The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and its supporting departments, invite you to celebrate Pride Month. Through virtual and in-person events, CNRA departments, commissions, and conservancies will be honoring LGBTQ2S+ leaders in the environmental field. LGBTQ2S+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and two-spirit, which is an umbrella term across American Indian and First Nations cultures for a person who embodies both male and female spirits within them.
Special thanks to Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety staff for leading the 2024 Pride Month Committee
Title: Pride Outside and National Trails Day
Time: 9am to 2pm
Description: The Watershed Project and the American Hiking Society will be hosting a celebration of Pride, community, and nature as they lead a group of volunteers in a restoration event helping to maintain the Baxter Creek bioswale. Training in native plant and bird identification will be provided, and attendees are invited to join a picnic lunch and nature walk along the San Francisco Bay Trail afterward. Sign-ups for the event can be found on TWP’s website.
Link (if needed): The Watershed Project Website (includes sign-up links)
Title: Secretary Speaker Series - Golden Coast Pride: Exploring LGBTQ+ Stories in California
Time: noon to 1pm.
Description: “Golden Coast Pride: Exploring LGBTQ2s+ Stories in California" an inspirational webinar celebrating LGBTQ2s+ experiences across the Golden State. Panelists will share the personal journeys that have shaped them it thought-provoking discussions exploring diverse voices and histories that have formed California's LGBTQ2s+ community. Celebrate these stories that honor the resilience, inspiration, and activism of LGBTQ2s+ individuals throughout California's past, present, and future.
Zoom Registration: https://ca-water-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uTdkfgTkTl2AiZa-_aJn_QTitle: Sacramento Pride March and California Natural Resources Agency Recruitment Booth
Description:
PRIDE March: California Natural Resources Agency and CalEPA staff members will be marching together at the Sacramento Pride. Join us!
Where: Southside Park 2115 Sixth Street, Sacramento, CA 95818
Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Website: Sacramento Pride March registration for State employees only: Pride Month March Registration (office.com)
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
HR Booth: Come and meet human resource experts from the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and learn about our 26 departments, conservancies and commissions. Discover job opportunities at departments such as the Department of Fish and Wildlife, CAL FIRE, Conservation Corps, Department of Parks and Recreation and more.
Where: Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California
About Pride Month
June is Pride Month, an entire month dedicated to uplifting and celebrating LGBTQ2S+ voices, lives, contributions, and experiences. It is also a key time to support LGBTQ2S+ rights. Celebrate PRIDE Month with our theme "Reflect, Empower, Act." This theme encourages the LGBTQ2s+ community and allies to harness their inner strength, reflect on the progress and challenges faced, and take decisive steps towards equality and inclusion. Join us in a series of events and activities designed to empower voices, foster thoughtful reflection, and inspire meaningful action for a brighter, more inclusive future.
The logo reflects the flag designed in 2018 by non-binary designer Daniel Quasar to celebrate the diversity of the modern-day LGBTQ2S+ community and call for a more inclusive society. The colors also have their own unique symbolism:
Red: Life
Orange: Healing
Yellow: Sunlight
Green: Nature
Turquoise: Magic and Art
Indigo: Serenity
Violet: Spirit
Black and Brown: People of Color
Pink, White, Baby Blue: Transgender
