What does one say when they have no words to fully encompass the significance of something? I have trouble believing I can convey how important the DC conference was to me - but I can try! Being in DC with all the other LHIP interns, the...
As part of my internship here at Zion, I helped plan the very first Latino Conservation Week event here! We celebrated on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023. For our event, we had a guided hike in the morning and table activities in the afternoon. We had many...
This past week, I was fortunate enough to go to Grand Canyon with two other Zion interns, Jada and Iris, to help with the Grand Canyon Juneteenth event and research in their museum collection archive! [caption id="attachment_16602" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Jada, Iris, and I![/caption] The first day I...
Zion National park has practically been my backyard for my whole life. It is disappointing to say that I have only visited the park four times prior to my first day as an intern for the Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP). My first few days...
Hi everyone! My name is Gabriella Parra. I am from Tucson, Arizona, and I will be a community outreach intern this summer at Zion National Park! My mom, my step-dad, and I took the eight and a half hour road trip from Tucson to Zion....