Created in 2013, HECHO builds the capacity of Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of public lands and waters. In 2017, HECHO partnered with the National Wildlife Federation, in order to further elevate the underrepresented perspectives of Hispanics and Latinos through education, connection, and advocacy.
This discretionary grant will be used to increase Hispanic leader inclusion, participation, support, and advocacy; and to create communication materials in English and Spanish. During the first six months of 2023, HECHO will be attending quarterly virtual or in-person meetings with key federal decision-makers to demonstrate increasing support for the protection of the Great Bend of the Gila, and will be working to city/county resolutions or letters of support from local leaders.
