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Franklin Mountains from the West Side of El
Paso by Rick LoBello.
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Dear FMWC members,
I am excited to announce two great activities that the Franklin
Mountains Wilderness Coalition is working with other groups to protect
and enjoy our Mountains.
Transmountain Cleanup
The first is the first ever All Transmountain Cleanup taking place
October 11 at 7:30 am. As part of the Celebration of Our Mountains
events, all the groups in the
Adopt A Highway
program with sites on
Transmountain Road will get together on the
same day to clean up the roadway. The Franklin Mountains Wilderness
Coalition has a site on the west side of the mountain between the
entrance to the State Park's Tom Mays unit and
Resler Road. We will spend about 2 hours
walking the roadside. A safety meeting will take place at 7:30 am at
which time bags and reflective vest will be distributed. The meeting
location is the trailhead to Fusselman & Smugglers Pass
parking area – the big dirt parking lot on the south side, at the top of Transmountain Rd.
Please bring your own water, hat, gloves, and good walking shoes.
This will be a great opportunity to spend a few hours outdoors helping
to keep our mountains beautiful and unsullied by trash. Hope you can
make it.
For more information call Susan Petty at 915-525-7723 or 915-8570232;
e-mail is suspetty@yahoo.com
Poppies Celebration 2009
The second event will be the Third Annual Poppies Celebration.
While the exact date has not yet been set it will be in March of 2009.
Last year we had roughly 2,000 people attend and had great participation
and help from many local groups and companies that provided booths and
services. Right now we are in the planning stages and are in need of
volunteers to help with some of the organizational task that will ensure
another successful Poppies Celebration. Among the things we need with
include: help finding craft vendors, arranging for parking and shuttle
services, t-shirt production, as well as having people help set up and
take down during the day. There will no doubt be other things we will
need help with too. So, if you would like to help now or during the
Celebration, please call Scott Cutler at 581-6071 or Judy Ackerman at
755-7371.
Thanks.
Scott Cutler
President
Franklin Mountains Wilderness
Coalition
Thanks Everyone!
The second annual Poppies Celebration was a great
success. Thanks to all who volunteered and came out to enjoy the
beautiful day. Stay tuned for more updates on efforts to save the
Castner Range and be sure to check out our latest
newsletter.
Help save the Poppies -
Write a Post card
See
complete set of Post Cards
There are four different postcard
pictures and they come in packets of 20 cards. Order your postcards by
contacting:
Judy Ackerman,
3344 Eileen Dr., El Paso,
TX
79904 915-755-7371 or
Scott Cutler,
112 Colina Alta, El Paso,
TX 79912,
Work: 915-747-6668, Home:
915-581-6071
You must return all postcards by 5 March
2008 so we can prepare them for Senator Hutchison.
If you want to keep the postcards for
your personal use, they are $1.00 each.
Save the Castner Range
Castner
Educational Flyer
I want to do more
to help Save
the Castner Range
Contact Your Elected
Officials. Let them know how you feel about saving the Castner
Range
Mayor of El Paso, John
Cook
#2 Civic Center Plaza, 10th
floor of City Hall, El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone: 915-541-4145
mayor@elpasotexas.gov
District 1
Representative Ann
Morgan Lilly
2 Civic Center Plaza
El Paso, Texas 79901
541-4151
district#1@elpasotexas.gov
District 2 Representative - Susie Byrd
#2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas
79901
Phone: 915-541-4416
district#2@elpasotexas.gov
District 3 Representative – Open
#2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas
79901
Phone: 915-541-4515
district#3@elpasotexas.gov
District 4 Representative - Melina Castro
#2
Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone: 915-541-4140
district#4@elpasotexas.gov
District 5 Representative - Rachel Quintana
#2
Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone: 915-541-4701
district#5@elpasotexas.gov
District 6 Representative - Eddie Holguin Jr
#2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas
79901
Phone: 915-541-4182
district#6@elpasotexas.gov
District 7 Representative - Steve Ortega
#2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas
79901
Phone: 915-541-4108
district#7@elpasotexas.gov
District 8 Representative - Beto O'Rourke
#2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas
79901
Phone: 915-541-4123
district#8@elpasotexas.gov
County
Judge Anthony Cobos
500 E. San
Antonio
Suite 301
El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone (915) 546-2098
CountyJudge@epcounty.com
County
Commissioner Precinct 1 Luis Sariñana
500 E. San
Antonio Suite 301
El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone (915) 546-2014
Commissioner1@epcounty.com
County
Commissioner Precinct 2
Veronica Escobar
500 E. San
Antonio
Suite 301
El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone (915) 546-2111
commissioner2@epcounty.com
County
Commissioner, Precinct 3 Miguel A. Teran
500 E. San
Antonio
El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone (915) 546-2144
commissioner3@epcounty.com
County Commissioner,
Precinct 4 Daniel R. Haggerty
500 E. San
Antonio
El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone (915) 546-2044
commissioner4@epcounty.com
TX
State Representative
Norma Chavez
6070 Gateway East
El Paso, TX 79905
(915) 778-9960
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist76/chavez.htm
TX
State Representative
Pat Haggerty
5764 N. Mesa St.
El Paso, TX 79912
(915) 532-1391
TX
State Representative
Paul Moreno
2314 Montana
El Paso, TX 79903
(915) 544-0789
TX
State Representative
Joe Pickett
1790 Lee Trevino #307
El Paso, TX 79936
(915) 590-4349
TX
State Representative "Chente"
Quintanilla
120 North Horizon Ste. A-112
El Paso, TX 79927
(915) 859-3111
TX
State
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
800 Wyoming, Suite A
El Paso TX 79902
Phone: (915) 544-1990
Congressman Silvestre
Reyes
310 N. Mesa, Suite 400
El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone: (915) 534-4400
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-4304
202-224-5922
Senator John Cornyn
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-2934
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The Franklin
Mountains Wilderness Coalition was formed in 1978 and played a central
role in the events that led to the establishment of Franklin Mountains
State Park in 1979. The
Coalition consists of organizations and individuals united in their
concern for the Franklins in Texas and New Mexico and dedicated to:
(1) preserving
the scenic beauty and wilderness character of the Mountains;
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(2) protecting
the plant and animal resources of the Mountains and preserving the whole
range as an intact ecosystem;
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(3) stimulating
appreciation of the natural values of the Mountains and promoting
understanding of their biological, cultural and geological features; and
(4) encouraging
recreational, scientific and educational uses of the Mountains
consistent with preserving their scenic beauty and wilderness character.
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