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Explore Our National Parks on Entrance-Free Days in 2026

Explore Our National Parks on Entrance-Free Days in 2026

Photo of Yosemite National Park in feature images by Daniela Zavala.

Guest Blog, Outdoor RecreationDaniela ZavalaJanuary 2, 2026National Park Service (NPS), National Parks, National Public Lands Day, Public Lands, Outdoors, Outdoor RecreationComment

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

Hunting With Intention: Learning From the Land, Honoring What Sustains Us, and Inviting Others In

Hunting With Intention: Learning From the Land, Honoring What Sustains Us, and Inviting Others In

Outdoor Recreation, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaDecember 15, 2025Artemis Sportswomen, Daphne Williams, Hunting, outdoor recreation Comments

Protecting What’s Ours: Why I Advocate for Public Lands in the Southwest

Protecting What’s Ours: Why I Advocate for Public Lands in the Southwest

HCLC, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaDecember 1, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

Wild and Confident: The Transformative Power of Hunting and Fishing for Women

Wild and Confident: The Transformative Power of Hunting and Fishing for Women

Outdoor Recreation, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaNovember 17, 2025Hunting, outdoors, Enjoying the Outdoors, Outdoor Recreation, Artemis Sportswomen, Women huntersComment

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

Getting More Latinos Into the Outdoors Will Increase their Presence in Conservation and Improve our Community's Health

Getting More Latinos Into the Outdoors Will Increase their Presence in Conservation and Improve our Community's Health

Guest Blog, HCLC, Outdoor RecreationDaniela ZavalaOctober 27, 2025guest blog, Conservation and Latinos, latino outdoors, Latino Conservation Week, Outdoor RecreationComment

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

Celebrating Culture, Conservation, and the Outdoors

Celebrating Culture, Conservation, and the Outdoors

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaSeptember 29, 2025Guest blog, Hispanic leaders, Hispanic Heritage Month, Virginia Hispanic leaders, Maribel Castañeda, Advisory Board, HECHO Advisory BoardComment

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

Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Celebrando las Contribuciones de los Hispanos y Latinos en la Conservación

Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Celebrando las Contribuciones de los Hispanos y Latinos en la Conservación

Guest Blog, En EspañolDaniela ZavalaSeptember 10, 2025Mes de la Herencia Hispana, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latinos in Conservation, conservation, ConservacionComment

Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Hispanic and Latino Americans' Contributions and Voices in Conservation

Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Hispanic and Latino Americans' Contributions and Voices in Conservation

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaSeptember 8, 2025hispanic leadership, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), Hispanic Heritage MonthComment

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

What Can You Do To Prepare for Fire Season and Prevent Wildfires

What Can You Do To Prepare for Fire Season and Prevent Wildfires

HCLC, Guest Blog, VideoDaniela ZavalaAugust 11, 2025hclc, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), Devon Suarez, Wildfire, firesComment

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Huellas Ancestrales del Monumento Nacional del Gran Cañón cumple dos años y todavía necesita nuestras voces para mantener protecció

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Huellas Ancestrales del Monumento Nacional del Gran Cañón cumple dos años y todavía necesita nuestras voces para mantener protecció

Guest Blog, Monuments, Grand Canyon, En EspañolDaniela ZavalaAugust 4, 2025New Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Grand Canyon Protection Act, grand canyon national park, Grand Canyon, arizonaComment

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument Turns Two and Still Needs Our Advocacy and Protection

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument Turns Two and Still Needs Our Advocacy and Protection

Grand Canyon, Guest Blog, Monuments, WaterDaniela ZavalaAugust 4, 2025New Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, grand canyon national park, grand canyon national monument, Grand Canyon, arizona, Grand Canyon WatershedComment

Resolution Copper Is the Future of Domestic Mining: Myths vs. Fact

Resolution Copper Is the Future of Domestic Mining: Myths vs. Fact

Guest Blog, Oak Flat, WaterDaniela ZavalaJuly 22, 2025oak flat, save oak flat, Save Oak Flat, Resolution Copper, Arizona, Water, Water pollution, groundwaterComment

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

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