Earth Matters

Earth Matters: Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project

today9 March 2021

Join Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance and her guests Gabe Vasquez and Angel Peña of Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project. Gabe Vasquez is the founder of Nuestra Tierra and a Las Cruces city councilor, and Angel Peña serves as Nuestra Tierra’s Executive Director. This wide-ranging conversation discusses Nuestra Tierra’s outreach work, the US/Mexico border, outdoor equity, Wild and Scenic designation for the Gila River, the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, and more.

Written by: Doug Snyder

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