Today is the first day of Latino Conservation Week (not to be confused with Latinx Conservation Week, the (Deplorable) Latino Conservative Week, or the (turncoat) Latinx Conservative Week). From Audubon, the society named after a notorious advocate for slavery:
LCW events are inclusive of all communities but, in particular, are events that break down barriers Latino communities face when it comes to outdoor recreation and/or conservation efforts.
The National Park Service, under the cruel divisive tyranny of Donald Trump, doesn’t seem to be observing this “inclusive of all communities” week. Their web page on the subject dates to your tax dollars being at work in 2024:
(Despite Joe Biden’s advocacy for 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, note the government’s failure to use the correct gender-inclusive term “Latinx”.)
Did they invite the Mexican DTOs to the festivities? We must be inclusive–maybe they are watching the festivities from the bush. (I didn’t see a grow operation represented in the rainbow ranger hat.)
https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/news/rangers-remove-illegal-marijuana-cultivation-site-from-sequoia-national-park.htm
Stay on the patrolled trails, happy LatinX campers, and even then…