Last chance to save El Paso’s Rio Bosque Wetlands Park

16 years ago, there was a standoff at Rio Bosque Wetlands Park in the lower valley of El Paso when long time advocates like Judy Ackerman (center) and Sal Quintanilla (right) joined residents across the city in fighting to save the wildlife corridor between the border wall and the Rio Grande. Bill Addington (left).
*Photo by Rick LoBello*

Who will step to the plate and save Rio Bosque Wetlands Park?

by Rick LoBello

El Paso, Texas April 15, 2024. Rio Bosque Wetlands Park in El Paso’s lower valley is threatened like at no other time before by not only a new cement plant, but now a major road construction project that could impact the park like no other development in the history of El Paso’s wildlife conservation movement.

Imagine a superhighway enveloping our last wetlands wildlife refuge. Rio Bosque is an important part of El Paso’s natural heritage. It helps us connect with our natural environment before most of the Rio Grande lifeline that ran alongside our border with Mexico was destroyed. To learn more the park and current plans to basically destroy it, join the growing number of people in El Paso who are organizing another battle to save our environment. Check out Jon Rezendes’ report on ILoveParks.com.