On Saturday, March 26th, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Castner Range in El Paso, Texas to meet with local community leaders and learn about their efforts to permanently protect Castner Range. On March 26, 2022 the city Read More
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WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday morning, Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16) filed the Castner Range Protection Act as an amendment to National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the legislation would designate the Castner Range as a national monument and Read More
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As Latino Conservation Week 2021 comes to a close, El Pasoans are urging President Joe Biden to fulfill the community’s long-standing desire to have Castner Range declared a national monument. “El Pasoans have come together Read More
A group that advocates for environmental issues affecting Latinos is recommending a more inclusive approach in the designation of heritage and conservation sites, including two in Texas. According to a new report from the Hispanic Read More
El Paso may be one step closer to seeing the Castner Range protected as a National Monument. Shortly before Congress was forced to move to telework by COVID-19, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar introduced House Bill 6234 – The Read More
FORT BLISS – Officials with the post announced Friday that partial human remains were found in the Castner Range and Hondo Pass area on Fort Bliss, in the vicinity of an El Paso Border Patrol Station Read More
Thursday morning, the Frontera Land Alliance (Frontera) announced the establishment of the Frontera Land Alliance Endowment Fund at the El Paso Community Foundation. The newly-established Fund will help Frontera support a growing number of projects Read More
During Tuesday’s meeting, El Paso City Council voted to spend $3.5 million to acquire 366 acres of open space in Northeast El Paso near Castner Range. Council’s vote represents the largest open space land acquisition Read More
On Tuesday, the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed by the U.S House of Representatives. Locally, this means that El Paso’s Castner Range will remain entirely free of development and other commercial Read More
While most El Pasoans know Castner Range only for its annual display of poppies, the Frontera Land Alliance, the El Paso Community Foundation, and the Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition have documented a host of other Read More