08 February 2025
Chuckwalla National Monument: A Legacy of Love and Preservation
As a pastor, I have dedicated the past 30 years to serving the people of this community in Indio, California. This land is not just a landscape, but a source of life, faith, and heritage.…
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07 February 2025
Looking Forward While Looking Back on my First Year in my Fellowship with the NPS-RTCA Program
Over the past several months, I completed the first year of my fellowship with the National Park Service – Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program based in Seattle, and began the start of my 6-month…
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07 February 2025
Hispanic Access’ Statement on Department of Interior’s Executive Order ‘Unleashing American Energy’
On February 3, Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum signed Executive Order 14154, titled “Unleashing American Energy,” which directs the removal of environmental protection regulations in all national monuments and public lands and waters to facilitate…
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05 February 2025
Leave No Trace for a Better Place
In my current internship for the Forest Service, I serve as the Sub-Reginal Volunteer Coordinator for the Cleveland National Forest, the southernmost forest in California and only 5 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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29 January 2025
Department of Defense Fellow Gathering Recap
I had the amazing opportunity to join my fellow Fellows in Washington D.C. for a Department of Defense conference. While we had ample time to explore the city, its surrounding neighborhoods, and the iconic national…
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29 January 2025
The Tale of Two Tails
“LOOK! MISS CINDY, I FOUND ONE!! LOOOK!!” As I hear my name shouted, I turn back around and glance at my student’s hand. Indeed, they have found one—a red-backed salamander, squirming at the base of…
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