My Park,&#8221; designed to better serve the growing Hispanic population at state parks throughout Maryland. The first outreach event of 2017 took place June 10 at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/southern\/sandypoint.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandy Point State Park<\/a>\u00a0in Annapolis.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4287\/35128533031_acba4cbe83_b_d.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><!--more-->The new pilot program includes department staff from various units, including the\u00a0Maryland Park Service,\u00a0Natural Resources Police\u00a0and\u00a0Fishing and Boating Services. The aim is to provide information and services to Spanish speakers with the goal of increasing awareness of state conservation laws and regulations while learning more about boating, fishing and water safety.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4276\/35128481601_2d7baf8822_b_d.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"992\" \/>Partnering with the\u00a0Governor\u2019s Office of Community Initiatives\u00a0and Governor\u2019s Commission on Hispanic Affairs, department\u00a0staff and volunteers connect and engage with children and families through aquatic games, watershed activities, interactions with \u201cSplash the Water Safety Dog,\u201d and hands-on fishing lessons. The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, a national nonprofit organization, provided critical funding for the pilot program.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4285\/35128531431_11dae7a461_b_d.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/>Five more \u201cEs Mi Parque\u201d events are scheduled this summer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/central\/patapsco.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patapsco Valley State Park<\/a>, 8020 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/southern\/pointlookout.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Point Lookout State Park<\/a>, 11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/western\/greenbrier.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greenbrier State Park<\/a>, 21843 National Pike, Boonsboro<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/western\/cunningham.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cunningham Falls State Park<\/a>, 14039 Catoctin Hollow Road, Thurmont<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/western\/rockygap.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky Gap State Park<\/a>, 12500 Pleasant Valley Road, Flintstone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Es Mi Parque&#8221; Engages and Serves State Park Visitors The\u00a0Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u00a0kicked off a new citizen outreach program, \u201cEs Mi Parque,&#8221; or\u00a0&#8220;This is My Park,&#8221; designed to better serve the growing Hispanic population at state parks throughout Maryland. The first outreach event of 2017 took place June 10 at\u00a0Sandy Point State Park\u00a0in Annapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3171,11,12,14,33,13],"tags":[2982,3033,3416,3415,3414,3411,2974,3410,3265,3332,3413],"class_list":["post-15410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-boating","category-fisheries","category-parks","category-nrp-news","category-the-bay","category-wildlife","tag-chesapeake-bay","tag-cunningham-falls-state-park","tag-es-mi-parque","tag-governors-commission-on-hispanic-affairs","tag-governors-office-of-community-initiatives","tag-greenbrier-state-park","tag-patapsco-valley-state-park","tag-point-lookout-state-park","tag-rocky-gap-state-park","tag-sandy-point-state-park","tag-splash-the-water-safety-dog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15410"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15442,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15410\/revisions\/15442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}