More butterflies in the Bosque? CABQ Open Space hopes so [Video]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you’ve been in the Bosque near the Rio Grande Nature Center lately, you may have noticed some areas looking a little more sparse than usual. However, it’s actually part of a statewide initiative to liven up habitats along the Rio Grande come spring.

It’s a project the city is hoping will bring butterflies to the community.

“Our pollinators are in need of some help,” said Dustin Chavez-Davis, project coordinator, with the City of Albuquerque’s Open Space Division, “There are some threats in terms of development, use of pesticides, so yeah. We really want to preserve this space where, you know, there’s a safe area for them to thrive.”

That’s why, on Friday morning, people worked on a cleared meadow on the banks of the Rio Grande.

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