A former military training and testing site in West Texas will become a new national monument.
Castner Range National Monument is home to ancient rock imagery, natural springs and abundant plants and wildlife.
The president will sign a proclamation to protect Castner Range, a former military training and testing site just outside El Paso. The land, which is part of Fort Bliss, is home to ancient rock imagery, natural springs and cultural deposits. Before the Army used the land, Castner Range was home to the Apache and Pueblo peoples, the Comanche Nation, Hopi Tribe and Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, according to theThe land is home to more than 40 known archeological sites including living structures, hearths, remnants of pottery and other tools, as well numerous petroglyphs and images on rock faces.
Castner also boasts abundant plants and wildlife, including Mexican poppies, the endangered Sneed pincushion cactus, Texas horned lizards and American peregrine falcons. It is currently off-limits to people.
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