16 Hispanic heritage spots on public lands

16 Hispanic heritage spots on public lands

NewsTaco October 7, 2016

*Only one-in-ten visitors to national parks is Latino. Yet many national parks preserve U.S. Latino heritage. VL By The Wildreness Society (12 minute read) For National Hispanic Heritage Month, we […]

My Public Lands: Nuestra Tierra Comunal

Mary Mata June 4, 2014

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Recently, the Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) coordinated a program to get 100 Latino youth out to Joshua Tree National Park. This was in conjunction with the […]

Getting more Latinos in the Outdoors

Mary Mata December 18, 2012

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This past week, a story via NPR highlighted another benefit of taking to the outdoors. The story referenced a study indicating how participation in nature activities […]

Smog In Our Cities And Parks

Mary Mata August 16, 2011

By Pete Altman Are your kids safe from air pollution? It depends on where you live, what’s nearby and where you vacation. Kids and their developing bodies are more vulnerable […]