Help save El Paso's Franklin Mountains
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People living in El Paso and around the world.
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The City of El Paso's Open Space Master Plan calls for a mountain to river trail using Arroyo 41A, the last unobstructed arroyo connecting the Franklin Mountains to the Rio Grande. This arroyo can provide a unique setting for recreational activities for El Pasoans and visitors as well as maintain important wildlife habitat. Quarrying activities planned on General Land Office leased land adjacent to and including parts of Arroyo 41A threaten the integrity and viability of that trail and a portion of Franklin Mountains State Park. We the undersigned urge our political leaders to work with the quarry operator to prevent quarrying from occurring on land in or adjacent to the planned mountain to river trail and to maintain the original design of this valuable recreational and wildlife corridor.
Learn more about the Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition at http://www.franklinmountains.org/
The City of El Paso's Open Space Master Plan calls for a mountain to river trail using Arroyo 41A, the last unobstructed arroyo connecting the Franklin Mountains to the Rio Grande. This arroyo can provide a unique setting for recreational activities for El Pasoans and visitors as well as maintain important wildlife habitat. Quarrying activities planned on General Land Office leased land adjacent to and including parts of Arroyo 41A threaten the integrity and viability of that trail and a portion of Franklin Mountains State Park. We the undersigned urge our political leaders to work with the quarry operator to prevent quarrying from occurring on land in or adjacent to the planned mountain to river trail and to maintain the original design of this valuable recreational and wildlife corridor.
Learn more about the Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition at http://www.franklinmountains.org/
We signed the "Help save El Paso's Franklin Mountains" petition!
# 899:
11:02 am PST, Feb 9,
Severine Stockling,, France
# 898:
8:12 am PST, Feb 5,
Neftali Cano, Texas
The trail sounds like a good idea. The city could commercialize it (i.e. perhaps you would need to pay to walk on it) and reap in some profit.
The trail sounds like a good idea. The city could commercialize it (i.e. perhaps you would need to pay to walk on it) and reap in some profit.
# 897:
7:50 am PST, Feb 5,
Joseph Prat, Texas
The mountains are beautiful, you can't put a price tag on mother nature beauty. If the mountains are sold you turn mother nature into a whore.
The mountains are beautiful, you can't put a price tag on mother nature beauty. If the mountains are sold you turn mother nature into a whore.
# 896:
5:19 am PST, Feb 5,
Samuel Brunk, Texas
# 895:
7:53 pm PST, Feb 4,
Irma Soto, Texas
Prevent quarrying from occurring - protect Arroyo 41A
Prevent quarrying from occurring - protect Arroyo 41A
# 894:
7:39 pm PST, Feb 4,
Irene Prat, Texas
# 893:
4:40 pm PST, Feb 4,
Carlos Madrid, Texas
# 892:
1:27 pm PST, Feb 4,
Rick Johnson, Texas
The Franklin Mountains should be a National Monument. Instead, we see one scar after another appear on the mountains as short sighted fools look for quick profit. In this case, the Army Corps of Engineers should veto the proposed quarry because it disrupts natural drainage. Nothing should ever be built in the arroyos. Doing so only creates problems with flooding and erosion.
The Franklin Mountains should be a National Monument. Instead, we see one scar after another appear on the mountains as short sighted fools look for quick profit. In this case, the Army Corps of Engineers should veto the proposed quarry because it disrupts natural drainage. Nothing should ever be built in the arroyos. Doing so only creates problems with flooding and erosion.
# 891:
9:33 am PST, Feb 4,
Javier Valdez, Texas
The City's Open Space Master Plan to connect the river to the mountains would help make El Paso a better place to live. It would benefit the citizens of El Paso through recreational activity and help maintain the environmental balance of our unique ecology. The competing interest, a quarry, does not provide this kind of benefit. It helps to create an eye soar for a profit.
The City's Open Space Master Plan to connect the river to the mountains would help make El Paso a better place to live. It would benefit the citizens of El Paso through recreational activity and help maintain the environmental balance of our unique ecology. The competing interest, a quarry, does not provide this kind of benefit. It helps to create an eye soar for a profit.
# 890:
8:42 am PST, Feb 4,
John Valdez, Texas
# 889:
6:42 am PST, Feb 4,
Eduardo Lucero, Texas
We have many visitors from out of town in my industry thru out the year. They all leave with 2 distinct compliments. How freindly El Paso people are, and the mountain layout within the city. Let's not destroy any more of what is lent to us by nature.
We have many visitors from out of town in my industry thru out the year. They all leave with 2 distinct compliments. How freindly El Paso people are, and the mountain layout within the city. Let's not destroy any more of what is lent to us by nature.
# 888:
9:15 pm PST, Feb 3,
Francisco Dominguez, Texas
We must protect our mountains and the beauty that defines our community.
We must protect our mountains and the beauty that defines our community.
# 887:
3:34 pm PST, Feb 1,
Jay Agasthi, New Hampshire
# 886:
4:14 am PST, Feb 1,
Michael Schwartz, Massachusetts
We are so careless with the environment....it is a shame...but many are like that with themselves....Sad, very sad.
