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Debunking Myths About Hunting

Debunking Myths About Hunting

VideoDaniela ZavalaFebruary 3, 2025hunting, hunter, hunters, Outdoor RecreationComment

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

Declaración de HECHO sobre la confirmación de Doug Burgum como Secretario del Interior

Declaración de HECHO sobre la confirmación de Doug Burgum como Secretario del Interior

Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaJanuary 30, 2025comunicado, Statement, Public Lands, DOIComment

HECHO’s Statement on the Confirmation of Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior

HECHO’s Statement on the Confirmation of Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior  

Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaJanuary 30, 2025statement, Department of Interior (DOI), Public Lands, conservaComment

The Passage of the Bipartisan “Fix Our Forests Act” in the House Represents Progress in Addressing Wildfire Risks, and HECHO Urges the Senate to Vote in Favor.

The Passage of the Bipartisan “Fix Our Forests Act” in the House Represents Progress in Addressing Wildfire Risks, and HECHO Urges the Senate to Vote in Favor.

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaJanuary 24, 2025blog, Forest Restoration, U.S. Forest Service (USFS), forestryComment

HECHO Statement on Congress’s Attempt To Revoke the Antiquities Act

HECHO Statement on Congress’s Attempt To Revoke the Antiquities Act

Monuments, Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaJanuary 17, 2025statement, Antiquities Act, permanent protectionsComment

Explore Our National Parks on Entrance-Free Days in 2025

Explore Our National Parks on Entrance-Free Days in 2025

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

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaJanuary 13, 2025National Park Service (NPS), National Parks, National Public Lands Day, Public Lands, Outdoors, Outdoor RecreationComment

Southwestern Arizona Has a Landscape That Needs Permanent Protection: The Great Bend of the Gila

Southwestern Arizona Has a Landscape That Needs Permanent Protection: The Great Bend of the Gila

Great Bend of the Gila, HCLC, VideoDaniela ZavalaJanuary 13, 2025Great bend of the gila, Arizona, Wildlife, permanent protections, Hispanic Leaders, hispanic leadership, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), HCLCComment

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

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

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

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

The Climate Crisis Is Here; It Is Real and Urgent

The Climate Crisis Is Here; It Is Real and Urgent

HCLC, Guest Blog, Oil & GasDaniela ZavalaDecember 2, 2024oil and gas, oil and gas reform, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Climate Change, Climate Solutions in Action, climate crisisComment

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

Adriana García Maximiliano: Why Is Important To Protect the Great Bend of the Gila

Adriana García Maximiliano: Why Is Important To Protect the Great Bend of the Gila

Great Bend of the Gila, HCLC, Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaNovember 12, 2024Great bend of the gila, arizona, NAtional monuments, Antiquities ActComment

Adriana Garcia Maximiliano: Por qué es importante proteger la Gran Curva de Gila

Adriana Garcia Maximiliano: Por qué es importante proteger la Gran Curva de Gila

Great Bend of the Gila, HCLC, Monuments, VideoDaniela ZavalaNovember 12, 2024Great bend of the gila, Arizona, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Antiquities ActComment