22 July 2020
New Report Shows Racial and Economic Disparities in Access to Nature
A new report from Hispanic Access Foundation and the Center for American Progress finds that people of color, low-income communities, and families with children are most likely to be deprived of the benefits that nature…
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21 July 2020
INVERSE: 7 YEARS STRONG, LATINO CONSERVATION WEEK SPOTLIGHTS OVERLOOKED NATURE STEWARDS
Refugio Mariscal has always felt a deep interest in the natural world. Mariscal grew up in Lake County, Illinois, and spent his childhood playing in a creek near his parents’ home. He spent pretty much all…
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20 July 2020
Poetry That Inspired People Around the World
The past two weeks I’ve been working on my second StoryMap project showcasing items collected by the Longfellow family’s during their international travels.
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19 July 2020
Adapting to both Africa Time AND Aloha Time…
The last month since starting my Directorate Fellowship has seen a complete circadian overhaul and reconfiguration. Though I am an American citizen, I have been living in South Africa for several years, now working toward…
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17 July 2020
PUBLIC NOW: Celebrate National Parks During Latino Conservation Week
WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration, the National Park Service, and National Park Foundation invite everyone to join in the celebration for Latino Conservation Week from July 18 through 26.
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17 July 2020
Protecting What I've Never Seen
I am currently a USFWS DFP intern working for the Carlbad Field Office in California. My position is in the Ecological Services office doing listing and recovery of a plant species, Nevin's barberry (Berberis nevinii).
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