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Now that President Joe Biden has designated Castner Range a national monument, what’s next for the 6,600 acres of land on the eastern slopes of El Paso’s Franklin Mountains? And
It took forever but Castner Range is now safe from development and under federal protection.
"Striking is the disparity between what people who’ve never been here presume about the region and what residents recognize as reality."
A newly-established national monument is managed by the U.S. Army while another is strongly linked with Army history.
This year, Biden declared the high-desert mountain land a National Monument. But for local conservationists, the work isn't over yet.