Defiende Nuestra Tierra

Defiende Nuestra Tierra launches first-of-its-kind Spanish language map

2023-07-14T22:39:57-06:00

Defiende Nuestra Tierra launches first-of-its-kind Spanish language map, connecting the Latino community with local public lands / Defiende Nuestra Tierra lanza el primer mapa en español de su tipo, que conectará a nuestra comunidad Latina con las tierras públicas locales ~ En Español abajo ~ July 13, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Omar Sarabia, Defiende Nuestra Tierra Director, omar@wildernessworkshop.org; 970-230-0775 (Cell) CARBONDALE, CO - Defiende Nuestra Tierra, a program of Wilderness Workshop (Carbondale, CO), will host an educational and community-building hike this weekend for the official launch of the new El Camino Latino map. The Defiende program works to break [...]

Defiende Nuestra Tierra launches first-of-its-kind Spanish language map2023-07-14T22:39:57-06:00

Defiende Nuestra Tierra Connects community to conservation

2023-04-06T20:27:49-06:00

Our Defiende Nuestra Tierra (Defend Our Land) program - focused on engaging the Latinx community in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valleys - continues to advocate for equitable and just public land conservation and management while building new partnerships with nonprofits, municipalities, and federal agencies. This important - but often behind-the-scenes - work of the Defiende program includes everything from making sure the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provide Spanish translation (both of materials and in public meetings) to ensuring tailored outreach to Latinx residents was a key component of the newly formed Roaring Fork [...]

Defiende Nuestra Tierra Connects community to conservation2023-04-06T20:27:49-06:00

Announcing the Defiende Advisory Board!

2023-04-06T20:38:49-06:00

From the Winter 2022 Issue of Wild Works As our Defiende Nuestra Tierra (Defend Our Land) program has grown and evolved, we’ve focused on building deep and authentic relationships with our diverse and varied local Latinx population. One way of achieving this has been the creation of the Defiende Advisory Board. Members of the Board are involved in a cross-section of the Latinx community, understand its social dynamics and interests, and have an interest in conservation and public lands. The Defiende Program regularly seeks advice from this Board, utilizing members’ knowledge and experiences on social, economic, environmental, [...]

Announcing the Defiende Advisory Board!2023-04-06T20:38:49-06:00

Latino Conservation Week grows in 2022!

2023-04-06T20:38:34-06:00

From the Winter 2022 Issue of Wild Works Thank you Defiende Nuestra Tierra. This was such an amazing event! The event was sensational, thank you very much!!! Thank you, see you next year with more outdoors activities for our community. These were just a few of the many social media comments following ¡Celebremos al aire libre!, our local all-day celebration as part of Latino Conservation Week (LCW) 2022! LCW, an annual event and initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation, was created to support the Latino community getting outdoors. Organizations across the country hold activities to promote conservation [...]

Latino Conservation Week grows in 2022!2023-04-06T20:38:34-06:00
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