04 September 2017
LATINO HERITAGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: Latino Conservation Week at the C&O Canal
By: Camilla Sandoval For Latino Conservation Week, I teamed up with my fellow C&O Canal LHIP intern up in Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland. Together, we planned a day of activities for young children to…
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04 September 2017
LATINO HERITAGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BLOG: Columbia Independence Day/ Latino Conservation Week
By Daniela Sierra LHIP Intern at Lowell National Historical Park Another year of amarillo, azul, y rojo here in the city of Lowell! It brings me such joy to see the Lowell National Park staff…
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28 August 2017
HECHO & Friends Clean Up High Point Canyon for Latino Conservation Week
Last month Latino Conservation Week, with hundreds of events taking place around the country to celebrate and honor Hispanics’ ancestral connections to the outdoors and stewardship of the land. No other event exemplifies this more…
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25 August 2017
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity in the Sequoia
By Martin Martinez “A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral,” by Theodore Roosevelt. These words have never resounded so true and pure in…
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27 July 2017
Save the Redwoods League: On the Trails and in the Redwoods, Celebrating Latino Conservation Week
Summer is the best. Schools are out, the days are long, the weather is spectacular, and, here in California, we have the some of the greatest parks anywhere in the world. There is nothing that…
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26 July 2017
USFWS BLOG: Reflecting on Latino Conservation Week
Over the last two weeks, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to work in the Service’s Northeast regional office in External Affairs (EA). My primary focus during my time in EA was writing blog posts for…
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