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Trinity River Fair
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| Lewisville,
TX, April 1, 2006: The Army Corps of Engineers and the
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) are
partnering to celebrate re-opening to the general public, a portion
of the wilderness on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. A place
where citizens of all ages can experience nature in its finest
within minutes of I-35. The Trinity River Fair will begin Friday,
May 5, 2006 with an evening birding and stargazing event, while the
Master Naturalist will conduct a Texas Parks and Wildlife Citizen
Amphibian Monitoring activity (better known as frog-watching). Fly-Fishing on the Elm Fork: |
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morning starts early with fly-fishing on the Elm fork of the Trinity
with casting and fly tying instruction given throughout the day. The
Master Naturalist will provide instructions of Texas Wildscape
Gardening, provide information on Texas mammals, and general
information regarding their programs. In another venue, you will be
able to view an 1850’s homestead while eating kettle corn or wild
game on a stick or participate in a crawfish-eating contest. In yet
another area of the preserve, KayakPower.com will conduct flat-water
kayak competitions, or you can, just for fun, hike the almost 6
miles of trails enjoying a day in the wilderness. Vendors such as
REI will conduct GPS contests and help potential buyers in select
camping, hiking and kayaking equipment |
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 To find this wilderness gateway and a fun day at the Trinity River
Fair, drive north from Old Town Lewisville on Mill Street to Jones
Street. Turn east towards Lake Lewisville and continue on Jones to
LLELA’s only entrance.Tucked into the folds of the soft rolling hills of North Central Texas, situated beneath the Lewisville Dam, the LLELA property occupies a unique ecological position in the landscape of North America. With its diversity of habitats, LLELA is home to a profusion of wildlife. Within its boundaries, one may find mammals such as bobcat, river otter, deer, and mink, along with birds such as wild turkey, painted bunting, and dozens of waterfowl species. |
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 LLELA is dotted with sloughs, wetlands, creeks, and dry channels,
the landscape features originally wrought by the Elm Fork and its
tributaries during flood events. These remain filled by rainwater,
flooding, and groundwater discharge, where one may find many ducks,
turtles, wading birds, wood ducks, and other waterfowl.LLELA, also known as the Lewisville Wildlife Management Area, was created in the early 1990s by a consortium of local, state, and national government agencies, which obtained a 25-year management lease from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Today, the LLELA consortium is comprised of the University of North Texas, Texas Women's University, Texas A&M University, the City of Lewisville, and the Lewisville Independent School District. |
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 The mandate of the
LLELA consortium is to develop the area for:• the preservation and restoration of native habitat and biodiversity • environmental education, and • environmental research Management Goals The principal goals of management at LLELA are to preserve and protect native biodiversity and to restore degraded ecosystems, communities, and native biodiversity while providing compatible educational and scientific use of LLELA lands. |
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