Tree Planting

ecoLatinos with the support of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay helped plant 54 much needed trees in and around Saint Mary’s of Landover’s church, school and parking lot. With the help of volunteers from across the community, including high school environmentalists from DuVal HS and Boy Scout Troop 1249 from Bowie, MD. We were delighted to help Father Evelio take this important step.

Clean up and Care of Anacostia Northwest Branch

On behalf of one of the key communities we serve, ecoLatinos has adopted the portion of the Anacostia that runs through the Langley Park neighborhood. In collaboration with Father Erick and his amazing team volunteers from Saint Camillus Church we endeavor to push back against the litter and waste that diminish our joy in the green spaces around us.  We have removed hundreds of bags of trash, as well as several bicycles and tires in our efforts.

Rain Barrels for the Latino Community

ecoLatinos provided outreach consulting services for the Rock Creek Conservancy. Through these efforts Hispanic homeowners from the Aspen Hill and Wheaton areas received stormwater mitigation systems that connected them with the Montgomery County green infrastructure programs.

Making Connections that Bring People Together

ecoLatinos provided bilingual outreach to the Year of the Anacostia project. This yearlong celebration honored the history the Anacostia River and its surrounding communities and celebrated the progress that has been made toward the river’s restoration. Our work made these events more meaningful and more accessible to the area’s growing Hispanic community.

Community Tree Stewardship in Action

ecoLatinos supported LillieLeaf Solutions to promote urban tree stewardship in three Hispanic clusters of Prince George’s County: Langley Park, Bladensburg, and Riverdale Park. This project was part of the Environmental Justice Initiative under the Chesapeake Bay Tree Canopy Strategy.

Enhancing Access, Expanding Audiences

ecoLatinos provides bilingual support services to the Alice Ferguson Foundation. The Trash Free Schools Guidebook, Cleanup Site planning and other educational materials will be available for use by Spanish speaking teachers and students.

Training for Green Jobs

ecoLatinos provides bilingual outreach and engagement services to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. Spanish-speaking contractors are now participating in the RiverSmart Homes rain barrel and rain garden installation trainings in their native language at the DC Department of Energy and the Environment.

Bilingual Social Marketing

ecoLatinos supports OpinionWorks bilingual marketing research strategies by making connections with Spanish communities across the United States and around Latin America. We provide bilingual program management, opinion interviews and recruitment of Spanish participants to focus groups. This work not only helps organizations to better understand the communities they seek to serve. It also gives Spanish language individuals have a voice in the issues that impact their communities.

Chesapeake Bay Trust Community Engagement Mini Grant

EcoLatinos is proud to be an Outreach Consultant for the Chesapeake Bay Trust. We are actively seeking Latino applicants, organizations and congregations for the Community Engagement Mini Grant Program.

Chesapeake Conservation Corps: Do Something Good. Be Something Great.

EcoLatinos was tasked to reach into the Latino community and bring out the next generation of environmental stewards. Recruiting representatives from under-resourced communities, communities of color, and/or Spanish-speakers is absolutely crucial to the forward progress of upkeep and restoration of our natural world.

Audubon Naturalist Society: Naturally Latinos Conference

EcoLatinos partnered with the Audubon Naturalist Society to coordinated their first Latino-focused environment conference called Naturally Latinos. The conference focused on exposing professionals to environmental careers and advocacy and creating networking opportunities for the Latino environmental community.

Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewardship Academy: Stormwater Management Lit Review

EcoLatinos identified key messages, incentives and tools used by jurisdictions nationwide and stormwater professionals to promote the installation of stormwater best management practices on homeowner properties.