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Acequias: Community Water Management and Shared Stewardship

Acequias: Community Water Management and Shared Stewardship

Video, Water, HCLC, URGDaniela ZavalaFebruary 2, 2026Acequia, Acequias, New Mexico, Colorado, San Luis Valley Colorado, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

Acequias: The Lifeblood of Our Communities

Acequias: The Lifeblood of Our Communities

Water, URG, HCLC, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaJanuary 28, 2026Acequias, Acequia Culture, Acequia, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Colorado, New MexicoComment

Crestina Martinez: "Water is life in the San Luis Valley in CO and across the entire Southwest."

Crestina Martinez: "Water is life in the San Luis Valley in CO and across the entire Southwest."

CO River, HCLC, VideoDaniela ZavalaNovember 18, 2025Water, colorado river, water resiliency, watershed, Colorado river, Colorado, hclc, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC)Comment

Amplifying Indigenous Voices: Working With and For Native Communities

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaOctober 28, 2025Native American Heritage Month, Native americans, Colorado, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, Stacie Gilmore, guest blogComment

Nick Saenz: Securing the Future. The Resilience of the Colorado River

Nick Saenz: Securing the Future. The Resilience of the Colorado River

HCLC, CO River, VideoDaniela ZavalaOctober 21, 2025colorado river, colorado river resiliency, Colorado, San Luis Valley Colorado, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC)Comment

Our Roots Run Deep: Land, History, and Hispanic Heritage

Our Roots Run Deep: Land, History, and Hispanic Heritage

HCLC, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaSeptember 11, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Colorado, hispanic leadership, History of the southwest, History, History culture and public landsComment

The Journey of Stacie Gilmore: A Commitment to Conservation and Community

The Journey of Stacie Gilmore: A Commitment to Conservation and Community

Video, HCLCDaniela ZavalaAugust 25, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Colorado, Stacie GilmoreComment

Colorado State Representative Elizabeth Velasco Talks About the Impact of Oil and Gas on Communities

Colorado State Representative Elizabeth Velasco Talks About the Impact of Oil and Gas on Communities

HCLC, Oil & Gas, VideoDaniela ZavalaDecember 9, 2024oil and gas reform, oil and gas, Colorado, Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

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

We Must Protect the Dolores River Canyon and Ensure That It’s Accessible to Our Communities

We Must Protect the Dolores River Canyon and Ensure That It’s Accessible to Our Communities

Dolores River Canyon, HCLC, Monuments, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaAugust 27, 2024Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, permanent protections, NAtional monuments, Public Lands, conservation, Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC)Comment

Op-Ed: National Monument Designation for Dolores Canyons Would Benefit Not Only Local Communities and Tourists but Also All Coloradans

Op-Ed: National Monument Designation for Dolores Canyons Would Benefit Not Only Local Communities and Tourists but Also All Coloradans

Dolores River Canyon, HCLC, HECHO in the News, Water, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaJuly 29, 2024oped, Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, Colorado, Dolores River CanyonComment

Explorando el Cañón del Río Dolores y abogando por su protección permanente

Explorando el Cañón del Río Dolores y abogando por su protección permanente

Dolores River Canyon, Video, Water, Monuments, En Español, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJune 18, 2024Dolores River Canyon, HCLC, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), Colorado, WaterComment

HCLC Members and the HECHO Team Explored the Dolores River Canyon and Advocated for Its Permanent Protection

HCLC Members and the HECHO Team Explored the Dolores River Canyon and Advocated for Its Permanent Protection

Dolores River Canyon, HCLC, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaJune 11, 2024Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, NAtional monuments, Public Lands, conservation, water, watershed, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

Embajadores on a Mission! Increasing Access To Outdoor Recreation and Fostering Healthy Lifestyles Among Latinos and Hispanics

Embajadores on a Mission! Increasing Access To Outdoor Recreation and Fostering Healthy Lifestyles Among Latinos and Hispanics

Photos courtesy of SLV GO. Permission to reproduce for blog.

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaMay 31, 2024Outdoors, outdoors equity, Outdoor Recreation, Colorado, SLV GO, San Luis Valley ColoradoComment

HECHO Applauds Colorado for Taking a Critical Step To Restore Protection for the State’s Wetlands and Streams

HECHO Applauds Colorado for Taking a Critical Step To Restore Protection for the State’s Wetlands and Streams

Press Releases/Statements, Water, URGDaniela ZavalaMay 30, 2024Statement, water, colorado, Clean Water Act, clean water for all, ColoradoComment

Jerry Cordova: Ensuring the Latinx Voice Is Heard and Represented in the Conservation Space

Jerry Cordova: Ensuring the Latinx Voice Is Heard and Represented in the Conservation Space

Photo provided by Jerry Cordova.

HCLC, Video, URG, WaterDaniela ZavalaMay 6, 2024Colorado, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, conservationComment

How the US Supreme Court's Decision Impacts Clean Water for All

How the US Supreme Court's Decision Impacts Clean Water for All

Video, Water, URG, CO RiverDaniela ZavalaApril 18, 2024Clean Water Act, Clean water for all, New Mexico, Arizona, ColoradoComment

2024 HECHO Spring Advocacy Trip

2024 HECHO Spring Advocacy Trip

HCLC, Video, Oil & Gas, Oak Flat, Dolores River Canyon, CO River, Caja del Rio, Grand Canyon, WaterDaniela ZavalaApril 15, 2024Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), Hispanic Leaders, Earth Day, Arizona, New Mexico, ColoradoComment

From a Successful Video Gamer to an Elected Official Who Deeply Cares About Conservation and Marginalized Communities

From a Successful Video Gamer to an Elected Official Who Deeply Cares About Conservation and Marginalized Communities

Guest Blog, HCLC, WaterDaniela ZavalaApril 1, 2024Colorado, water, mining, Hispanic Leaders, hispanic conservation leadership council, Hispanic leadersComment

Por qué es fundamental proteger el Cañón del Río Dolores

Por qué es fundamental proteger el Cañón del Río Dolores

Photo provided by Dolores River Canyon coalition. Permission to use providing credit to RigtoFlip.

Dolores River Canyon, Water, Guest Blog, CO River, En EspañolDaniela ZavalaMarch 25, 2024Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, conservationComment