At Piña Soul, we work at the intersection of culture and conservation to create community-based solutions.

We bring our expert knowledge to adapt scientific projects and policy work to uplift the voices of frontline communities. We strongly believe that in order and protect our environment, we must do it through both environmental restoration and Indigenous Science. Our consultation services and speaking engagements are created to support non-profit, for-profit, corporations, government, and strategic community partners.

We provide: 1) one-on-one guidance, 2) trainings, 3) online-courses and 4) tangible products through our consultation services.  

We also provide  5) workshops, 6) lectures, 7) panels, and 8) webinars through our speaking engagements series.

​These services are available remotely and in-person. Our consultation services are designed at a tiered-pricing to ensure their accessibility to non-profits, for-profits, corporations, government, & strategic partners. 

​To inquire about potential costs, please submit a request. We will get back to you in 2-3 business days. 

Our Environmental Research Consultant
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Jessica Hernandez (Zapotec & Ch'orti' Maya) is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. She holds dual Master's Degrees in Marine & Environmental Affairs and Forestry. She has a long & extensive experience advocating for Indigenous peoples, communities, and science in the environmental and climate change discourse. She has taught courses at the Department of American Indian Studies and School of Environmental & Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. These courses include Indigenizing Conservation in a Changing Climate & Decolonizing the Environmental Discourse. 

For more information, please visit: ​https://www.jessicabhernandez.com/

 Our Consultation Services 🍍

Through our consultation services, we provide 1) one-on-one guidance, 2) trainings, 3) online-courses and 4) tangible products for non-profits, for-profit, corporations, government, and strategic community partners who want to contract us for their research, assessment, and engagement needs. 

​Below are some of the consultation services we are currently providing.

 Environmental Science Curriculum Development

Science &
​Environmental Communication 

Community-Based Participatory
​Research 

Decolonial
Frameworks &
​Methods

Climate & Environmental 
Justice Policy

​Innovative Community Engagement Ideas

Indigenous 
​Science &
​Knowledge Systems

Indigenous
​Research Methodologies

Environmental &
Land
​Restoration 

Cultural & Tribal
Resource
Management

Environmental, Climate, & Food Justice Initiatives

Tribal
​Participatory
​Research 

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Our Speaking Engagements🍍

Through our speaking engagements we offer 5) workshops, 6) lectures, 7) panels, and 8) webinars ​to non-profits, for-profit, corporations, government, and strategic community partners on the following topics:
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• Indigenizing Environmental Justice
• Environmental Racism
• Food Insecurity
• Food Sovereignty 
• Food Deserts
• Culture-Nature Nexus
• Climate Displacement
• Community-Gardens
• Ocean Protection 
• Resistance
• Resilience
• Decolonizing Curriculum

• Indigenizing Climate Justice
• Climate Adaptation
• Climate Mitigation 
• Environmental Restoration
• Mainstream Environmentalism 
• Indigenous Eco-feminism
• Marine & Environmental Affairs
• Western Science
• Conservation Frameworks
• Eco-colonialism
• Health-Nature Nexus​
• Cultural Resources

• Prescribed Burning
• Decolonization
• Fisheries Management
• Settler colonialism
• Native Plant Species
• Indigenous Principles
• Tribal-Participatory Research
• Community-based Participatory Research
• Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Urban Natives
• Indigenous Environmental Literature

If the topic you are interested in is not listed above, please contact us to determine whether we can provide our expert knowledge & experience on that topic. 

 Our Clients🍍

Piña Soul, SPC. clients include ​non-profits, for-profit, corporations, government, and strategic community partners that have hired our consultation services and/or speaking engagements.