21 December 2021
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Public Lands Agencies Work to Diversify, Strengthen Staff
The Hispanic Access Project is teaming up with the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest and Fish and Wildlife services, and other agencies to diversify staff by tapping college students and recent graduates for MANO…
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30 November 2021
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Conservation Groups Build Support for Riverside County Wildlife Refuge
HEMET, Calif. -- Public-lands groups are asking Congress to support the proposed Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge, a 500,000-acre swath between Hemet and Temecula in Southern California.
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31 August 2021
USA TODAY: Apple gives $30 million in new projects for Racial Equity and Justice Initiative
Apple is using $30 million to create expanded education programs for Hispanic and Black students as part of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, the company announced Tuesday. The tech giant said the projects…
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12 July 2021
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…
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07 July 2021
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…
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02 July 2021
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…
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