Educational Opportunities

The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) was created in the early 1990’s to manage 2,000 acres below the Lewisville dam in North Texas.

LLELA contains a variety of habitats, including prairies, bottomland hardwood forests, wet lands and cross timber forests. With such a diversity of habitats, there is a profusion of wildlife. Mammals such as bobcats, white tailed deer, and mink can be found, along with birds such as wild turkeys, painted buntings and dozens of waterfowl species. LLELA is dotted with sloughs, wetlands, creeks and dry channels, the landscape features originally wrought by the Elm Fork River and its tributaries during flood events. These remain filled by rainwater and flooding, providing areas where one can find many turtles, wading birds and amphibians. Check out their website for more detailed information plus available tour dates and times.

Check out the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area at  www.ias.unt.edu/llela/main.htm