Revisiting the Beauty, Heritage and Community of Loreto

Revisiting the Beauty, Heritage and Community of Loreto

“As I stepped off the plane onto the tarmac, I took that first deep breath, inhaling the unique scent of where the desert meets the sea.”

During a recent visit to Loreto, Mark Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation, shared these observations of Loreto’s majestic natural resources and the efforts to protect them, by Keep Loreto Magical and the Loreto Bay National Park staff.

Donations pour in to feed Loreto families

Donations pour in to feed Loreto families

In mid-April Tracy Collinridge, on the Facebook page “Voices of Loreto,” reached out to the community to join her in a food donation program for Loretanos. Tracy’s idea could be put into practice quickly because of the groundwork already done by Cecilia Fischer, program manager for the Keep Loreto Magic Foundation. All the new program needed, at minimum, were reliable funding and a roster of volunteers.