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While We Celebrate the Baaj Nwaavjo I’Tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument’s First Anniversary, Uranium Mining Potentially Threatens This Irreplaceable Landscape

While We Celebrate the Baaj Nwaavjo I’Tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument’s First Anniversary, Uranium Mining Potentially Threatens This Irreplaceable Landscape

Grand Canyon, Guest Blog, HCLC, Monuments, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaAugust 4, 2024gra, Grand Canyon Protection Act, grand canyon national monument, grand canyon national park, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLCComment

The Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument's First Anniversary

The Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument's First Anniversary

Grand Canyon, Video, Water, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaAugust 2, 2024grand canyon national monument, Grand Canyon, grand canyon national parkComment

Ralph Vigil: “Restoring Water Protections Is Greatly Important”

Ralph Vigil: “Restoring Water Protections Is Greatly Important”

URG, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaAugust 2, 2024new mexico, Clean water for all, Clean Water Act, Water, watershedComment

HECHO Statement: It’s Time to Permanently Protect the Great Bend of the Gila by Designating It as a National Monument

HECHO Statement: It’s Time to Permanently Protect the Great Bend of the Gila by Designating It as a National Monument

Great Bend of the Gila, Monuments, Press Releases/Statements, URGDaniela ZavalaAugust 2, 2024great bend of the gila, NAtional monuments, arizona Comment

¡Llegó el turno de la Gran Curva de Gila para convertirse en el próximo monumento nacional de Arizona!

¡Llegó el turno de la Gran Curva de Gila para convertirse en el próximo monumento nacional de Arizona!

En Español, Great Bend of the Gila, HCLC, Monuments, Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaAugust 2, 2024statement, Great bend of the gila, raul grijalva, permanent protections, arizona, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclcComment

Urgent Action Needed: Commonsense Reforms That Protect Taxpayers From Paying for Corporations’ Clean-up Costs Are Under Attack by Members of Congress

Urgent Action Needed: Commonsense Reforms That Protect Taxpayers From Paying for Corporations’ Clean-up Costs Are Under Attack by Members of Congress

Oil & GasDaniela ZavalaAugust 2, 2024oil and gas reform, oil and gas, Leasing Reform, conservationComment

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

La escasez de árboles en determinadas comunidades es una cuestión de equidad.

La escasez de árboles en determinadas comunidades es una cuestión de equidad.

En Español, Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJuly 29, 2024tree equity, BENEFITS OF TREES, En español, blog, hclc, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), arizona, Environmental Justice (EJ)Comment

Let’s Protect and Honor Mimbres Peaks With a National Monument Designation

Let’s Protect and Honor Mimbres Peaks With a National Monument Designation

Photo provided by Mimbres coalition with permission to use given the credit to photograher Wayne Suggs.

MonumentsDaniela ZavalaJuly 10, 2024mimbres peaks, new mexico, national monuments, Public Lands, conservationComment

Eddie Melendrez: “How and Why I Got Involved in The Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument Campaign”

Eddie Melendrez: “How and Why I Got Involved in The Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument Campaign”

Photo provided by Eddie Melendrez

Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaJuly 8, 2024NAtional monuments, Owyhee Canyonlands, Oregon, permanent protectionsComment

What Permanently Protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands Means to Me and the Latino Community in Oregon

What Permanently Protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands Means to Me and the Latino Community in Oregon

Guest Blog, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaJuly 8, 2024NAtional monuments, Owyhee Canyonlands, Hispanic leaders, conservation Comment

Resolution Copper’s Mine Would Use About 250 Billion Gallons, but What’s the Water For?

Resolution Copper’s Mine Would Use About 250 Billion Gallons, but What’s the Water For?

Photo taken by Daniela Zavala

HCLC, Oak Flat, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaJuly 7, 2024Resolution Copper, mining, Copper mining, Save oak flat Act, oak flat, hclc, Hispanic leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC)Comment

Camping Etiquette Basics

Photo taken by Daniela Zavala

VideoDaniela ZavalaJuly 7, 2024Camping tips, hispanics enjoying camping hunting and the outdoors, camping etiquette, camping rules, outdoors, Outdoor Recreation, Enjoying the OutdoorsComment

La Ley de Antigüedades: Cómo es el proceso para proteger las tierras y aguas públicas de forma permanente.

La Ley de Antigüedades: Cómo es el proceso para proteger las tierras y aguas públicas de forma permanente.

Photo taken by Daniela Zavala

En Español, HCLC, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaJune 26, 2024monumentos nacionales, national monuments, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, grand canyon national monument, Rio Grande, Ley de antiguedades, Antiquities ActComment

Why Tree Equity Is so Important

Photo taken by Daniela Zavala

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJune 20, 2024Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), Arizona, benefits of trees, tree equity, heat wave, climate change Comment

The Benefits of Trees

Photo taken by Daniela Zavala

Video, URG, HCLCDaniela ZavalaJune 20, 2024benefits of trees, Climate Change, Climate Solutions in Action, artizona, Arizona, HEat waveComment

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

Fly Fishing Is a Sport for Everyone. Take the First Step, and Let’s Catch Some Fish!

Fly Fishing Is a Sport for Everyone. Take the First Step, and Let’s Catch Some Fish!

Photos provided by Ivan Valdez

Guest Blog, WaterDaniela ZavalaJune 17, 2024New Mexico, RIVERS, Rio Grande, FISHING, Outdoor Recreation, Enjoying the Outdoors, guest blog, National Great Outdoors MonthComment

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

Dr. Anthony Dorame: “Caja Del Rio Is a Very Significant Place to All of Us in Northern New Mexico”

Dr. Anthony Dorame: “Caja Del Rio Is a Very Significant Place to All of Us in Northern New Mexico”

Screenshot from Caja del Rio documentary shot by Gregg Flores for HECHO.

Video, Caja del RioDaniela ZavalaJune 10, 2024caja del rio, new mexico, public lands, conservationComment