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Local Non-profit will discuss Equity in Conservation, Public Land Policy at NMSUCCESS

Courtesy of Nuestra Tierra
Angel Pena, left, and Esperanza Uriarte, of Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project

Las Cruces, NM – On this edition of PUENTES a la comunidad, bridges to the community, host Emily Guerra spoke with Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project Executive Director, Ángel Peña, about their participation in New Mexico State University Climate Change Education Speaker Series-NMSUCCESS, starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26th at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Auditorium. Peña and Nuestra Tierra Communications Coordinator, Esperanza Uriarte, will lead the talk with their theme “Redefining Conservation: Instilling Community in Public Land Policy.” Nuestra Tierra, which means “our land” in Spanish, is a Las Cruces 501c3 non-profit organization which began in 2017 to inspire Hispanic youth and New Mexican families to conserve our landscapes and culture for future generations. NMSUCCESS visit https://sustainability.nmsu.edu/nmsuccess/; Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project website is nuestra-tierra.org; on Facebook @NuestraTierraCP.

Emily Guerra is the award-winning host of "Fiesta!", KRWG-FM's bilingual Latin music program, which airs weeknights from 7pm to 9pm. She also produces PUENTES, a feature that airs during our KRWG-FM newscasts and most Saturdays at 5pm on "KRWG News This Week."