A celebration will be held in El Paso Friday after five decades of activism paid off, when President Joe Biden designated Texas Castner Range a national monument. The monument consists of nearly 7,000 acres of high-desert mountains, making up the southern component of the Franklin Mountain range, just outside of El Paso. Janae Reneaud Field, executive director of the Frontera Land Alliance, said the recognition will allow future generations to enjoy the area without fearing its loss to development. .
By Tom Perkins for Planet Detroit.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Michigan News Connection with support from the Solutions Journalism Network Detroit Audubon, National Wildlife Federation, Arboretum Detroit and neighborhood groups are working on small and large-scale habitat restoration projects. The challenge is to connect them. Detroit’s thinned-out Poletown neighborhood, swings and slides once in the underused, city-owned Callahan Park have been replaced with a new kind of playground, but this one isn’t for children. .
A bill passed by the Iowa Senate would repeal programs currently in place for maintaining open space and trails, and require state agencies to submit new plans every five years. Critics worry the measure could have unintended consequences. Senate File 516 would establish new requirements for state agencies to submit long-term management and maintenance plans for Iowa s public lands. .
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