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Take Action: Protect Castner Range from development

From hiking viewpoints along the Franklin Mountains, locals and visitors alike enjoy the gorgeous view of yellow poppies in bloom. This area, known as Castner Range, is an iconic gem of West Texas—and its 7,000-plus acres hold significant historical, ecological, and cultural value.

Despite its beauty and historical significance, Castner Range is not protected from long-term development.

Help safeguard the incredible views and future outdoor recreational opportunities of Castner Range by signing your petition now!

Designating Castner Range as a national monument will save the area from future development, protecting endangered wildlife and prehistoric artifacts for years to come.

We can protect the beautiful arroyos, canyons, and fields of poppies—but we need your help.

Take action now and urge President Biden to designate Castner Range as a national monument today!

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RE: Designate Castner Range as a national monument

To President Biden,

As an avid supporter of the outdoors and your constituent, I urge you to designate Castner Range as a national monument. Presidents from both sides of the aisle have used the Antiquities Act to protect hundreds of millions of acres of America's most significant cultural and recreational landscapes. Many of the public lands that we know and love today - such as Zion and Olympic National Parks - were first protected as national monuments. Without the foresight of past presidents, these places might not be the beautiful, conserved landscapes they are today.

The proposed Castner Range National Monument contains lands of historical, cultural, and ecological value. Its peaks, arroyos, and canyons are home to rare and endangered species, as well as prehistoric rock art and cultural sites. The land should be protected long term from desecration and large-scale development so that generations to come can appreciate its unique beauty in perpetuity.

As you work to protect 30 percent of America's lands and waters by 2030, I urge you to include Castner Range as a part of that promise. As president, we look to you to protect our country's most special places - and this incredible landscape is one of them.

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