Festivals, Art and Community: Possible Paths for Conservation
PRESENTER: Mirna Borrego Lazalde
Education and Community Outreach Officer, Department of Conservation, Terra Peninsular.
Mirna Borrego Lazalde is an outdoor educator. Since 2017, she has been developing experiences and educational programs that promote the contemplation, understanding and conservation of the natural beauty of Baja California and the nature reserves protected by the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular. She coordinates the San Quintin Bay Shorebird Festival which has won the 2020 Partners in Flight Awards for the Festival Community Model Design. In 2018 she participated with the U.S. Forest Service as a part of the Wildlife internship program in Cordova Alaska.
¨If there is something that I wish to leave behind, it is the traces of a deep love and respect for nature¨
PRESENTATION INFORMATION
Among wetlands, coastal scrub, and volcanoes, there is a particular community, a place where bird migration is celebrated, art supports land management, and curiosity is awakening. For many, the bird festival and the art exhibits provide the first approach to knowledge, the first contact with the conservation work done by Terra Peninsular, and an opportunity to live a comprehensive, collaborative, and memorable community experience.