
12/24/2022
On Wednesday, Girl Scout troop 64135 did sign installation at Lost Dog Nature Preserve 🤩
We would like to thank them for being awesome stewards of the land 🙌🏽
📸 Janaé Reneaud-Field
The Frontera Land Alliance was launched by a group of concerned citizens in the spring of 2004.
The Frontera Land Alliance protects, forever, natural areas, working farms and ranches, water and wildlife for future generations in the west Texas and southern New Mexico region of the Chihuahuan Desert. It was incorporated in the State of Texas in September, 2004, and received 501(c)(3) non-profit status from the IRS in January, 2005. Frontera's first land preservation project, acquiring the 91-
acre Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon, was completed December 23rd, 2005. Since then, the land trust has been actively engaged with many natural resource conservation initiatives in the El Paso region. Frontera’s affairs are managed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors with additional guidance from members of the Advisory Board.
Operating as usual
On Wednesday, Girl Scout troop 64135 did sign installation at Lost Dog Nature Preserve 🤩
We would like to thank them for being awesome stewards of the land 🙌🏽
📸 Janaé Reneaud-Field
From our Frontera familia to yours, we wish you a happy & healthy holiday season and a joyous New Year!
📸 Wendy Diaz; Arizona Sandmat (Euphorbia arizonica)
"We are still waiting and we’re at the point where we’re waiting for the president...It’s time for him to take action and move forward on the national monument." — Janaé Reneaud-Field, Executive Director, The Frontera Land Alliance
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, is optimistic that Castner Range will finally receive permanent protections under President Joe Biden.
Last week, conservationist and veteran, Judy Ackerman, was honored on the House floor. Judy Ackerman's passion for environmental conservation and dedication to land conservation will never be forgotten.
Our is ✨Marci Turner✨
Marci Turner was born and raised in New York and has been in El Paso for more than 50 years. She founded and was President of The Mexico Connection, Inc. for 28 years. Marci served on the Board of Directors of El Paso Better Business Bureau for 6 years and was Chairman of the Board for 2 years. She served on the Civil Service Commission for 5 years. Retiring in 2004, she has been active in various environmental issues including, but not limited to, the preservation of Thunder Canyon and the passage of El Paso’s current Dark Sky Ordinance. She and her husband founded and are still active in one of the first neighborhood associations in the City. Today Marci is an active board member, participating on the Marketing Committee, assisting with everything from member planning events, design of PR materials, to being a strong voice for conservation.
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Happy Holidays! 🤎
Are you ready for the launch of our 2023 membership program? 🤩
We have some great events lined up for you, from guided hikes with special guest speakers to excursions! ✨
For more info, contact [email protected]
Or check out the link below 👇
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Yesterday, the Frontera team visited our Las Cruces friends!
We're we got to participate at the luminarias event 🕯️
With a leave no trace booth on campfire safety and a Castner Range booth 🌄
Thank you for inviting us 🙌🏽
Everyone loves a well-maintained and marked trail, right!? 🙋🏽♀️
But do you know what it takes to make that happen? 🤔
Last Sunday, we all learned how much work goes into maintaining our open spaces 🌄
Shoutout to Franklin High School students for being awesome land stewards 🤩🙌🏽 and to all of our crew leaders!
Come down, enjoy finger foods & drinks, and meet Frontera staff and other supporters just like you!
At 3PM, we will begin sharing Frontera’s successes for 2022, upcoming work in 2023, and will pause to remember Judy Ackerman’s legacy to conservation and community.
Winter Wonderland was so much fawn! Don Haskins PK-8 students learned about mule deer and the differences between a buck, doe, and fawn! 🦌
Special thanks to our volunteer Rio Dominguez for helping us out! 👏
📸 Wendy Diaz
Check out this article via The New Yorker, about the importance of fighting for Castner Range and increasing accessibility to the outdoors, especially for El Paso, TX!
https://conta.cc/3OWMGL0
El Paso’s Castner Range could transform the way that underserved communities engage with the outdoors.
