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Friday, December 30, 2011

Regional Water Conference Provides Opportunity for Questions about Rio Bosque

Master Naturalist and member of the Board of Friends of the Rio Bosque, Sal Quintanilla told me yesterday that the ponds at the Rio Bosque are only one-third full. A Bosque advocate and volunteer since the 90s, Sal says that he has never seen this City of El Paso wetlands park so dry. Migratory birds such as American Wigeons are crowding in a very small area. Sadly, this makes them easy targets for poachers armed with shot guns since the City of El Paso police do not enforce the no guns in a city park regulation at the Rio Bosque. 


There may be an opportunity for conservationists, Bosque and eco-tourism supporters to ask questions about the water shortage at the Bosque. Richard Teschner emailed to say:



"Those of you who are concerned about the amount of water that Rio Bosque is (and is not) receiving will want to attend a regional water conference to be held January 4 (Wednesday) starting at 5 p.m. at the Kay Bailey HutchisonDesalination Plant on far-east Montana Street."

United States Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar, will be present along with representatives of the El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1, the International Boundary and Water Commission, the Elephant Butte Irrigation District and the El Paso Water Utilities.

Teschner added: "Our questions to these officials should all be all be 'positive' and 'up-beat' of course; but questions they will be."
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 30, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Thanks for the Great info on the Bosque – direct and to the point.
    Love that fiddle music too. Do you have your clogging shoes warmed up?

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  2. PacoJanuary 3, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    Thanks for all that you do, Jim. While trying to figure out whether or not to go out to the Rio Bosque with the family, we decided to check for any updates online. Your blog was the most informative and current info we found.

    We caught glimpses of a bunch of what we believe to be Red Tail Hawks and Northern Harriers. We also saw some American Kestrels, and great views of Killdeer and Long-billed Dowitchers.

    Sad to report that we found a number of gun shot casings IN the park. Very distressing.

    Again -- thank you for keeping us updated.

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