08 August 2023
Hispanic Access Applauds the Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
Today, on August 08, President Biden announced the designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument under the Antiquities Act. The boundaries of the National Monument include…
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28 July 2023
Hispanic Access Statement on Introduction of the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as America’s Newest National Park
On July 27, Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes introduced legislation that will designate a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA) as part of the National Park System in Maryland. In response, Maite…
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19 July 2023
Hispanic Access Applauds Rep. Barragán’s Introduction of the Latino Conservation Week Resolution
Today, Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) introduced a resolution with 14 of her House colleagues that would support the designation of the third week in July as “Latino Conservation Week”. The resolution recognizes the importance…
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18 July 2023
Hispanic Access Foundation Celebrates BLM/USFS Meeting Advancing Creation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
Celebrating today’s public community meeting in which Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service officials answered public questions and took public comment on the proposed boundaries of the National Monument include 1,102,501 acres adjacent…
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12 July 2023
Tenth Anniversary of Latino Conservation Week Kicks Off This Weekend (July 15 –23): Initiative Breaks Down Barriers to the Outdoors, Inspires Tomorrow’s Stewards
From July 15 to July 23, communities throughout the country will enjoy and connect with the great outdoors during the 10th Anniversary of Latino Conservation Week (LCW), an initiative of Hispanic Access Foundation. Latino communities,…
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07 July 2023
125+ Groups Nationwide Call on BLM to Conserve Freshwater Resources as Part of the Public Lands Rule
More than 125 organizations and businesses that value watershed health, clean water, and healthy streams and rivers have signed on in support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rulemaking,…
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