Karina Meza
Virginia Latinos Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Free Fishing Event
Virginia Latinos are welcomed to attend Vamos a Pescar Virginia this Sunday, September 19 to not only learn the fundamentals of fishing but also the importance of environmental stewardship in sponsorship with Hispanic Access Foundation and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Hispanic Access Foundation Launches Our Heritage, Our Planet Film Week
Festival Will Highlight the Intersection of People of Color, Culture and the Environment
Today, Hispanic Access Foundation announced free tickets are now available for the inaugural Our Heritage, Our Planet Film Week, which will be held in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, following Indigenous People’s Day from Tuesday, October 12 to Friday, October 15, 2021. During this week, come and celebrate life through the stories of Latino, Black, Indigenous and other people of color with roots in nature – learning, experiencing, and uplifting the nexus between human communities and the lands, waterways, and ocean we call home.
Chesapeake Bay Latinos Overwhelmingly Support Establishing National Recreation Area, Protecting Public Lands and Addressing Climate Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Chesapeake Bay area survey of voters, commissioned by Hispanic Access Foundation and the Chesapeake Conservancy , and conducted by David Binder Research, finds that Latinos in Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia strongly support increasing public access to the bay and helping secure funding for its restoration. In fact, 84 percent of Latino voters would support creating a Chesapeake National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service, which would unite new and existing parks in the Chesapeake Bay area, increase public access to the bay and help fund its restoration.
Indigenous Leaders and Local Groups Urge Sec. Haaland to Postpone Decision on Point Reyes Management Plan
The National Park Service (NPS) is expected to finalize a General Management Plan Amendment for the Point Reyes National Seashore today, extending ranch leases in the park for another 20 years and perpetuating an abhorrent example of environmental injustice and history of racism in the park.
New Hispanic Access Foundation and USFWS Partnership Will Help Build the Next Generation of Climate Change Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hispanic Access Foundation through its MANO Project initiative and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have launched a 18-month fellowship program for the newly reintroduced Civilian Climate Corp (CCC) program at the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS). As part of President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan, the Civilian Climate Corp program will hire young Americans to work on combating the climate crisis with the NWRS by developing and refining a climate adaptation planning framework, which utilizes existing plans, data on climate change and other stressors, ecological transformation, and a structured decision-making process to inform how Refuges will address climate change.
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Report: CA Latino Heritage Sites Need Greater Protection, Recognition
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Sites tied to Latino history and culture are underrepresented on the list of historic places, according to a new report from the Hispanic Access Foundation.
The study, called "Place, Story and Culture," identifies seven sites it said deserve more recognition and protection, including three in California.
Eighth Annual Latino Conservation Week Kicks Off This Weekend (July 17 –25),
Initiative Breaks Down Barriers to the Outdoors and Inspires Tomorrow’s Stewards
Communities throughout the country will enjoy and connect with the great outdoors during the 8th annual Latino Conservation Week (LCW), an initiative of Hispanic Access Foundation. From July 17 through July 25, Latino communities, organizations, families and individuals will participate in a variety of activities, both virtual and in-person, like hikes, park clean-ups, online expeditions, roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions, scavenger hunts, film screenings, etc., with nearly 140 events being celebrated nationwide.
NBC LATINO: Latino heritage sites, including a park, river and bodega, need preservation, group urges
Latino preservationists listed a Dominican-owned bodega in Providence, Rhode Island, an east Los Angeles park that served as the gathering place for historic Chicano student walkouts, and five other locations as Latino heritage sites in urgent need of conservation.
PATCH: Latino Conservation Week Celebration Coming Up In Hackettstown
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — Fishing, a nature discovery walk, science activities, wildlife presentation, learning about insects of the Musconetcong River, how to garden with wildflowers, a park clean-up and other hands-on fun, will be part of the lineup at PEACE NJ's Latino Conservation Week Celebration at Alumni Park on Willow Grove Street in Hackettstown.
WABA BLOG: 30×30: Conservation and Culture Ride and Chat
About this ride:
This ride is in partnership with the Hispanic Access Foundation’s Latino Conservation Week. Expect a low key, conversational pace on mostly flat, car free trails. We’ll stop at a few places to talk about this article about conservation and Latinx culture. We’ll be out for about 2 hours.
Note: This ride series is a part of WABA’s Women & Bicycles program and is only open to those who identify as woman/trans/femme/non-binary. If that’s not you, we have plenty of other events you should check out at waba.org/fun. Know someone who should come? Please share this event with them!