Our is ✨Marshall Carter-Tripp✨
Marshall Carter-Tripp was involved with the founding of The Frontera Land Alliance in 2004. Her career spanned 25 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, and eleven years as a political science professor (including a year as a visiting professor at UTEP!), and after her retirement, she served as director of the Centennial Museum at UTEP for five years. She had several tours as an Environment Science and Technology Counselor in different countries, learning about environmental issues and practices elsewhere. In Argentina, she had the pleasure and honor of working with the Mapuche Indians on a GLOBE education project. She has published four co-authored books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. Marshall grew up in Newport News, Virginia and went to Beloit College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, concluding with a Ph.D in political science and law. She joined the Board of Directors in 2022, and sits on the marketing committee. She continues to be a dedicated advocate for conservation!
We'll be at the Don Haskins PK-8 Winter Wonderland TODAY!
See you there!
Are you wondering if you should join our 2023 membership program ?
Frontera is committed to preserving natural open spaces in the Chihuahuan Desert. 🌄
P.S you will join a fantastic community of nature lovers 🙌🏽
Stay tuned 🤩
Go Lights Out El Paso! We are nearing the end of fall migration, which ends November 30th, but don’t let turning off non-essential lights fly over your head. Protect our feathered friends by turning off all non-essential lights at work or at home, both indoor and outdoor, between 11PM and 6AM. Doing so can help dramatically reduce the dangerous threats that birds face while migrating. Learn more at 🔗https://tx.audubon.org/urbanconservation/lights-out-texas
Audubon Texas
If you are shopping for the holidays or for this Cyber Monday consider supporting The Frontera Land Alliance 🌄
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Happy Holidays! 🤎
UPDATE: Hueco Tanks State Park has CANCELLED the Green Friday Hike this morning due to weather conditions.
UPDATE: The El Paso Electric Company will reschedule the event for today since it will be raining all day at the Rio Bosque.
Designating Castner Range as a National Monument could "help close what researchers call a “nature gap”—the uneven distribution of access to nature within and among communities. El Paso, with its diminishing open spaces, is a national nature-gap hot spot."
Unexploded ordnance saved Castner Range from development. Now conservationists want to open it to the public.
Today and every day, Frontera is thankful for your continued support and dedication to special places and wide open spaces. 💕
Hoy y todos los días, Frontera está agradecida por el continuo apoyo y dedicación a lugares especiales y espacios abiertos. 🌄
This Friday, join us as we ! 🥾
Visit ➡️ bit.ly/OptOutsideSchedule to find an outdoor adventure near you or walk a Frontera conserved open space!
"...the pride we would feel by knowing that conserving Castner Range protects many millennia of history and culture, and the honor we would feel by knowing we’d conserved a big part of Planet Earth, right here in our city." — Richard Teschner, The Frontera Land Alliance Advisory Board member
El Paso Matters
Designating El Paso’s Castner Range as a national monument would create more recreational space and preserve history.
📣SPONSORS SHOUT OUT✨
As we enter this season of reflection & gratitude, we want to thank those businesses that supported Frontera this year. Your generosity is appreciated, and we’re grateful for your partnership.
THANK YOU for making a difference & helping protect and preserve open natural spaces in our community. 🫶
Judy Ackerman, a force to be reckoned with, a powerful voice, and vigorous dedication to land conservation. The Frontera familia honors Judy Ackerman’s life. Read more about her passion for environmental conservation in this El Paso Times article.
Ackerman died Nov. 6 after battling cancer. She was a champion of environmental and social justice causes in El Paso. Local memorials are planned.
Have you ever wondered who else visits Frontera’s open natural spaces? 🌄
In the trail cam footage, you can see a coyote wandering around our Chihuahuan Desert. Did you know that coyotes are a synanthropic species since they benefit from human-associated developments.
