I have exciting news to share, Friend. President Biden has just declared Nevada’s Avi Kwa Ame and Texas’ Castner Range as the latest national monuments under the Antiquities Act. This designation will protect these landscapes and their natural and cultural significance, all while expanding access to nature.
 
Avi Kwa Ame spans more than half a million acres across the Mojave Desert and includes sacred Indigenous sites of ten Yuman speaking tribes, as well as the Hopi and Chemehuevi Paiute. It is also home to rare wildlife and plants, and is full of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

For more than half a century, the communities in and around El Paso have worked to conserve Castner Range, advocating to expand outdoor access for the world’s largest binational community. This unique landscape is rich with rare and endangered wildlife as well as dozens of sacred and archeological Native American sites including rock shelters, petroglyphs, bedrock mortars and prehistoric habitations dating back 10,000 years.

Since President Biden took office, our movement has delivered thousands of letters calling for him to protect both Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range. Permanently protecting these landscapes is an incredible victory for the environmental movement as well as the coalitions of Tribal Nations, local communities, veterans, and outdoor enthusiasts who all pushed for these national monument designations.

Together, we made this a reality. We’re so grateful to have you with us in this fight for conservation, Friend.

The designation of national monuments like Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range ensures that our connections to nature and to our shared history endure for generations to come. While we’ve made great progress under the Biden-Harris administration, there’s more work to do to safeguard American landscapes and their stories for future generations.

We need President Biden to keep the momentum going. You can help by thanking him for today’s announcement and calling on him to extend protections to other important sites.

TELL PRESIDENT BIDEN: PROTECT MORE PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS

LCV is proud to support and join forces with local coalitions who are organizing and building support to preserve our country’s cultural and environmental resources. With your support, we will keep the pressure on President Biden to honor his promise to preserve 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030.

Thanks for everything you’ve done to make today possible, Friend. We’ll be in touch with more ways for you to help expand and strengthen conservation protections.

Sincerely,

Gene Karpinski
President
League of Conservation Voters