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Hispanic Access Community Navigator Cohort Participants Awarded Community Wildfire Defense Grants
Hispanic Access Foundation is excited to announce two of our Community Navigator Cultivando: Side by Side cohort participants have been awarded a Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) for round two in the amount of around $250,000 each. Instituto de Avance Integral Latino and Protectores de Cuencas Inc. will use this award to advance their work in wildfire prevention planning.
Hispanic Access Launches the Conservation Network
Hispanic Access is excited to announce the launch of the Conservation Network. Our Conservation Network will connect, build, and empower Latino professionals committed to tackling pressing challenges in land, ocean, and waterways conservation, climate action, and ensuring equitable access to public lands.
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Public lands groups cheer expansion of two CA national monuments
Conservation groups, tribes and community organizers are praising President Joe Biden's decision Thursday to expand two national monuments in California.
Hispanic Access Celebrates Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion
On May 2, President Biden answered the call of Senator Alex Padilla and Representatives John Garamendi and Mike Thompson, Northern California Tribes, over 300 scientists, local elected officials, and community leaders and expanded the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to add 13,753 acres of public lands.
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Ocean Conservation Lessons from the Gullah Geechee People
African-Americans and Latinos are groups that honor our ancestors, whose origin, roots, and history are strong components of our identity today, and we both are groups that have been minoritized while having a strong presence in coastal regions. Today, 60% of residents in coastal areas of the U.S. identify as Indigenous or people of color. Half of U.S. Latinos live in coastal areas already facing climate change impacts such as increased flooding and more intense hurricanes, which are only exacerbated by the destruction of natural ecosystems such as mangroves and wetlands in the name of "development.”
Nurseries Visit in the USVI/PR
The journey thus far with the IITF-SPT-UCF and Forest Stewardship Team has been such a great learning experience.
Exploring the Colors of the Tropical Forest: A Scientist's Journey
Come join me on an adventure deep into the heart of the tropical forest, where each expedition offers glimpses of nature's wonders.
Jam Packed Months
The past few months at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge have been filled with excitement! There has been no limit to enthusiasm and involvement with the jam-packed schedule of events and activities.
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Growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, Yara Marin and her cousins were diagnosed with respiratory issues at a young age due to the city’s poor air quality.
From Pflugerville, Texas, Andrew Gabaldon joins our video series “El Aire Que Respiramos” to talk about his experience working in the oil industry to sustain his family.
Emma Galofré-Garcia is a member of our Latino Climate Council, working on environmental issues affecting Latino populations across the country. In our video series, “El Aire Que Respiramos” Emma talks about Suncor Refinery Business Center and how methane and air pollution are affecting surrounding Latino communities and greater Colorado.