YES! - Awesome Women Environmentalists

"I want to make sure people feel welcome," she says. "I want them to feel valued, important in coming here."
Meet Blanca Hernández, Director of Programs & Partnerships for "YES! Nature to Neighborhood" - a non-profit organization that celebrates the benefits that spending time in nature offers for all human beings.
An immigrant from Mexico, Blanca was the first in her family
to go to college. She has a B.A. from the University of San Diego and is a graduate of CompassPoint’s Next Generation Leaders of Color.
To increase equity and inclusivity in the outdoors, Blanca engages with at risk youth and adults in her region by working to turn an urban area in the shadow of Chevron oil refinery into an oasis of bird watching, biking, and hiking.
With each nature outing, Blanca takes care to explain the health issues associated with living in close proximity to an oil refinery and the benefits of being in - and taking care of - their precious green spaces.
Awesome Women Environmentalists is presented by Northern California Public Media. norcalpublicmedia.org

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