Come help Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Wetland Center will a full day of events. Gates open at 9:00am. There will be Education and Research booths, kids activities, food trucks, live music, live Bald Eagle and Bird Presentations, Dallas Zoo Animal Programs, Vendor and Craft booths and FUN for the whole family. Also, enjoy a self-guided 5k Run/Walk through the wetland. Experience wetland activities and wildlife along a beautiful course.

Located in the middle of the 2000 acre East Fork Wetland Project, the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center provides education and research opportunities pertaining to water conservation, wetland systems and wildlife management. The Center serves as the hub of environmental and social interest of man-made wetland habitats on the Rosewood Seagoville Ranch property. This includes the North Texas Municipal Water District’s 2,000 acre East Fork Wetland Project, and an additional 1,200 acres of bottomland hardwood forest restoration as part of the Bunker Sands Mitigation Bank.

The late John Bunker Sands “Bunker” (1948-2003) was an Executive Director of The Rosewood Corporation and the son of Caroline Rose Hunt and Loyd Bowmer Sands. For Bunker, one of the more enjoyable aspects of the Company was the operation of three of the Rosewood Ranches in the neighboring Ellis, Navarro, and Henderson counties. He recognized the importance of wetlands to the total environment and began restoring and developing manmade wetlands on these ranches in 1980.

When: October 17 9am-5pm
Where: 655 Martin Lane Seagoville, TX 75159
Cost: Free
Link: John Bunker Sands Wetland Center