Coyotes have a highly organized social system, even in urban areas. For hunting, they usually travel alone or in loose pairs, in contrast to wolves. This leads to the impression that coyotes don’t form packs.
📹 Thank you Robert Haynes, for sharing your equipment with Frontera and for this amazing video!
Girl Scouts learned about bird beaks and experimented with beak functionality using household items during the Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest Fall Open House! 🐦
Special thanks to Amelie Juarez for volunteering!
📸 Wendy Diaz
Frontera will be at tonight's Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest's Fall Open House. Stop by for fun hands-on activities and learn about bird bill adaptations with Frontera! 🐦
Don't miss us this Wednesday. The public is invited to our FREE Fall Open House and Service Fair. All girls and families welcome. No registration is required.
Come discover the world of Girl Scouting while having fun and making new friends. There will be hands-on activities related to STEM, Life Skills, Outdoors and Entrepreneurship.
Girl Scouts have always been all about "making the world a better place". Our Open House will also showcase the many ways that our troops and Girl Scouts give back to their communities all year long. Visit with local nonprofits and learn how you can also give back.
Don't miss our Letterboxing Scavenger Hunt and giveaways. Snacks and light refreshments provided. Free event.
Yesterday, Frontera’s Development Director accepted $7,500 as part of the 7th Annual El Paso Giving Day. Thank you, Paso del Norte Community Foundation and special thanks to Marathon Petroleum Corporation for matching funds this year and supporting Frontera and 9 other non-profit organizations. With these funds we are able to conserve and preserve land and everything that comes within, including flora and fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert.
Photo courtesy of Paso del Norte Community Foundation
Thank you to all our members who attended our birds and coffee event. It was such a lovely morning! ☕️🍩
What a great wrap-up to our teaser events this fall! We are ready to launch our membership program next year officially!✨
We saw two flocks of migrating sandhill cranes, curve-billed trashers, and other fantastic birds!🤩
A special thanks to our guest speakers, Vicky & Dr. Floyd!🫶
TOMORROW! November 11, 2022 at 8AM
🥾Join us for a Veteran's Day Hike at Knapp Land Nature Preserve, overlooking Castner Range!
Did we mention free breakfast😋
Thank you veterans for your service! To thank you, The frontera land alliance is holding a Veteran's Day Hike and breakfast on Friday, November 11, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Knapp Land. This hike is also in support of designating Castner Range as a national monument. For more information about the event, visit https://fb.me/e/37x3DlWsq.
Volunteers thinned out summer harvests, which were used as microgreens, pulled weeds out of fruit and vegetable beds, and picked tomatoes! 🍅 Thank you volunteers for celebrating at Bodega Loya! 👨🌾👩🌾🌱
📸Wendy Diaz
When you become a member, some of the perks are having access to exclusive events such as this one! 🤩
Join us on November 12th at 8:00 AM for coffee, donuts, and chats about birds with special guest speaker Dr. Kevin Floyd.
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The Frontera Land Alliance is proud to partner with area organizations on a month-long program where all can learn about the mysteries of our natural open spaces.
Events will start November 3 and run through November 27, 2022. For more specific details on all the events and schedule go to www.fronteralandalliance.org
Halloween Hike at Lost Dog 🌄!
We want to thank everyone who joined us! We had a blast hiking while learning about night critters and our native plants in the Chihuahuan Desert.
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Thank you, Dr. Paul Hyder, for sharing all of your knowledge and expertise with us 🙌🏽🥾
Thank you El Paso Zoo Society for inviting us to Dia de los Mu***os at the Zoo! We had lots of fun and we celebrated animals currently here in our Chihuahuan Desert and brought light to el lobo or Mexican gray wolf, whose previous geographic range included El Paso, with an alebrije activity.
