Vision:  Rio Bosque Wetlands Park will be a unique natural landscape where visitors from throughout the Paso del Norte region and the world experience first-hand the  biologically rich ecosystems once found in our river valley, learn about those ecosystems, and become inspired to be careful stewards of our natural world.  Mission:  Our mission is to provide the volunteer support needed to make Rio Bosque Wetlands Park a world-class nature park through active involvement in the Park’s habitat-restoration, education, research, public outreach, advocacy and fundraising programs.  2009 Officers President Gloria Villaverde Vice-President Sal Quintanilla Secretary Rene Espinoza Treasurer Maria Trunk	Friends of the Rio Bosque The Friends of the Rio Bosque (bylaws) is the volunteer-support group for Rio Bosque Wetlands Park.  The Friends are active in all aspects of the park, from education programs, to outreach, to ecosystem management, to faunal monitoring, to fundraising, to advocacy.  The group meets the 4th Thursday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in Room 411 Burges Hall, on the UTEP campus.  By fiat, the meetings last no longer than one hour.  See the calendar in the left-hand column for the date of the next meeting.  For more information, contact Sal Quintanilla (915-778-0274) or John Sproul (915-747-8663).  Become a Member The Friends are the heart of the Rio Bosque project.  They deserve your support.  Annual membership levels are:      Bosque Buddy  --  $6     Student  --  $10     Senior  --  $10     Individual  --  $15     Family  --  $20     Bosque Booster  --  $50     Cottonwood Commando  --  $75-$249     Restoration Patron  --  $250-$499     Wetlands Society  --  $500-$999     Life -- $1,000+ Please make checks payable to Friends of the Rio Bosque and mail to:  Maria Trunk, Treasurer, Friends of the Rio Bosque, 1100 Kelly Way, El Paso, TX 79902.