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Of Human and Wildlife Migration
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco During a conservation conference I was listening to work being done on habitat connectivity, which helps protect wildlife migration corridors. They are essential habitat linkages for […]
Continuing the Green Case for Immigration Reform
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco In case you missed it, the Sierra Club came out in support of comprehensive reform—and more explicitly, a path to citizenship. This keeps the debate alive, […]
The National Parks: Our Heritage, Our Care
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco National Park Week is coming up, aligned with celebrations on Earth Day. During this time, the public can attend National Parks for free. Do you have […]
Diversifying the Enviro Movement
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco So the articles keep on coming out echoing the same message: “We essentially have a racially segregated environmental movement”. One that made recent headlines was over […]
A Green Case for Immigration Reform?
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Immigration is THE topic for most Latino communities right now and it has the right political buzz in the wake of the 2012 elections. As part of […]
What do we mean by Latinos in the Outdoors?
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco I recently had the opportunity to participate in a Google Hangout on Diversity in the Outdoors, hosted by the Sierra Club. A good summary of it […]
Hay Que Poner Atención to Protecting The Bees
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Earlier this year the Super Bowl commercial “God Made a Farmer” attracted keen attention by various Latino blogs and advocacy groups for overlooking the fact that […]
Aprendiendo in the Outdoors
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco We highlight getting to the Outdoors for a wide range of benefits, especially relating to physical and cognitive health. But a recent story by the National […]
Action on Climate Change Para Nuestra Salud
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco After President Obama’s comments on climate change during the State of the Union address, a new poll by the Natural Resources Defense Council affirmed once more […]
Seeking Latino Mentors in Conservation
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This month I had the opportunity to attend the California Green Summit in Sacramento, CA. The recent article by New America Media highlighted some key points […]