We are so careless with the environment....it is a shame...but many are like that with themselves....Sad, very sad.
# 885:
4:43 pm PST, Jan 31,
Daniela Popa Popa, Texas
El Paso Franklin Mountains have an unparalleled natural beauty that should be saved for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. If more people could visit and become aware of the beatiful landscape, birds, animals and plants they would agree as well.
El Paso Franklin Mountains have an unparalleled natural beauty that should be saved for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. If more people could visit and become aware of the beatiful landscape, birds, animals and plants they would agree as well.
# 884:
12:40 am PST, Jan 31,
Richard Hollister, Arizona
# 883:
1:45 pm PST, Jan 28,
Cherida Hivale, India
# 882:
7:37 pm PST, Jan 24,
Mark Benitez, Texas
The Franklin's are a beautiful setting at the far west end of Texas. El Paso has one of the biggest urban parks in the nation. Let's save it and encorage its use.
The Franklin's are a beautiful setting at the far west end of Texas. El Paso has one of the biggest urban parks in the nation. Let's save it and encorage its use.
# 881:
3:54 pm PST, Jan 24,
Ernesto D. Martinez, Texas
Please help stop the destruction our mountain. Please help us preserve the view especially near the city. We have quite a few people that use the entrance to McKellogon and it is bad enough to see the injury to the mountain as it is now. Help keep El Paso beautiful
Please help stop the destruction our mountain. Please help us preserve the view especially near the city. We have quite a few people that use the entrance to McKellogon and it is bad enough to see the injury to the mountain as it is now. Help keep El Paso beautiful
# 880:
2:06 pm PST, Jan 21,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 879:
8:06 am PST, Jan 21,
Bob Trenchard, Texas
We live near the Franklins and enjoy the view and wildlife every day
We live near the Franklins and enjoy the view and wildlife every day
# 878:
1:10 am PST, Jan 21,
Christofer Jauneau, France
# 877:
7:51 pm PST, Jan 20,
Koehl Willy, France
# 876:
5:14 pm PST, Jan 19,
Jessica Fraire, Texas
# 875:
7:18 am PST, Jan 18,
John Nunez, Texas
The last thing the Franklin Mountains need is another blatant form of disrespect, a hole in the mountain. Please help protect what makes El Paso a great place to live, the Franklin Mtns. After all, we are the only city in the planet with a large Chiuhuahuan Desert wilderness in the middle of town.
The last thing the Franklin Mountains need is another blatant form of disrespect, a hole in the mountain. Please help protect what makes El Paso a great place to live, the Franklin Mtns. After all, we are the only city in the planet with a large Chiuhuahuan Desert wilderness in the middle of town.
# 874:
1:02 pm PST, Jan 17,
Buzz Robinson, Colorado
Former long time resident of El Paso (over 40 years). It seems everytime I read about my old home town, somebody gets stupid and does something else to detract from what used to be a pretty good place. I now live near Pikes Peak in Colorado where folks are always concerned about retaining the beauty of the area. El Paso needs to get on board with what beauty remains.
Former long time resident of El Paso (over 40 years). It seems everytime I read about my old home town, somebody gets stupid and does something else to detract from what used to be a pretty good place. I now live near Pikes Peak in Colorado where folks are always concerned about retaining the beauty of the area. El Paso needs to get on board with what beauty remains.
# 873:
8:28 am PST, Jan 17,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 872:
1:01 pm PST, Jan 16,
Celeste Echlin, Connecticut
I hiked these mountains when I was growing up in El Paso. They need our protection.
I hiked these mountains when I was growing up in El Paso. They need our protection.
# 871:
2:33 am PST, Jan 16,
Ingrid Andersson, Sweden
# 870:
7:58 am PST, Jan 14,
Alison Brake, Texas
I was born and raised in El Paso. The Franklins are a VITAL part of what makes the city so great! It would be a shame to lose the majestic beauty of the mountains to intensive uses such as quarrying! I can't think of El Paso without thinking about the Franklin Mountains! Do the right thing and protect the granduer of El Paso by saving the Franklins!
I was born and raised in El Paso. The Franklins are a VITAL part of what makes the city so great! It would be a shame to lose the majestic beauty of the mountains to intensive uses such as quarrying! I can't think of El Paso without thinking about the Franklin Mountains! Do the right thing and protect the granduer of El Paso by saving the Franklins!
# 869:
7:36 am PST, Jan 14,
Reesa Turner, Texas
Stop allowing big business to rape our lands. Arroyos are important to the ecosystem and to our existing urbanization. Responsible development is a must, especially in desert areas prone to intermittent flooding. Jobe's destruction of these areas should have never been allowed. Just look at our Rio Grande--nothing but an ugly cement channel now. Keep El Paso, beautiful. We've got a beautiful city, stop destroying it.
Stop allowing big business to rape our lands. Arroyos are important to the ecosystem and to our existing urbanization. Responsible development is a must, especially in desert areas prone to intermittent flooding. Jobe's destruction of these areas should have never been allowed. Just look at our Rio Grande--nothing but an ugly cement channel now. Keep El Paso, beautiful. We've got a beautiful city, stop destroying it.