🌺💀🌹 🕯️
📸 Emily Gomez
Our is ✨Michael Gaglio✨
Michael Gaglio’s career spans 20 years as a biologist and environmental consultant. In 2007 he co-founded High Desert Native Plants, LLC, an environmental consulting and restoration services company with a focus on conservation-oriented solutions for the development industry. He has worked with entities such as The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land, and, with developers and commercial real estate practitioners. Over the years Mike has led hikes, expanded our network, and continues today to teach how to be better stewards of our lands and water.
He became involved with Frontera in 2007, and also volunteers with the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife performing deer surveys and dove banding. Frontera is grateful for Mike’s commitment to conservation, our community, and Frontera.
MiniCAST was a blast! We are thankful to connect with so many educators and share how Frontera can support their teaching! 🏫
If you want to learn more about how Frontera can supplement your teaching please contact us at [email protected].
📸 Janaé Reneaud-Field
Earlier this month, Frontera partnered with Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest and the interdisciplinary project, Experiencing the Bosque, for a multigenerational movement workshop where participants reconnected, and moved with and through the land while also reflecting on their power and possibility as womxn, q***r and/or nonbinary people!
Thank you Sandra Paola López Ramírez for leading this immersive experience!
Institute for Improvisation and Social Action
📸 Wendy Diaz. Last group photo by Monica Jasso
Join us tomorrow!
RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-hike-tickets-449601077927
You are invited to our first 2022 Halloween Hike 🎃🙌🏽!
Happening this coming Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm we will have two special guests!
🕷Dr. Paul Hyder and Pat Rios
✨Make sure to RSVP space is limited !
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Do you want to join the monthly club?😎 Consider becoming a monthly supporter of Frontera. Your monthly gift will help to ensure that our preservation efforts will continue and that our “Special Places & Wide Open Spaces” will be protected forever. ⛰ 🙌🏽 See why our Board Member, Mike Gaglio, is a monthly supporter by clicking the video below. With your sustainer gift, we can carry out our mission every day and make significant progress year-round. 🫶🏼 Join our mission with a monthly gift now- click the link and choose the Give Monthly option. https://www.fronteralandalliance.org/new-page
Happy National Public Lands Day ! 🙌🏽 Feliz Día Internacional de las Tierras Públicas ! 🌄 . . . Today we hope that you all go and enjoy the outdoors either by volunteering or doing any recreational activities. We need to continue protecting and preserving our lands and the values and history they offer to us. You can also become a steward of the lands in your community or make a gift to support any organization with the mission of preserving,conserving and giving equal access to our lands for the enjoyment of our people and future generations! 🙌🏽🌄 #NationalPublicLandsDay #findyourpark #PublicLands #preservationland #conservationlands We would also like to thank @forthebrandmarketing for the incredible video they did for us showing one of our beautiful open spaces here in the El Paso Community 🌞 📍Knapp Land Nature Preserve
Calling ALL El Paso Citizens: RECYCLE & GET PAID! Here’s how: ♻️ Download the MeCycle app & enter your information ♻️ Bag your clear, plastic containers ♻️ Take your bagged items to your local Sam’s Club ♻️ Check-in and follow the steps at the recycling drop-off Learn more & prepare for your next visit: bit.ly/ElPasoPET #TexanbyNature #CircularEconomy #PETtheromoforms #TxNsRecycle
El Paso's Castner Range provides its community with wondrous history and culture. We’re urging @POTUS and @SecDebHaaland to make the area a national monument and make a plan to safely turn the former military base into a place for equitable access to the outdoors for all. #MonumentsForAll
Explore the outdoors and enjoy the sweet summertime during this #NationalScavengerHuntDay! Scavenger hunts are a great way to connect with nature! #nonprofit #elpaso #itsallgoodep #texas #nature #nationalscavengerhuntday #scavengerhunt #naturescavengerhunt #naturebingo #bingo #busquedadeltesoro #betteroutside
Happy #BiodiversityDay! Together we can protect our diverse ecosystems to ensure we have biodiversity, as we are interconnected. With rich biodiversity we, as humans, can have great quality of life and human health. You too can help The Frontera Land Alliance in conserving these special places and wide open spaces by donating to community conservation https://www.fronteralandalliance.org/new-page Feliz #DíaDeLaBiodiversidad! Juntos podemos proteger nuestros diversos ecosistemas para garantizar que tengamos biodiversidad, ya que estamos interconectados. Con una abundante biodiversidad nosotros, como humanos, podemos tener una gran calidad de vida y salud humana.
