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OUR PUBLIC LANDS.

Nuestra cultura vive aquí.

 

Welcome to Nuestra Tierra!

Public lands represent the best of our nation. In the Southwest, our public landscapes and people represent an oasis of authentic, land-based culture with direct and unbroken generational ties going back thousands of years. Across the country, the value of public lands simply can't be measured in profit, nor can their history and importance be written in one history book.

For Latino and Hispanic communities across the U.S., our roots are many - our people are multicultural, multinational, and multilingual - and public lands set the stage for the stories of our past and future. The Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project aims to tell the stories of Latino & Hispanic communities in New Mexico and across the nation, advocate for issues important to our communities, and get youth and families outside on public lands and waters to help inspire the next generation of conservation leaders.

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THE PODCAST

 
Based in southern New Mexico, the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Podcast explores public lands, conservation, and environmental issues from the lens of Latinx and Hispanic communities living on the land. Our podcast lifts up the voices of Latinx communities and Latinx leaders in New Mexico and across America to help inspire the next generation of conservation leaders.

Based in southern New Mexico, the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Podcast explores public lands, conservation, and environmental issues from the lens of Latinx and Hispanic communities living on the land. Our podcast lifts up the voices of Latinx communities and Latinx leaders in New Mexico and across America to help inspire the next generation of conservation leaders.

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05 - The New Mexico Outdoor Equity Fund
05 - The New Mexico Outdoor Equity Fund

What has Nuestra Tierra been up to? We explain the New Mexico Outdoor Equity Fund in this episode, an initiative we started last year along with NM State Rep. Angelica Rubio.

04 - LATINX outdoor experiences, environmentalism and LWCF
04 - LATINX outdoor experiences, environmentalism and LWCF

On the fourth episode of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Podcast, we delve into the outdoor experiences of Latinx border communities, how those outdoor experiences shape Latinx views on environmentalism and conservation, and the need to reauthorize and renew the Land & Water Conservation Fund and its importance to Latinx and immigrant communities.

03 - Building Brands and Building Community
03 - Building Brands and Building Community

On this episode of the Nuestra Tierra Podcast we talk to a group of outdoor recreationists who aren't just building brands and businesses, they're building communities. Whether you mountain bike, fish, or hunt, you have to tune to see what these guys are doing.

02 - Blazing The Trail: Latinas in the Conservation Movement
02 - Blazing The Trail: Latinas in the Conservation Movement

We sit down and talk to a group of Chingonas across the United States who are kicking ass in the conservation movement, environmental and conservation policy, and the outdoor recreation industry.

Featured guests on this Podcast include NM State Representative Angelica Rubio, Brand Coordinator, Climber, and Latino Outdoors Volunteer Maricela Rosales, National Parks Conservation Association Field Representative Laura Navar, Latino Outdoors San Antonio Ambassador Josie Gutierrez, and New Mexico Wildlife Federation Communications Director Susan Torres.

01 - The Border Wall - The Fight to Save our Culture, Wildlife & Public Lands
01 - The Border Wall - The Fight to Save our Culture, Wildlife & Public Lands

Gabe Vasquez sits down with archaeologist Angel Peña of the Conservation Lands Foundation to give a recap of the first year of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project and talks all things about the proposed border wall.

Other guests on this episode include U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (NM), Deming hunter and educator Ray Trejo, and border wildlife biologist Fernando Clemente.

 

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Recent Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project Events, Outings & Adventures