# 868:
7:32 pm PST, Jan 13,
Peggy Acosta, Pennsylvania
# 867:
5:24 pm PST, Jan 12,
Marie Shannon, Texas
# 866:
5:59 am PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, France
# 865:
3:39 pm PST, Jan 11,
Rachel Levine Davis, Arizona
# 864:
10:37 am PST, Jan 11,
Name not displayed, Texas
It is important to maintain some of the beauty that this region offers. Arroyos are also an important portion of our city, please do not destroy!
It is important to maintain some of the beauty that this region offers. Arroyos are also an important portion of our city, please do not destroy!
# 863:
9:01 pm PST, Jan 10,
John Rumple, Texas
Why do we need another quarry, and why in the Northeast area?
Why do we need another quarry, and why in the Northeast area?
# 862:
8:31 pm PST, Jan 10,
Juliana Rodriguez-Lawson Rodriguez-Lawson, Texas
# 861:
7:28 pm PST, Jan 10,
Klaus Hille, Texas
To the El Paso City Council: Please reconsider your plan for quarrying activities around Arroyo 41A in El Paso Texas. It is recognized that building materials are necessary for a growing community, but existing quarries, or a quarry in an area of less environmental impact should be sufficient to meet that need. Judging by other large cities, the population growth projected for El Paso will most likely result in increased distress for its citizens. Many El Pasoans may find stress relief in the natural, but extremely fragile, beauty of the Franklin Mountains. Talk about health care for all. This resource for physical and spiritual wellness can be enjoyed by all. Please protect our environment for this, and for future generations. (At least put this issue up for a vote, as you did for the quarry recently opened in Northeast El Paso.)
To the El Paso City Council: Please reconsider your plan for quarrying activities around Arroyo 41A in El Paso Texas. It is recognized that building materials are necessary for a growing community, but existing quarries, or a quarry in an area of less environmental impact should be sufficient to meet that need. Judging by other large cities, the population growth projected for El Paso will most likely result in increased distress for its citizens. Many El Pasoans may find stress relief in the natural, but extremely fragile, beauty of the Franklin Mountains. Talk about health care for all. This resource for physical and spiritual wellness can be enjoyed by all. Please protect our environment for this, and for future generations. (At least put this issue up for a vote, as you did for the quarry recently opened in Northeast El Paso.)
# 860:
6:33 pm PST, Jan 10,
Katrina Hille, Texas
One of the best things about El Paso is its landscape. Please don't take away any more of our mountains.
One of the best things about El Paso is its landscape. Please don't take away any more of our mountains.
# 859:
3:05 pm PST, Jan 10,
Anthony Levine, Texas
Not only is it imperative to save these mountains for future generations, but we should understand that the eco system hangs in a delicate balance. If you want El Paso to be known as a destructive, anti-environmental city, the Open Space Master Plan is on the right track. Please revise your decision before it is too late! Nothing is worth the continued destruction of El Paso's greatest natural area.
Not only is it imperative to save these mountains for future generations, but we should understand that the eco system hangs in a delicate balance. If you want El Paso to be known as a destructive, anti-environmental city, the Open Space Master Plan is on the right track. Please revise your decision before it is too late! Nothing is worth the continued destruction of El Paso's greatest natural area.
# 858:
1:48 pm PST, Jan 10,
Krista Brooker, Texas
Please keep El Paso beautiful.
Please keep El Paso beautiful.
# 857:
11:00 pm PST, Jan 9,
Barry Levine, Texas
The developers and other commercial interests won't stop until they've made us just like Los Angeles or Phoenix - a disaster.
The developers and other commercial interests won't stop until they've made us just like Los Angeles or Phoenix - a disaster.
# 856:
1:04 pm PST, Jan 8,
Julia Maeder, Germany
# 855:
6:38 pm PST, Jan 7,
Name not displayed, Texas
To Whom it May Concern, Please prevent quarrying activities around Arroyo 41A in El Paso Texas. The trails in and around the Franklin Mountains are used by many active duty soldiers and veterans alike. Gregory Luffey, MSgt, USAF (Ret)
To Whom it May Concern, Please prevent quarrying activities around Arroyo 41A in El Paso Texas. The trails in and around the Franklin Mountains are used by many active duty soldiers and veterans alike. Gregory Luffey, MSgt, USAF (Ret)
# 854:
10:53 am PST, Jan 7,
Name not displayed, Washington
As a long time former resident of El Paso, one of my favorite things to do in the area was hike. It would be a tragedy to ravage the landscape in this manner. Preserve the mountains!
As a long time former resident of El Paso, one of my favorite things to do in the area was hike. It would be a tragedy to ravage the landscape in this manner. Preserve the mountains!
# 853:
4:50 pm PST, Jan 5,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 852:
4:03 pm PST, Jan 4,
Name not displayed, Texas
The thought of the area's silence being interrupted hurts me the most.
The thought of the area's silence being interrupted hurts me the most.
# 851:
4:33 pm PST, Jan 1,
Melissa Maleckar, Texas
