who we are
Set amid a working cattle ranch and an expansive wetland on the East Fork of the Trinity River, the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center is a nature center, an educational destination for teachers, a birder’s paradise and photographer’s dream, and a serene escape to nature like no other in North Texas.
Our mission is multifaceted: to educate the public about water, wetlands, and wildlife, provide clean water to millions of North Texas Residents, and conduct research. We achieve this through a range of environmental education programs, including the East Fork Water Reuse Project, a 2,000-acre wetland that supplies drinking water. We have reached thousands of students with science and ecology classes and field research experience that inspires conservation literacy. In addition, we offer a variety of nature seminars, bird walks, boardwalk tours, scouting programs, and special events focused on the natural world.
Our boardwalk into the wetland and miles of trails allow visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in diverse habitats that host some 300 species of birds, including bald eagles, and scores of native mammals, insects, amphibians and reptiles just 30 miles from downtown Dallas.
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Our Mission and Vision