24 July 2022
Conserving American History
On the night of April 14, 1865, tragedy struck the nation as John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Many books and dissertations have been written about those two figures and that night. But this…
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21 July 2022
Hispanic Access President and CEO Joins Roundtable for Ceremonial Signing of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation
Today, Maite Arce, Hispanic Access Foundation President and CEO, was invited by the Biden-Harris administration for a roundtable discussion and the ceremonial signing of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR), which will work…
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21 July 2022
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Proclaims July 16th- July 24th Latino Conservation Week in New Mexico
New Mexico Wild applauds Governor Lujan Grisham for proclaiming the third week of July, Latino Conservation Week. The Proclamation Reads:WHEREAS, Latino communities have long lived on, thrived upon, and conserved New Mexico's natural resources and…
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20 July 2022
Rep. Barragán Introduces Latino Conservation Week Resolution
Today, Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) introduced a resolution with 10 of her House colleagues that would support the designation of the third week in July as “Latino Conservation Week”. The week will recognize the…
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19 July 2022
Activists Deliver 137,000+ Signatures Calling for Castner Range to be Designated a National Monument to the Department of Interior Offices in DC
On Tuesday, July 19th, at 10:00am ET, activists and community leaders from the Castner Range Coalition will hold a press conference outside of the Department of Interior headquarters urging the Biden administration to use its…
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18 July 2022
Sifting through the National Parks
Hello everyone, my name is Jensen Bury and I am Commissioned Art Collection Intern with the Harpers Ferry Center. For this blog I thought it would be a good idea to talk about why I…
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