El Paso celebrates Castner Range as new national monument

Biden designates indigenous ancestral land in El Paso a national monument

These are 'natural treasures' that 'define our identity as a nation,' the president said Tuesday.

El Paso celebrates Castner Range as new national monument

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Over 7,000 acres of land that makes up the Castner Range is now protected as a national monument site, making it the third one in the entire state. It took 52 years for local environmentalists and lawmakers to achieve their goal of protecting this piece of land that is not only the home of Mexican Golden Poppies and various other plants and animal species in the Chihuahuan Desert, it also holds a vast history.  Castner Ra…

LIVE 4 PM ET: Rep. Escobar Announces Designation of Castner Range as National Monument

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) announces that Castner Range will be designated a national monument by President Joe Biden at 4:00 p.m. ET on March 21. ...

Biden designates Castner Range in El Paso a national monument

At a Tuesday summit, the president also declared Avi Kwa Ame, 500,000 acres of land in Nevada considered sacred to Native tribes, a national monument.

A look at Castner Range in El Paso

Here's a look at Castner Range in El Paso

Biden designates Castner Range in El Paso a national monument

President Joe Biden on Tuesday declared the Castner Range in El Paso to be a national monument after advocates pushed for more than 50 years to protect the land