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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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15 June 2023

Hispanic Access Foundation Announces the Inaugural Roberto A. Salazar Legacy Scholarship for Undocumented Students

Today, on June 15, Hispanic Access Foundation is proud to announce the Roberto A. Salazar Legacy Scholarship, a $10,000 cash award to an undocumented student enrolled in an accredited college or university.
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08 June 2023

Hispanic Access Foundation Celebrates 117th Anniversary of the Antiquities Act

Today marks the 117th anniversary of the Antiquities Act, an instrumental law that has protected and included the history and contributions of Latino and other diverse communities in our public lands and historical sites. In…
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08 June 2023

Hispanic Access Foundation’s Olas y Accion Members Host Fly-In for World Oceans Week

From June 6 to June 8, members of Hispanic Access Foundation’s Olas y Accion (OyA) Ocean Advisory Council traveled to Washington, D.C. for World Oceans Week to meet with congressional members and participate in activities…
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20 May 2023

Interior Secretary Haaland Visits Proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument to Discuss the Protection of 1.1 Million Acres

Today, on May 20, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland visited the area that the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition has proposed for designation as the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National…
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