Castner Range Conservation Moving Forward

There is plenty of good news to share about the preservation of Castner Range as open space. The House has approved $300,000 for a conservation conveyance. The House Economic Adjustment Committee is in touch with Judy Ackerman of the Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition.

Additionally, the Army is moving forward with plans to "clean-up" Castner of all unexploded ordnance.

Victoria Kantsios of the URS Corporation sent out this email reminder:

As a reminder, the second Technical Project Planning Meeting will be held Thursday, 14 January 2010 beginning at 9:00 am at the Radisson Hotel, El Paso Airport. Thursday afternoon at approximately 1:00, we will host a site visit at Castner Range to discuss our field operations and allow you to view the geophysical equipment. We will meet in the back parking lot of the Border Patrol Museum, 4315 Trans Mountain Road, El Paso TX, 79924. Sandwiches will be provided.

If you have questions about this project or the MMRP, please contact Mr. Ron Baca, Program Manager, Environmental Division, Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss, at (915) 568-7979; or Ms. Kimberly Watts, U.S. Army Environmental Command, at (410) 436-6843.

The public is invited.