News Coverage


15 November 2022

PATCH: Celebrate Latino Conservation Week at the Santa Monica Mountains

Latino Conservation Week is almost over, but there are still plenty of opportunities to celebrate around Los Angeles. AGOURA HILLS, CA — Latino Conservation Week is nearly over, but there's still time to catch an…
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05 August 2022

THE MALIBU TIMES: Latino Conservation Week Kicks Off at Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center

The Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center welcomed members of the Latinx community to its Las Montañas event on July 16. The event hosted by the National Park Service kicked off Latino Conservation Week in the…
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12 August 2022

EL PASO TIMES: Castner Range Coalition Members Return From DC Visit Optimistic

A delegation representing the Castner Range Coalition traveled from El Paso to Washington DC last month to meet with federal officials and make the case for declaring Castner Range a national monument. Coalition members returned…
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05 August 2022

THE REVELATOR: Latinos Face Challenges Accessing the Outdoors — and Climate Change Is Adding to Those Barriers

Since the start of the pandemic, more members of the public than ever have visited and recreated on our public lands, coasts and waterways. But for Latinos and many other communities of color, barriers to…
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23 September 2022

DENVER ABC 7: Advocates Pushing for Lands to be Designated as National Monuments

Along the mountains, among colorful Texas wildflowers, sits the Castner Range. "We are blessed to have this here,” said Pastor Moses Borjas. "It's still untouched and that's the way we want to keep it." Borjas…
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20 September 2022

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: For Hispanic Heritage Month, People Reconnect with Public Lands

Hispanic Heritage Month begins this week and runs through mid-October, and conservation groups are encouraging people to celebrate by getting the family out to enjoy our public lands. In Southern California, for example, Hispanic Access…
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