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- Wildlife Management
LLELA is charged with protecting the native plants and animals that call these lands home.
- Prairies
Only tiny islands of native North Texas Prairie remain! Work has begun to preserve what is left and restore what was lost.
- Bottomland Forests & Cross Timbers
Much like the other ecosystems of north central Texas, our forests have been decimated and fragmented, with only a few small and isolated patches of old growth left scattered amongst the younger forests of the floodplains.
- Aquatic Habitats
Like much of North Texas, LLELA is host to a variety of aquatic systems, from the perennial Elm Fork of the Trinity River, to lakes, former stock ponds, and prairie potholes; from intermittent creeks and streams such as Office Creek, to traditional emergent wetlands such as the Cottonwood Marsh.
White-tailed Kite at LLELA--First known sighting of this species at LLELA! Normally found much farther south in Texas, this elegant bird was a brief visitor on 2/5/2013.Click here to see an image of the kite. Photographer: Owen Richards. |
- Prescribed Fire
Research and training in the use of prescribed fire in prairie restoration.
- Wetland Ecology
Research in constructed and natural wetlands.
- Prairie Ecology
Research in bison reintroduction and management techniques.
- Research Notes Series
- Graduate theses and dissertations
- Bison
The bison herd has been moved to a new home on private land. Moving the herd will allow our restored prairie areas a chance to recover from last summer's severe drought and from previous grazing. We hope to have bison roaming on our prairie again in the future. Please call 972-219-3930 if you need further information.
- Prairie
Before the pioneer movement, healthy North Texas prairies were dominated by little bluestem, big bluestem, sideoats grama, indiangrass, and buffalo grass.
- Invasive Species
Controlling invasive plant and animal species is LLELA’s greatest management challenge.
- Reintroduction
Putting back the missing pieces of our ecosystems.
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LLELA's Physical Location:
201 E. Jones St., Lewisville, TX 75057
Mailing Address (office is NOT on the LLELA property): 1801 N. Mill St., Suite A, Lewisville, TX 75057 |
