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We Must Be Good Stewards of Our Land and Water and Ensure the Latinx Voice Is Heard and Represented in the Conservation Space

We Must Be Good Stewards of Our Land and Water and Ensure the Latinx Voice Is Heard and Represented in the Conservation Space

Guest Blog, HCLC, Video, WaterDaniela ZavalaMay 6, 2024colorado, outdoors, water, Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc Comment

Western Communities Count on the Biden Administration to Finalize the Oil and Gas Rule

Western Communities Count on the Biden Administration to Finalize the Oil and Gas Rule

Guest Blog, Oil & Gas, URGDaniela ZavalaApril 8, 2024oil and gas, oil and gas reform, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Interior (DOI), orphaned wellsComment

From a Successful Video Gamer to an Elected Official Who Deeply Cares About Conservation and Marginalized Communities

From a Successful Video Gamer to an Elected Official Who Deeply Cares About Conservation and Marginalized Communities

Guest Blog, HCLC, WaterDaniela ZavalaApril 1, 2024Colorado, water, mining, Hispanic Leaders, hispanic conservation leadership council, Hispanic leadersComment

Por qué es fundamental proteger el Cañón del Río Dolores

Por qué es fundamental proteger el Cañón del Río Dolores

Photo provided by Dolores River Canyon coalition. Permission to use providing credit to RigtoFlip.

Dolores River Canyon, Water, Guest Blog, CO River, En EspañolDaniela ZavalaMarch 25, 2024Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, conservationComment

What the Recent Federal Appeals Court Ruling Means to the Future of Oak Flat

What the Recent Federal Appeals Court Ruling Means to the Future of Oak Flat

Photo taken by Daniela Zavala.

Guest Blog, HCLC, Oak Flat, WaterDaniela ZavalaMarch 5, 2024oak flat, Save oak flat Act, arizona, water, water conservation, groundwaterComment

Working in Conservation Has Been Very Rewarding and We Need More Latinas and Latinos To Join This Movement

Working in Conservation Has Been Very Rewarding and We Need More Latinas and Latinos To Join This Movement

Photo provided by Bertha Gutierrez.

Monuments, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaMarch 5, 2024guest blog, Avi Kwa Ame, nevada, OutdoorsComment

The Science Community Needs More Women. As a Young Latina Student in Science, I Encourage Other Girls To Find Their Passion and Go For It

The Science Community Needs More Women. As a Young Latina Student in Science, I Encourage Other Girls To Find Their Passion and Go For It

Photos provided by Marissa Martinez.

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaMarch 5, 2024guest blog, science, ecology, colorado Comment

Trail Running Gives Me Peace

Trail Running Gives Me Peace

Photos provided by Neisa Condeimata.

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaMarch 4, 2024guest blog, ultra running, latino ultra runners, outdoorsComment

One-Year Later: Celebrating Avi Kwa Ame National Monument’s First Anniversary

One-Year Later: Celebrating Avi Kwa Ame National Monument’s First Anniversary

Photo of Avi Kwa Ame, Nevada, taken by Daniela Zavala

Monuments, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaMarch 4, 2024Avi Kwa Ame, nevada, nation, Antiquities ActComment

Why It Is Critical to Protect the Dolores River Canyon Watershed

Why It Is Critical to Protect the Dolores River Canyon Watershed

Photo provided by Dolores Canyon River coalition. With permission to use providing credit to RigtoFlip.

Monuments, URG, Water, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaFebruary 20, 2024Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, Water Comments

Working In Sustainability Has Allowed Me To Give back to the Community, Protect Open Spaces, and Appreciate the Outdoors Even More

Working In Sustainability Has Allowed Me To Give back to the Community, Protect Open Spaces, and Appreciate the Outdoors Even More

Photos provided by Orlando Cazarez.

Guest Blog, HCLCDaniela ZavalaFebruary 12, 2024Hispanic Leaders, hispanic conservation leadership council, Outdoors, Outdoor Recreation, conservation, sustainability Comment

Orlando Cazarez: Advocating for the Protection of the Outdoors for Current and Future Generations

Orlando Cazarez: Advocating for the Protection of the Outdoors for Current and Future Generations

Photo provided by Orlando Cazarez.

Video, HCLC, Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaFebruary 12, 2024Hispanic Leaders, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, arizona, conservationComment

Want To Go Camping but Don’t Know Where To Start? Check out These Camping Tips for Beginners!

Want To Go Camping but Don’t Know Where To Start? Check out These Camping Tips for Beginners!

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaFebruary 11, 2024camping, Camping tips, Outdoor RecreationComment

Días de entrada gratuita para visitar cualquier parque nacional 2024

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

Rep. Oscar De Los Santos: “We Are in a Water Crisis. The Path We Are Currently on Is Unsustainable”

Rep. Oscar De Los Santos: “We Are in a Water Crisis. The Path We Are Currently on Is Unsustainable”

Photo by Daniela Zavala

Guest Blog, CO River, HCLC, WaterDaniela ZavalaFebruary 5, 2024Water, water conservation, water crisis, water scarcity, watersheds, Oscar De Los Santos, Arizona, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), Hispanic Leaders, hispanic conservation leadership council, Colorado RiverComment

The Community Must Know Resolution Copper Mine’s Ugly Truth

The Community Must Know Resolution Copper Mine’s Ugly Truth

Photos by Daniela Zavala

Guest Blog, Oak Flat, WaterDaniela ZavalaJanuary 16, 2024blog, arizona, Hispanic Leaders, guest blog, oak flat, Save oak flat Act Comment

Sylvia Delgado: “If Resolution Copper’s Mine Moves Forward, What Would Be Left of Our Town?”

Sylvia Delgado: “If Resolution Copper’s Mine Moves Forward, What Would Be Left of Our Town?”

Video, Oak Flat, Guest Blog, WaterDaniela ZavalaJanuary 16, 2024Save oak flat Act, Oak Flat, Resolution Copper, mining, Copper mining, Arizona, Hispanic leaders, water scarcityComment

Explore Our National Parks on Entrance-Free Days in 2024

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

HECHO 2023: A Year of Milestones, Significant Conservation Wins and Continued Growth

HECHO 2023: A Year of Milestones, Significant Conservation Wins and Continued Growth

Guest Blog, Oak Flat, Water, Monuments, Great Bend of the Gila, Grand Canyon, HCLCDaniela ZavalaDecember 14, 2023blogs, 10th anniversary HECHO, HECHO 10th anniversary, conservation, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC), hclc, grand canyon national monument, oak flat, HECHO Advisory Board, HECHO StaffComment

Snowboarding Tips for Beginners

Snowboarding Tips for Beginners

Photos provided by Mekayla Cortez, HECHO Advisory Board Member.

Guest BlogDaniela ZavalaDecember 1, 2023snowboarding, snowboard tips, snowboard for beginners, colorado, Advisory BoardComment