27 April 2021
YES MAGAZINE: A Denver Neighborhood Creates Green Space to Improve Community Health
With the arrival of spring, Platte Farm Open Space, in the diverse, working-class neighborhood of Globeville in north Denver, comes alive with native grasses, pollinator gardens that attract bees and butterflies, and wildflowers, such as…
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23 April 2021
SEARCHBEAT: Defenders: A Day in the Life – Latino Advocacy Week
This year Defenders of Wildlife partnered with Hispanic Access Foundation and numerous organizations across the country to celebrate the inaugural Latino Advocacy Week. Defenders hosted a writing workshop led by acclaimed poet Jovan Mays about…
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22 April 2021
DNYUZ: This interactive map shows all the conservation land near you
If you’ve ever set foot on the Appalachian Trail, visited a national park like Joshua Tree, or even taken advantage of a neighborhood park in your home town, you’ve probably reaped the benefits of the…
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02 April 2021
CAPITOL WEEKLY: Latino voters strongly back climate action, park access
Recently, as part of the inaugural Latino Advocacy Week, I had the privilege to virtually witness Latino advocates from all around California share inspiring stories, from being the first in their family to run for…
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01 April 2021
PLANETIZEN: In Denver, a Former Brownfield Becomes a Park
After a 14-year battle to bring the project to life, the Platte Farm Open Space brings much-needed green space to a north Denver neighborhood. "This past summer, the Center for American Progress and the Hispanic Access Foundation released…
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18 February 2021
MEDIUM: Latinos envision a way forward on climate, environment Featured
As the Biden Administration has begun to take ambitious action on environmental protection and climate justice, new polling from Colorado College’s 11th annual State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll has shown that Latinos…
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