2024 National Park Week

Photo of Yellowstone National Park by Daniela Zavala.

VideoDaniela ZavalaApril 19, 2024National Park Service (NPS), national parks, national park week, Outdoor Recreation, OutdoorsComment

Días de entrada gratuita para visitar cualquier parque nacional 2024

Photo of Zion National Park by Daniela Zavala.

Guest Blog, En EspañolDaniela ZavalaFebruary 5, 2024parques nacionales, National Park Service (NPS), NAtional monuments, national parks, Outdoor Recreation, Enjoying the OutdoorsComment

Explore Our National Parks on Entrance-Free Days in 2024

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

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaJanuary 8, 2024National Park Service (NPS), National Parks, National Public Lands Day, Public Lands, Outdoors, Outdoor Recreation Comment

Understanding Different Federal Public Lands Designations And Why These Protections Are Important

Photo of Arches National Park by Daniela Zavala.

Guest Blog, MonumentsDaniela ZavalaOctober 30, 2023Public Lands, National Park Service (NPS), NAtional monuments, National Parks, conservation area, conservation, Wildlife Connectivity Corridors, wilderness, HECHO, hispanics enjoying camping hunting and the outdoors, lands protectionsComment

Los paisajes del Gran Cañón los llevo en mi corazón

Photos provided by Lucero Cabrera.

Grand Canyon, CO River, Guest Blog, Monuments, WaterDaniela ZavalaJuly 20, 2023Grand Canyon Protection Act, Grand Canyon, #MyGrandCanyonStory, National Park Service (NPS), NAtional monuments, water conservation, colorado riverComment

Guest Blog: Putting Conservation Values into Practice as Coconino County Treasurer

In Guatemala, conservation is just a part of the culture. You are one with the land, and you only use what you need. My family carried these values and we took them with us to every state we lived in, from New York to Florida, and Arizona.

Guest BlogGuest BloggerMarch 31, 2021Arizona, Sarah Benatar, National Park Service (NPS)Comment

Press Release: Practicing cultural traditions on public lands safely should be right for all vs. privilege for few

Albuquerque, New Mexico (December 27, 2020) -- Following the holiday at Petroglyph National Monument, a Navajo and Oneida man named Darrell House was repeatedly tased by a National Park Service ranger for stepping off-trail to maintain social distancing protocols when he noticed a crowd walking in his direction.

The site plays an important role for Indigenous people, and was designated after Native American activists sought to protect the stone carvings from vandalism and land development. House visited the national monument to pray before the petroglyphs, and to collect earth for ceremonies.

Press Releases/StatementsGuest UserDecember 28, 2020Press Release, Traditional Land Uses, National Monuments, Antiquities Act, National Park Service (NPS), New MexicoComment

Op-ed: HECHO Advisory Board Member Op-Ed Featured in La Opinión!

An example of good planning and incorporating diverse voices in the management of public lands can be seen in the Heritage Area in Yuma, Arizona on the border with the state of California. In this area, adjacent to the Colorado River, wetlands have been restored and space has been created for family life and contact with nature. Development and management of the project has had major participation from Latino communities who have lived in the area for generations and know, inhabit, and have close links with the region. Today, we are proud of this space where natural beauty, conservation, cultural traditions and recreational spaces are merged.

HECHO in the NewsGuest BloggerSeptember 8, 2016Op-Ed, Lenore Loroña Stuart, Advisory Board, National Park Service (NPS), JEDI, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS)Comment

Blog: HECHO Celebrates the Centennial of the National Park Service and Calls for More Inclusion of Diverse Voices in the Management of Public Lands

The Centennial of the National Park Service is a time for all Americans to celebrate, enjoy, and engage in the conservation of our nation’s public lands. It is also a time to call upon federal government agencies to engage multicultural communities, including the Latino community, in the decision-making process and management of public lands to reflect the diversity and changing cultural landscape of America.

Guest BloggerAugust 24, 2016National Park Service (NPS), Public LandsComment

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