{"id":332,"date":"2020-05-06T08:56:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T14:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtnmamas.org\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:58:38","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtnmamas.org\/sp\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium full_height valign_center with_img parallax_ver\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Imagen\" data-img-width=\"2560\" data-img-height=\"1915\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.mtnmamas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Climate-Change-Patch-1-scaled.jpeg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(26,26,26,0.60)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading us_custom_7bd7a123\" >BLOG<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium color_primary\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>A place to share the stories and resources of Mountain Mamas. <\/b><a href=\"mailto:mamas@mtnmamas.org\"><b>Let us know<\/b><\/a><b> if you would like to be a contributor. Everyone has a story.<\/b><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-grid us_grid with_filters type_grid layout_506 cols_3 pagination_ajax preload_style_spinner ratio_1x1\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--columns:3;--gap:30px;--title-font-size: 30px;--item-ratio:1;\"><style>@media (max-width:1024px){#us_grid_1{--columns:2!important}}@media (max-width:600px){#us_grid_1{--columns:1!important}}.layout_506 .w-grid-item-h{background:#333}.layout_506 .usg_post_image_1{transition-duration:0.35s;transform-origin:50% 50%;transform:scale(1) translate(0,0)}.layout_506 .w-grid-item-h:focus-within .usg_post_image_1,.layout_506 .w-grid-item-h:hover .usg_post_image_1{transform:scale(1.1) 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