Castner Range in the News
On Tuesday, our provision to protect Castner Range in the Franklin Mountains of west Texas became law as President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This environmental victory comes after decades of advocacy from our community. It will permanently conserve ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational and scientific resources within Castner Range.
Take a look at what this means for El Paso:
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“O’Rourke placed a provision to protect the range in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. The provision prevents commercial enterprise, roads, use of vehicles and the construction of buildings on the desert land.
The provision also protects and conserves ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational and scientific resources within Castner Range.”
Take a look at our original Medium post to learn more about our successful legislative effort to protect Castner Range.
