El Paso is beautiful, even though we look like just a pile of rocks
I am a seventh grader at Wiggs Middle School. I am a huge environmental person and I need your help. El Paso is a border city and we have recently gone viral for thousands of immigrants crossing over the border. However, El Paso is beautiful, even though we look like just a pile of rocks and dirt.
Not only do we live in the Chihuahuan desert, but there is a little secret paradise called Rio Bosque, a wetland on the East Side of El Paso. I call it a paradise because it holds so many beautiful animals including painted buntings, larkspurs, roadrunners, hawks, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, snakes and most importantly burrowing owls.
Burrowing owls are endangered in Canada because of habitat loss, so the University of Texas at El Paso helped build little homes for them in the man-made Rio Bosque wetland. Since then, many owls migrate to El Paso to breed and some even stay. Each year there is a volunteer opportunity to tag the owl fledglings. Last year, I volunteered, and it was the best experience. Being surrounded by nature and animals was peaceful and beautiful. The owl babies are also cute, but they bite really hard.