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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

Retired Miner Warns: Resolution Copper’s Mine at Oak Flat Would Be a “Large Toxic Toilet”

Retired Miner Warns: Resolution Copper’s Mine at Oak Flat Would Be a “Large Toxic Toilet”

Video, Oak Flat, HCLC, WaterDaniela ZavalaMarch 31, 2025Save oak flat Act, Save Oak Flat, Oak Flat, Arizona, mining, block cave mining, Resolution CopperComment

Championing Conservation: Representative Mariana Sandoval's Call to Action for Latinos

Championing Conservation: Representative Mariana Sandoval's Call to Action for Latinos

HCLC, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaMarch 3, 2025AZ Rep Mariana Sandoval, Arizona, conservation, Latinos in Conservation, #Latinos4Conservation, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

Protecting Our Public Lands, Resources, and American Interests From Foreign Mining Companies

Protecting Our Public Lands, Resources, and American Interests From Foreign Mining Companies

Oak Flat, Water, VideoDaniela ZavalaFebruary 12, 2025Save oak flat Act, oak flat, arizona, water, indigenous peoples, San Carlos Apache, mining, Copper mining, Resolution CopperComment

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

How American Copper Could Be Shipped to China if Resolution Copper Took Control of Lands in Arizona

How American Copper Could Be Shipped to China if Resolution Copper Took Control of Lands in Arizona

Photo from NWF by Thomas Amaya

Video, Water, Oak FlatDaniela ZavalaFebruary 3, 2025oak flat, Save oak flat Act, Water, water pollution, water conservation, Copper mining, Resolution CopperComment

Closing Out 2024 With Successful Conservation Efforts and Kicking off 2025 With Expanded Opportunities for Outdoor Recreation for All

Closing Out 2024 With Successful Conservation Efforts and Kicking off 2025 With Expanded Opportunities for Outdoor Recreation for All

Photo: Daniela Zavala (White Pocket, AZ)

URG, Water, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaJanuary 13, 2025Pecos River, Upper Rio Grande, conservation, water, Bipartisan EXPLORE Act, outdoors, Outdoor Recreation Comment

Jerry Cordova: “The One Water Concept Affects Everything”

Jerry Cordova: “The One Water Concept Affects Everything”

HCLC, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaJanuary 2, 2025Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, Water, water conservation, water crisis, water pollutionComment

What One Water Is and Why Is So Important To Understand It

What One Water Is and Why Is So Important To Understand It

Water, HCLC, Guest Blog, CO RiverDaniela ZavalaJanuary 2, 2025Water, watershed, water conservationComment

HECHO Supports the Proposed 20-Year Administrative Mineral Withdrawal of the Upper Pecos Watershed

HECHO Supports the Proposed 20-Year Administrative Mineral Withdrawal of the Upper Pecos Watershed

URG, Water, Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaDecember 13, 2024Pecos River, Upper Rio Grande, new mexico, water, miningComment

Navigating the Future of the Colorado River & Collective Strategies for Water Sustainability

Navigating the Future of the Colorado River & Collective Strategies for Water Sustainability

CO River, HCLC, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaDecember 9, 2024Colorado river, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, waterComment

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

Este mes de la Herencia Nativa Americana, apoya a la Tribu San Carlos Apache y sus esfuerzos para proteger Oak Flat

Este mes de la Herencia Nativa Americana, apoya a la Tribu San Carlos Apache y sus esfuerzos para proteger Oak Flat

Guest Blog, Oak Flat, WaterDaniela ZavalaNovember 18, 2024Native American Heritage Month, mes de la herencia nativa americana, San Carlos Apache, Save oak flat Act, oak flat, Copper miningComment

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

Julian Gonzalez: A Fulfilling Career in Conservation and Environmental Justice

Julian Gonzalez: A Fulfilling Career in Conservation and Environmental Justice

Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaNovember 4, 2024Conservation, conservation careers, Environmental Justice (EJ), Hispanic Heritage MonthComment

Ralph Vigil: “Hispanics Must Reconnect to Mother Earth and Get Involved in Conservation”

Ralph Vigil: “Hispanics Must Reconnect to Mother Earth and Get Involved in Conservation”

HCLC, URG, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaNovember 4, 2024Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, Hispanic Leaders, conservation, public lands, watersComment

Our Latino Community Is One of the Most Impacted by Oil and Gas, Environmental Justice, and Lack of Access to Resources

Our Latino Community Is One of the Most Impacted by Oil and Gas, Environmental Justice, and Lack of Access to Resources

Guest Blog, HCLC, Oil & Gas, WaterDaniela ZavalaNovember 4, 2024Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, Hispanic leaders, oil and gas, oil and gas reform, colorado, water Comment

Rep. Elizabeth Velasco Shares Her Story of Becoming an Elected Official and a Conservationist

Rep. Elizabeth Velasco Shares Her Story of Becoming an Elected Official and a Conservationist

HCLC, Oil & Gas, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaNovember 4, 2024Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLC, oil and gas, oil and gas reform, waterComment

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

Francisco Abarca: “Wildlife Knows No Boundaries, Whether They Be International or Political”

Francisco Abarca: “Wildlife Knows No Boundaries, Whether They Be International or Political”

Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaOctober 7, 2024Conservation, Wildlife, Wildlife Connectivity Corridors, AZ Game and Fish, arizona, sonoran desertComment