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HECHO’s 2025 Policy Priorities: Protecting the Land, Water, and Traditions We Cherish and Rely On

HECHO’s 2025 Policy Priorities: Protecting the Land, Water, and Traditions We Cherish and Rely On

Grand Canyon, Guest Blog, HCLC, Monuments, Oak Flat, Oil & Gas, WaterDaniela ZavalaJune 18, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Public Lands, permanent protections, NAtional monuments, New Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, oak flatComment

National Monuments Designations Are Driven by Local Communities

National Monuments Designations Are Driven by Local Communities

Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaMay 1, 2025Antiquities Act, NAtional monuments, Public Lands, conservationComment

José Witt: “Public Lands Should Never Be Treated as Disposable Assets for Balancing the Budget”

José Witt: “Public Lands Should Never Be Treated as Disposable Assets for Balancing the Budget”

Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaMay 1, 2025Public Lands, conservation, NAtional monuments, Antiquities Act, Ley de antiguedadesComment

When Federal Cuts Hit Home: Impacts on Public Lands and Health Services in Coconino County

When Federal Cuts Hit Home: Impacts on Public Lands and Health Services in Coconino County

Photo by Daniela Zavala for HECHO

Grand Canyon, Guest Blog, HCLC, Monuments, WaterDaniela ZavalaMay 1, 2025New Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Grand Canyon Protection Act, grand canyon national park, coconino county, staff cuts and budget freeze public lands, arizona Comment

Protecting Arizona's Public Lands: A Call to Action

Protecting Arizona's Public Lands: A Call to Action

Video, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaApril 17, 2025Public Lands, #keepitpublic, conservation, Outdoor Recreation, permanent protectionsComment

Why Investing in Our Public Lands and Their Proper Management Is More Important Now Than Ever

Why Investing in Our Public Lands and Their Proper Management Is More Important Now Than Ever

Guest Blog, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaApril 14, 2025Public Lands, U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Department of Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), NAtional monuments, Outdoor Recreation, Outdoor Recreation Economy contributionComment

Op-ed: State’s Public Lands Must Not Be a Casualty of Housing Solutions

Op-ed: State’s Public Lands Must Not Be a Casualty of Housing Solutions

Monuments, HECHO in the NewsDaniela ZavalaMarch 24, 2025op-ed, nevada, Avi Kwa Ame, avi kwa ame national monument, Public Lands, conservationComment

Op-ed: Grand Canyon Monument Embodies How Antiquities Act Should Be Used

Op-ed: Grand Canyon Monument Embodies How Antiquities Act Should Be Used

HCLC, HECHO in the News, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaMarch 24, 2025New Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, grand canyon national monument, BNIK national monument, Arizona, public lands, ConservationComment

Two Years of Protection: Celebrating Avi Kwa Ame National Monument’s Second Anniversary

Two Years of Protection: Celebrating Avi Kwa Ame National Monument’s Second Anniversary

Guest Blog, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaMarch 3, 2025Avi Kwa Ame, avi kwa ame national monument, NAtional monuments, Antiquities Act, Ley de antiguedades, nevadaComment

HECHO Statement on Congress’s Attempt To Revoke the Antiquities Act

HECHO Statement on Congress’s Attempt To Revoke the Antiquities Act

Monuments, Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaJanuary 17, 2025statement, Antiquities Act, permanent protectionsComment

HECHO 2024 Year-End Recap

HECHO 2024 Year-End Recap

Video, Water, Oil & Gas, Monuments, HCLCDaniela ZavalaDecember 4, 2024conservation, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Public Lands, waters, advocacy, Great bend of the gila, Pecos River, oil and gas, public lands ruleComment

Adriana García Maximiliano: Why Is Important To Protect the Great Bend of the Gila

Adriana García Maximiliano: Why Is Important To Protect the Great Bend of the Gila

Great Bend of the Gila, HCLC, Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaNovember 12, 2024Great bend of the gila, arizona, NAtional monuments, Antiquities ActComment

Adriana Garcia Maximiliano: Por qué es importante proteger la Gran Curva de Gila

Adriana Garcia Maximiliano: Por qué es importante proteger la Gran Curva de Gila

Great Bend of the Gila, HCLC, Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaNovember 12, 2024Great bend of the gila, Arizona, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Antiquities ActComment

Understanding the Public Lands Rule

Understanding the Public Lands Rule

HCLC, Learn, URG, Water, Monuments, Oil & GasDaniela ZavalaOctober 10, 2024Public Lands, public lands rule, conservationComment

“Heritage and Stewardship: Hispanic Leadership in American Conservation” Webinar

“Heritage and Stewardship: Hispanic Leadership in American Conservation” Webinar

Great Bend of the Gila, HCLC, Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaSeptember 27, 2024Latinos in Conservation, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Conservation Week, Hispanic Access Foundation, Hispanic Leaders, Great bend of the gila, chukualla, Grand CanyonComment

2024 HECHO Fall Advocacy Trip

2024 HECHO Fall Advocacy Trip

HCLC, Monuments, Video, Water, Dolores River Canyon, Great Bend of the GilaDaniela ZavalaSeptember 16, 2024Hispanic Leaders, hispanic leadership, hispanic conservation leadership council, conservation, Dolores River Canyon, Great, public lands rule, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

Guía para conocer las diferentes denominaciones de tierras públicas en Estados Unidos

Guía para conocer las diferentes denominaciones de tierras públicas en Estados Unidos

En Español, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaSeptember 8, 2024monumentos nacionales, NAtional monuments, parques nacionalesComment

During Hispanic Heritage Month, Let’s Celebrate Hispanic Leadership’s Achievements and Contributions in Conservation and Their United Efforts To Create a Better Future Together

During Hispanic Heritage Month, Let’s Celebrate Hispanic Leadership’s Achievements and Contributions in Conservation and Their United Efforts To Create a Better Future Together

The Dolores River Canyon Is a Magnificent Place, Rich in History and Culture

The Dolores River Canyon Is a Magnificent Place, Rich in History and Culture

Dolores River Canyon, Monuments, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaAugust 27, 2024Dolores River Canyon, Dolores, permanent protections, national, Hispanic Leaders, water, Outdoor Recreation Comment

There Are So Many Reasons to Permanently Protect the Dolores River Canyon

There Are So Many Reasons to Permanently Protect the Dolores River Canyon

Dolores River Canyon, HCLC, Monuments, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaAugust 27, 2024Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, water, Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), permanent protections, NAtional monumentsComment