{"id":22187,"date":"2018-06-05T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=22187"},"modified":"2018-07-11T09:12:49","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T13:12:49","slug":"hispanic-outreach-program-kicks-off-at-sandy-point-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/06\/05\/hispanic-outreach-program-kicks-off-at-sandy-point-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic Outreach Program Kicks Off at Sandy Point State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Es Mi Parque&#8221; Focuses on Conservation, Regulation and Safety<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4275\/35218118256_c38083611c.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Es Mi Parque event\" width=\"352\" height=\"198\" \/>The <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> is endeavoring to keep the conversation going with the growing Hispanic population at state parks with the start of this season&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2017\/06\/21\/es-mi-parque\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Es Mi Parque<\/a>&#8221; or &#8220;This is My Park&#8221; program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/southern\/sandypoint.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandy Point State Park<\/a> is hosting the first of a series of events this year June 9, beginning at 9 a.m. Family friendly activities will include aquatic wildlife pastimes, watershed protection games, interactions with &#8220;Splash, the Water Safety Dog,&#8221; Scales and Tales live animal presentations and programs, Junior Rangers photo booth with props, and hands-on fishing lessons.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Es Mi Parque,&#8221; a program organized and managed by department staff and volunteers,\u00a0aims to provide information and services to Spanish-speaking patrons and visitors in an effort to increase awareness of boating, fishing and water safety as well as state conservation laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Additional &#8220;Es Mi Parque&#8221; programs scheduled for 2018 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/southern\/pointlookout.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Point Lookout State Park<\/a>, July 15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/western\/greenbrier.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greenbrier State Park<\/a>, July 21<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/western\/cunningham.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cunningham Falls State Park<\/a>, Aug. 5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/western\/rockygap.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky Gap State Park<\/a>, Aug. 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Es Mi Parque&#8221; sponsors include\u00a0the\u00a0Governor\u2019s Office of Community Initiatives\u00a0and Governor\u2019s Commission on Hispanic Affairs working in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. For more information, please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:michelle.ramirez@maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Ramirez<\/a> or call 410-260-8085.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Es Mi Parque&#8221; Focuses on Conservation, Regulation and Safety The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is endeavoring to keep the conversation going with the growing Hispanic population at state parks with the start of this season&#8217;s &#8220;Es Mi Parque&#8221; or &#8220;This is My Park&#8221; program. 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