Meet José González, this year’s Community Hero, and learn about his work to create and support a network of Latinx outdoor leadership and environmental advocacy.

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Meet José González, this year’s Community Hero, and learn about his work to create and support a network of Latinx outdoor leadership and environmental advocacy.
We published more than 150 stories in print and online this year. We look forward to 2020 and our 20th year of publishing, but before we do, here’s a look back at seven of our particular favorite stories from 2019. … Read more
Looking to learn more about wildflowers this spring? Consider introducing yourself first, José González writes.
Western science and indigenous knowledge are often presented as conflicting. Jose Gonzalez looks for areas where they converge.
There are two ways of seeing the lines on a map, writes Jose Gonzalez. They lead to a bigger point about what it means to live sin fronteras.
Jose Gonzalez writes about learning to see culture in nature.
Latino Outdoors is a familiar part of the California conservation landscape. Now its founder is ready for LO to take its place alongside the Sierra Club and Nature Conservancy.
The Bay is healthier now than it has been at any time in the past 50 years. And that’s because people in this century decided to work together across disciplines and institutional boundaries to reverse the damage done over the previous two centuries.
Oakland-based Bay Area Wilderness Training tries to provide teachers and trip leaders with everything they need — from leadership skills to equipment — to get kids out in nature.
A Q&A with Jose Gonzalez, whose group Latino Outdoors works to make nature accessible to everyone.