Once common in urban areas, the American bumblebee has become rare in many places, including Texas. Their populations have declined nearly 90%. Habitat loss, among other threats are why species become endangered. Lets protect special places and wide open spaces. Check out TPWD's Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Texas by County https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/rtest/ Una vez común en las áreas urbanas, la abeja americana se ha vuelto poco común en muchos lugares, incluido Texas. Su populación ha disminuido casi un 90%. La pérdida de hábitat, entre otras amenazas, es la razón por la que las especies se ponen en peligro de extincion. Protejamos lugares especiales y amplios espacios abiertos. #Endangered #EndangeredSpeciesDay #WorldBeeDay #elpaso #itsallgoodep #texas #conservation #preservation #nonprofit
Today is #VolunteerRecognitionDay!! We want to thank all our volunteers for their commitment and support! We appreciate you! 🤗 If you're interested in getting involved or becoming a volunteer, reach out to our Education and Volunteer Program Manager, Wendy Diaz at [email protected] or DM us!!
Frontera's sole mission is land conservation. Frontera’s staff shared why the work we do is critical in our community. Share with us why Frontera is important to you?
Frontera sole mission is land conservation. Frontera’s staff shared why the work we do is critical in our community. Share with us, why Frontera is important to you?! #nonprofit #community
Thank you so much to everyone who voted for Frontera through Chuco Gives Back! We appreciate each and every one of you! 💕 Unfortunately, we did not make it through the final round, but congratulations to Fronterizx Fianza Fund for making it through! Thank you @chucorelic for the opportunity! Muchisimas gracias a todos por votar por Frontera a través de @chucorelic Chuco Gives Back! Agradecemos a cada uno de ustedes! 💕 Desafortunadamente, no logramos pasar la ronda final, pero felicitaciones a Fronterizx Fianza Fund por lograrlo! Gracias Chuco Relic por la oportunidad! #nonprofit #BetterOutside #elpaso #itsallgoodep #texas #conservation #preservation
We made it to round 2 thanks to YOU!! 🥰 in Chuco Gives Back! We could not have done it without your support! 🙌 To continue the support stay tuned tomorrow, March 23 at noon, via @chucorelic Instagram stories, as we will be competing for the final spot! 💚 Gracias por su apoyo, hemos llegado a la segunda ronda en Chuco Gives Back! 🥰 No lo podríamos haber hecho sin su apoyo! 🙌 Para continuar con el apoyo, estén atentos mañana, Marzo 23 al mediodía, a través de las historias de Instagram de @chucorelic, ya que estaremos compitiendo por el puesto final! 💚 #nonprofit #BetterOutside #elpaso #itsallgoodep #texas #conservation #preservation
Today is #NationalLearnAboutButterfliesDay!! 🦋 🦋 Have four wings, which need to warm up before they can fly. 🦋 Help pollinate many of the plants that produce the food we eat. 🦋 Depending on the species, butterflies can live anywhere between a week and a year. Hoy es el Día Nacional de Aprender Sobre Mariposas!! 🦋 🦋 Las mariposas tienen cuatro alas, que necesitan calentarse antes de poder volar. 🦋 Las mariposas ayudan a polinizar muchas de las plantas que producen los alimentos que comemos. 🦋 Dependiendo de la especie, las mariposas pueden vivir entre una semana y un año. #butterfly #butterflies #pollinators #mariposa #elpaso #itsallgoodep #nonprofit
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