Discover our vanishing Rio Grande wetlands
By Rick LoBello
If I were to list a handful of names of people in El Paso who really know and understand the most threatened natural environments in our area, John Sproul would be one of them. For many years John has been the face of the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park in the Lower Valley. His hard work and passion for conserving our vanishing wetlands is obvious to this observer and hundreds of others who have met him. On Saturday, March 23 John will lead a two hour walk through the wetlands in one of the least known areas of El Paso. If you have never been to this part of El Paso now is the time to make plans.
The FREE two-mile easy walking tour of the park will be from 9am to 11am. Coming from the north on Loop 375 take the Pan American Exit and turn left under the freeway. Travel 1.5 miles until you reach the bridge crossing the Riverside Canal. For more details on how to get there especially if you are going for the first time, visit the park’s website at Riobosque.org. The site is loaded with all kinds of great information including a map, management plans and more about the park’s flora and fauna.
Join John this weekend and if you can’t make it get on his email list to learn more about upcoming events and volunteer information by emailing John at jsproul@utep.edu.
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