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As a child José regularly visited family in Mexico, where they had abundant natural space to explore, but he was disappointed in the lack of safe parks to play in when he would return to Los Angeles. As a community organizer, he saw the value of quality greenspace to working class communities. These experiences ultimately led him to pursue a career as a landscape architect working to advance park equity.
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Nov 23, 2022
Andrew Cohen's op-ed in the Hill, the pollution EPA refuses to regulate , describes the consequences of failing to regulate ballast water discharges. Ballast water inadvertently transports invasive...Read more >
Nov 23, 2022
Kristy Deiner's organization SimplexDNA has published the Franklin: Digital eDNA tokens to better preserve life on Earth . The white paper outlines their Proof-of-Life Protocol” for biodiversity...Read more >
Nov 23, 2022
An international group of scientists calling for protective limits on fishing in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean. Their paper in the journal Science reports that current levels of fishing, combined with climate change, are taking a concerning toll on a diverse ecosystem of global significance.Read more >
Nov 23, 2022
On many occasions, Brooks says, she was told that working in conservation wouldn’t pay, that she would struggle to earn a living, that she wouldn’t be rewarded for it. Now she’s being rewarded for it by the Explorers Club and the Society of Women Geographers.Read more >
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