Improve the bosque with more wetlands, meadows | ABQJournal Online By Ross Coleman / Albuquerque resident | Mon, Sep 16, 2013

If I were to make a single suggestion regarding the Rio Grande vision it would be this: Take a significant portion of the funding (half or more) for ecological restoration. Focus that effort to create groundwater infusion wetlands (mimicking oxbow marshes), wet meadows, wooded wetlands and overbank wetland areas.

The benefits for wildlife and the people who will be visiting the bosque will be tremendous.

I think there is a place for improvements, such as trails that will bring pedestrians into the bosque and along the river. They should be designed with an emphasis on a low-impact human presence.

Improve the bosque with more wetlands, meadows | ABQJournal Online