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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center

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Only 30 minutes outside of Dallas! We love a ! The 5,400 sq. ft. A granite pathway leads visitors to a boardwalk extending into the living wetland.

John Bunker Sands Wetland Center is a nature center, an educational destination, a birder’s paradise and photographer’s dream, and a serene escape to nature like no other in North Texas. Located in the center of a 2000 acre man-made wetland, the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center is located in Combine, TX, only 30 minutes outside of Dallas. facility includes an exhibit and gallery hall, a research lab, classrooms for hands-on educational programs, and an observation deck to view the wetland. The boardwalk allows students and visitors to observe and study the wetland plants and wildlife habitat.

11/04/2026

Two juvenile roadrunners were released at JBS Wetland Center today after months of careful rehabilitation at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation. Join us in wishing these two good luck in their newest adventure!

11/03/2026

Calling all homeschool families!📣

Are you interested in making the Wetland Center your outdoor classroom? Check out the latest program in our Homeschool Outdoors series! Students will be learning all about birds, birdwatching, and why birds are important to the wetland center. 🐦

To learn more and register, check out the first comment!🦉

10/31/2026

We are so thrilled to partner with fabulous organizations like Texas Counter Fitters.
Thank you, TCF, for your consistent support!
Because of your generosity, we're able to do what we love most: connect people to nature!

10/31/2026

Ornithologist Blaine Carnes demonstrates the process of banding a Sharp-shinned Hawk at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Combine, Texas. 🪶

10/30/2026

Thanks to H-E-B, come celebrate Texas Recycles Day with us!

When you bring in a plastic bag or bottle (1 per person), you'll get admission to the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center!

Our Texas. Our Future.

10/29/2026

Wetland center staff are ready for a spooky fun Fall Fest on Saturday - are you?? More info on our GiveButter page

10/29/2026

As dusk turns to dark, the sky belongs to the bats! Learn how bats use echolocation to "see" in the dark, why they're essential to a healthy wetland ecosystem, and bust some common bat myths along the way. It's a wild, winged adventure you won't want to miss!

We'll spend some time learning about bats of the wetland before heading out to search for them. Be prepared to walk over gravel and uneven surfaces. Photography is permitted, but handling wildlife will not be tolerated.

All participants must be comfortable walking outside in wooded areas without lights and be able to remain silent during periods of the program.

While we can't promise you'll see any bats (wildlife doesn't always cooperate!), but we can promise you'll enjoy the special experience of JBS after dark and leave knowing more about bats.

When: Thursday, November 12

Time: 5:00-7:00p.m.

Cost: $10 per person

Age Limit: 12 & up

10/28/2026

Looking for something fun to do this fall season? 🍂

Check out our November event calendar to see what we have going on at the Wetland Center!

Take a look at the first comment for registration information, and we hope to see you soon. 🍁

10/28/2026

This American Bullfrog was spotted sitting on a patch of duckweed in shallow water here at the Wetland Center. 🐸

The bullfrog is North America's largest species of frog, and it plays an important role in the wetland's food chain. An opportunistic predator, the bullfrog will eat anything it can capture. Its diet consists of crayfish, worms, insects, snails, small fish, snakes, and lizards, other frogs and toads, and sometimes small birds and mammals. It is also prey to many wetland species, including turtles, snakes, herons, egrets, otters, raccoons, and even other bullfrogs!

10/27/2026

Our nature store has restocked the eco hats - this time with over 40 different species represented!! Stop by and get yourself a hat before your favorite wetland critter gets snatched up! What animal are you representing?

Address

655 Martin Lane
Combine, TX
75159

Opening Hours

Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm
Saturday	7am - 4pm

Telephone

+19724749100

Website

http://www.wetlandcenter.com/

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