This conference is a space for us to come together as a community that embraces the importance of our connection to nature and to one another.  When we gather together, we recharge, we inspire each other, we learn from our successes and challenges, and we come out with a renewed strength to keep doing the work that we do. This year’s theme, “Fortaleciendo comunidades y ecosistemas,” celebrates the work that many are doing to benefit our communities and bring nature back to urban spaces. Urban ecosystems and our Latino community are under unprecedented stress. Finding opportunities to collaborate and create partnerships is crucial right now. That’s why your participation is so important to make this conference a success.

With our environment and our communities under renewed stress, this opportunity to connect, collaborate, and motivate is more important than ever before!