WSA is proud to partner with Defensores de la Cuenca (Watershed Defenders), a nonprofit dedicated to helping the Latino* community connect with the natural world through knowledge, shared experiences, and opportunities to preserve and defend the Chesapeake Bay watershed for a healthier mind, body and soul.
The partnership is designed to engage the Latino community by forming new connections, not only with residents but also with contractors who make their living working in urban gardens and rural gardens and farms.
Tree Ambassadors, members of Latino community, will be specially trained and equipped to design, install and maintain projects in their own communities. The program, including training and outreach materials, will be offered in Spanish and English.
*WSA is using the term Latino, rather than Latinex as recommended by Abel Olivo, Executive Director of Defensores de la Cuenca.