09 April 2018
New Partnership Trains Next Generation to Share Their Passion for the Outdoors, Stewardship
Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) launched its inaugural fellowship training program through its partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in Denver on March 21. This program, which includes support from specialty outdoor retailer REI, is…
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20 October 2017
Partnership Set to Recruit the U.S. Forest Service’s Next Generation of Stewards
Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced a new partnership and the launch of the recruitment process for the 2018 U.S. Forest Service Hispanic Access Resource Assistant Fellowship. This fellowship will…
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11 January 2017
Chicano Park’s Landmark Designation Preserves Latino Social History
Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell designated San Diego’s Chicano Park, a community hub widely recognized as playing a key role in civil rights efforts by local Latinos, as a National Historic Landmark. “The…
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25 February 2016
Tangy Wiseman - USFS Wilderness and Wild Scenic Rivers Programs
Tangy started her career in public land conservation taking the opportunity to work in a restaurant in Yellowstone National Park to explore the park and shadow NPS staff. The next summer, Tangy was accepted into…
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25 February 2016
Chantelle Ruidant-Hansen - San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
As an LHIP Outreach Intern in 2017, Chantelle facilitated Urban Ranger programs with youth in San Antonio. These programs explored the basic mission history and the natural resources around the city in connection with the…
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25 February 2016
Keila Vizcarra - Angeles National Forest
Over the course of two years, Keila has been instrumental in identifying opportunities for the forest to collaborate with partners in creating opportunities for local communities to learn more about the forest’s ecosystem, natural resources,…
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