16 August 2023
Sonia Navarro: Empowering Latinos through Financial Literacy
Sonia Navarro has devoted her career to community development engagement for more than two decades. She describes her commitment as “a testament to my dedication, as the daughter of Mexican immigrants.” Originally from Los Angeles,…
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16 August 2023
My admiration of field workers
Throughout my college career, I had the privilege of spending summers assisting in field work efforts for various research labs affiliated with my alma mater, the University of Vermont.
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16 August 2023
Meet Minnesota Valley
In June I started my Visitor and Community Engagement Internship with the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife refuge in Bloomington, MN.
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14 August 2023
Title: While Technology May Allow us to Stay Close from a Distance, it Can Also Keep Those Closest at a Distance Subheading: When First Introductions Don’t Occur Behind a Screen, There’s Greater Potential for Strong, Long-lasting Relationships to Flou
As the hopeful optimist that I am, I’ve always held a glass half-full outlook on life. So it was only natural that when I came into my base site, the Inyo National Forest Supervisor’s Office,…
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14 August 2023
Reactivating a Neighborhood Park through Community Engagement
The purpose of this event was to engage and gain support from local community members so that we can receive feedback on what they would like their community to look like within Makalapa Neighborhood Park.…
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11 August 2023
Wrapping Up
As my fellowship ends, I have found myself reflecting on how I’ve changed throughout my 12 weeks with the Hispanic Access Foundation and the National Park Service. I am writing this blog post on the…
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