Join us for the soft opening of “Castner Range: From the First People to Forever”. A community show of local talents celebrating the first year of Castner Range National Monument as a National Monument. July 20!🎉
Join us for Family Day with hands on activities with The Frontera Land Alliance and several other community partners August 4 2pm – 4pm.🎨
Join us for an Artist Mixer-Closing Reception August 17 from 2pm-4pm☀
“Castner Range: From the First People to Forever” is a FREE community art show celebrating the cultural, historical and ecological importance of Castner Range in partnership with The Frontera Land Alliance
The Frontera Land Alliance protects – forever- natural open spaces, farms and ranches, watersheds, and wildlife of the northern Chihuahuan Desert.
The show proudly features:
Aurelio – Pedro Aybar – Leann Brown – Jodie Carcerano – Caroline Chavez Vanessa Zavala Clark – Elvira Ochoa Contreras – Robert Dozal – Carol Eastman -Michele Ellington – Terrance Flores – Cassie Garcia – Anne M. Giangiulio – Emily Gomez – Neil Gunn – Romy Hawkins – Blanche Herrera – Eliana Herrera Armando Jimenez – Bethany Lackie – Orson Lymann – Daniel Maes – Lisa Magnano Erica Zamora Murrill – Carmen Navar – Renee Neligh – Jean-Marie Newman – Serena Lizette Ornelas – Joanna Marie Overton – Michelle Palacios – Alexander Photography – Red – Wanda Richardson – Krystyna Robbins – Braulio Alexis Sanchez – Silver Pick Studios – Ramon Valenzuela – Lori Wertz – Michael Woznicki
What is Castner Range?
“Located in the heart of El Paso (America’s 22nd most-populous city), Castner Range is home to over 6,600 acres of West Texas beauty. A former US Army firing range, the area has been preserved due to the long-standing stewardship of the U.S. Army and Fort Bliss. The area contains the ancient ruins of the region’s first inhabitants, along with bountiful evidence of developing agriculture, old rail systems, mining remains and historical military presence. This land tells the story of El Paso del Norte better than any book could ever do. Castner Range is especially known for the springtime blooms of Mexican Gold Poppies that carpet the rugged desert terrain. For fifty-two years (1971-2023), the people of El Paso had been campaigning to forever protect the land’s cultural, historical, scientific and environmental attributes. On Tuesday, March 21, 2013, President Joe Biden dedicated Castner Range as a national monument.”
Click here to learn more about Castner Range
How to Visit Castner Range National Monument
Though not open to the public at the moment, here are several ways to view CRNM safely.
Visit the El Paso Knapp Land Nature Preserve where you can cee CRNM from the south border.
Check out the overlooks on the eastside of Transmountain Road to view the mounatins geology.
Visit the El Paso Museum of Archeology for education on geology to history, that you can enjoy while viewing the National monument and visit the CRNM exhibit in the museum.