03 October 2023
Hispanic Access Foundation and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Launch Recruitment for 2024 Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program
Hispanic Access Foundation is partnering with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) through its MANO Project, along with Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) and the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program…
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02 October 2023
ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL: Ambassadors of Latino Culture in Film are too Rare
Most first-generation immigrants around the world know the main challenge to succeeding in a new country is learning the culture and societal norms and adapting to the new way of life. Latino immigrants in the…
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02 October 2023
Realignment with My Purpose and Reconnecting with Mi Comunidad
The last two months have brought a myriad of new experiences, from visiting my first wildlife refuge (I’ve now visited 4!) to celebrating Latino Conservation Week. I visited Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, met the…
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27 September 2023
Island Life
Who knew that September is the calm month for the National Park Service youth programs. While it’s been a bit slow there has been lots of office planning time, debrief/reflection periods, and writing up of…
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25 September 2023
Self-reflections as the season turns
It has been quite a summer full of public outreach, environmental education programs, and supporting visitor services in my position as a Hispanic Access Foundation intern at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR). From hosting plein…
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24 September 2023
Texas Trip to Trinity River
Summer is finally drawing to its close. In Albuquerque, the waning summer temps are in the low to mid 80s. But after the record-breaking heat wave in July, it feels sort of cool now. Though…
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