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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

Santa Fe County Commissioner Camilla Bustamante on the Rio Grande and New Mexico’s Water Crisis

Santa Fe County Commissioner Camilla Bustamante on the Rio Grande and New Mexico’s Water Crisis

HCLC, URG, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaJanuary 12, 2026Video, Rio Grande, New Mexico, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

Meet Lucy Trejo: From El Paso to the Wild

Meet Lucy Trejo: From El Paso to the Wild

VideoDaniela ZavalaJanuary 7, 2026New Mexico, outdoors, Artemis Sportswomen, outdoors equityComment

The Making of a Huntress

The Making of a Huntress

Outdoor Recreation, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaJanuary 2, 2026Artemis Sportswomen, hunting, huntress, outdoors, outdoor recreation, New MexicoComment

Kenneth Salazar: His Journey in Water Conservation and Water Distribution

Kenneth Salazar: His Journey in Water Conservation and Water Distribution

Video, Water, HCLCDaniela ZavalaOctober 6, 2025Kenneth Salazar, Agua, Acequia Culture, New MexicoComment

The Tradition of Stewardship: One Man’s Lifelong Love for the Land, Water, and Future Generations

The Tradition of Stewardship: One Man’s Lifelong Love for the Land, Water, and Future Generations

Guest Blog, HCLC, WaterDaniela ZavalaOctober 6, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, New Mexico, Water, AcequiasComment

Honoring the Pecos River: Celebrating Upper Pecos Watershed Awareness Month and Elevating the Community Voices that Are Advocating for its Protection

Honoring the Pecos River: Celebrating Upper Pecos Watershed Awareness Month and Elevating the Community Voices that Are Advocating for its Protection

HCLC, URG, Water, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaSeptember 8, 2025Pecos River, mining, New Mexico, CHC, Congressional Hispanic CaucusComment

Darien Fernandez: "Our Public Lands Are Essential to Our Traditions, and Way of Life."

Darien Fernandez: "Our Public Lands Are Essential to Our Traditions, and Way of Life."

HCLC, VideoDaniela ZavalaJuly 14, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Public Lands, conservation, Conservation, New Mexico, outdoors, Querencia y HerenciaComment

Our Way of Life: Conservation Grounded in Culture and Community

Our Way of Life: Conservation Grounded in Culture and Community

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJuly 14, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, New Mexico, Outdoor Recreation, Public LandsComment

Restoring Local Stewardship for Resilient Lands

Restoring Local Stewardship for Resilient Lands

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJune 24, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, New Mexico, Fix Our Forests Act, forest health, forest managementComment

Op-ed: Generations of hunters are losing access to the lands we love

Op-ed: Generations of hunters are losing access to the lands we love 

HECHO in the News, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJune 2, 2025oped, New Mexico, hunting, Budget reconciliation, Public Lands, HCLC, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC)Comment

Generations of Hunters and the Growing Barriers We Face

Generations of Hunters and the Growing Barriers We Face

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJune 2, 2025hunting, New Mexico, outdoors, Outdoor Recreation, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc Comment

Honoring Ralph Vigil: A Tribute to a Dedicated Conservationist Deeply Rooted in Querencia

Honoring Ralph Vigil: A Tribute to a Dedicated Conservationist Deeply Rooted in Querencia

HCLC, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaMay 19, 2025Ralph Vigil, Acequia Culture, New Mexico, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

New Mexico Takes Critical Step to Restore Water Protections After Supreme Court Setback

New Mexico Takes Critical Step to Restore Water Protections After Supreme Court Setback

Photo taken by Daniela Zavala in New Mexico

WaterDaniela ZavalaApril 14, 2025Clean Water Act, Clean water for all, protect waters, New Mexico, new mexico legislatureComment

Ralph Vigil Explains the Origins of Acequia

Ralph Vigil Explains the Origins of Acequia

Video, Water, HCLCDaniela ZavalaApril 7, 2025Acequias, Acequia, New Mexico, Water, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC)Comment

Understanding Acequias: Cultural Significance to Hispanos in the American Southwest

Understanding Acequias: Cultural Significance to Hispanos in the American Southwest

Video, Water, HCLCDaniela ZavalaFebruary 7, 2025New Mexico, Acequias, Querencia y Herencia, Water, watershedComment

HECHO Requests Consideration of Hispanic Concerns Raised Regarding the Caja Del Rio National Monument Proposal

HECHO Requests Consideration of Hispanic Concerns Raised Regarding the Caja Del Rio National Monument Proposal

Press Releases/Statements, Caja del RioDaniela ZavalaDecember 10, 2024Caja del Rio, New MexicoComment

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Has Officially Endorsed the Pecos Watershed Protection Act

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Has Officially Endorsed the Pecos Watershed Protection Act

HCLC, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaNovember 6, 2024Pecos River, Upper Rio Grande, Rio Grande, New Mexico, new mexico wild, Acequias, watershed, WaterComment

We Must Reestablish Our Connection to Mother Earth and Take Good Care of Her

We Must Reestablish Our Connection to Mother Earth and Take Good Care of Her

HCLC, Guest Blog, URG, WaterDaniela ZavalaOctober 7, 2024New Mexico, Acequias, Querencia y Herencia, Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment