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When Federal Cuts Hit Home: Impacts on Public Lands and Health Services in Coconino County

When Federal Cuts Hit Home: Impacts on Public Lands and Health Services in Coconino County

Photo by Daniela Zavala for HECHO

Grand Canyon, Guest Blog, HCLC, Monuments, WaterDaniela ZavalaMay 1, 2025New Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Grand Canyon Protection Act, grand canyon national park, coconino county, staff cuts and budget freeze public lands, arizona Comment

HECHO Statement on Emergency Permitting Procedures for Environmental Reviews

HECHO Statement on Emergency Permitting Procedures for Environmental Reviews

Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaApril 24, 2025Statement, Public Lands, DOIComment

HCLC Henry Muñoz: “ This Mine Is Not for Us. It’s for Profit, and That Profit Is Going to China”

HCLC Henry Muñoz: “ This Mine Is Not for Us. It’s for Profit, and That Profit Is Going to China”

Video, Water, HCLC, Oak FlatDaniela ZavalaApril 18, 2025Video, Save oak flat Act, save oak flat, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, Water, mining, Resolution CopperComment

HECHO Condemns Transfer of Public Lands to a Foreign Company to Advance a Mining Project that Threatens a Sacred Site and Arizona’s Water Supply

HECHO Condemns Transfer of Public Lands to a Foreign Company to Advance a Mining Project that Threatens a Sacred Site and Arizona’s Water Supply

Oak Flat, Press Releases/Statements, WaterDaniela ZavalaApril 18, 2025Press Release, oak flat, Save oak flat Act, arizona, Water, hclcComment

Protecting Arizona's Public Lands: A Call to Action

Protecting Arizona's Public Lands: A Call to Action

Video, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaApril 17, 2025Public Lands, #keepitpublic, conservation, Outdoor Recreation, permanent protectionsComment

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

Why Investing in Our Public Lands and Their Proper Management Is More Important Now Than Ever

Why Investing in Our Public Lands and Their Proper Management Is More Important Now Than Ever

Guest Blog, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaApril 14, 2025Public Lands, U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Department of Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS), NAtional monuments, Outdoor Recreation, Outdoor Recreation Economy contributionComment

My Top 3 Places to Go Fly Fishing in New Mexico

My Top 3 Places to Go Fly Fishing in New Mexico

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaApril 14, 2025Fly fishing, anglers, fishing, outdoors, Outdoor Recreation, Enjoying the OutdoorsComment

HECHO Commends Bipartisan Efforts on the Fix Our Forests Act for Wildfire Prevention and Forest Management

HECHO Commends Bipartisan Efforts on the Fix Our Forests Act for Wildfire Prevention and Forest Management

Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaApril 11, 2025Fix Our Forests Act, forest management, forestry, forest healthComment

HECHO Urges Permanent Protection for the Pecos River Watershed

HECHO Urges Permanent Protection for the Pecos River Watershed

URG, Press Releases/Statements, WaterDaniela ZavalaApril 9, 2025statement, Pecos River, Upper Rio GrandeComment

HECHO Opposes Proposal to Sell Federal Public Lands for Budget Reconciliation

HECHO Opposes Proposal to Sell Federal Public Lands for Budget Reconciliation

Press Releases/StatementsDaniela ZavalaApril 8, 2025Statement, Public Lands, conservationComment

What Causes Wildfires, and How Does Global Warming Affect Them?

What Causes Wildfires, and How Does Global Warming Affect Them?

HCLC, VideoDaniela ZavalaApril 7, 2025Forest Restoration, forestry, global warming, climate crisis, climate changeComment

Acequias: More Than a Traditional Irrigation System; It Embodies a Way of Life Deeply Rooted in My Culture and Family

Acequias: More Than a Traditional Irrigation System; It Embodies a Way of Life Deeply Rooted in My Culture and Family

HCLC, WaterDaniela ZavalaApril 7, 2025Acequias, Acequia, Water, water conservation, water scarcityComment

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

Hundreds Rally in Arizona to Protect Public Lands

Hundreds Rally in Arizona to Protect Public Lands

VideoDaniela ZavalaMarch 27, 2025arizona, Arizona Wildlife Federation, conservation, Public Lands, NAtional monuments, hunters, anglersComment

Op-ed: State’s Public Lands Must Not Be a Casualty of Housing Solutions

Op-ed: State’s Public Lands Must Not Be a Casualty of Housing Solutions

Monuments, HECHO in the NewsDaniela ZavalaMarch 24, 2025op-ed, nevada, Avi Kwa Ame, avi kwa ame national monument, Public Lands, conservationComment

Op-ed: Grand Canyon Monument Embodies How Antiquities Act Should Be Used

Op-ed: Grand Canyon Monument Embodies How Antiquities Act Should Be Used

HCLC, HECHO in the News, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaMarch 24, 2025New Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, grand canyon national monument, BNIK national monument, Arizona, public lands, ConservationComment

HECHO Statement on the Passing of Congressman Raúl Grijalva

HECHO Statement on the Passing of Congressman Raúl Grijalva

Press Releases/StatementsCamilla SimonMarch 13, 2025Comment

Op-ed: Wildfires Are a Serious Threat to Our Communities; Investing in Active Forest Management Is Critical.

Op-ed: Wildfires Are a Serious Threat to Our Communities; Investing in Active Forest Management Is Critical.

HECHO in the NewsDaniela ZavalaMarch 3, 2025oped, Forest Restoration, forest management, U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Fix Our Forests ActComment