‘With numbers, there’s impact’: Boise Latino community asks Latinos to fight for nature conservation [Video]

BOISE, Idaho — As the Latino population steadily grows in Idaho, a group of Latino environmental advocates are banding together to make a difference. 

Latino Conservation Week (LCW) is back in the Treasure Valley for its third consecutive year. It’s offering a full week of events, encouraging Latino families and other supporters to connect with the outdoors and their cultural community.

“Our goal here in the Treasure Valley is to encourage families to come out and enjoy nature with their with their peques (children) and spend time outdoors, and really just promote access to our natural resources, and we do that through a cultural lens,” America Yorita-Carrion, Boise LCW planning committee member and co-founder of Peques Nature Club, told KTVB Saturday.

This year’s celebration runs from September 14th to the 22nd. It’s part of a national …