Our Lands & Waters Foundation

If your heading to the lake for Labor Day activities, please be aware most of the area lakes are experiencing lower water levels due to lack of rain.
In turn, some boat ramps are closed as well. Check your respective lake website to insure you will have access to launch your watercraft.
As always, require everyone in your party to wear a life jacket!
“Be safe out there”!

It’s a great weekend to enjoy the area lakes, temperatures are somewhat lower than the last few weekends making water activities more enjoyable.
The OLAWF pontoon will be on Lake Tawakoni today. Look for the pontoon to provide complimentary life vests.
Always make boating and water safety a priority for your party.

Our OLAWF pontoon crew spent a rewarding July 4th and holiday weekend on Lake Ray Hubbard promoting water safety, providing complimentary life jackets and serving as goodwill ambassadors to a family visiting the Harbor District from Monterey, Mexico.

As we begin our July 4th celebrations, please remember to take extra safety precautions on and around the lakes.
Look for the OLAWF pontoon on Lake Ray Hubbard this afternoon & evening promoting water safety and providing complimentary life vests.

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June 21, officially summertime!
Look for the OLAWF pontoon on area lakes this summer promoting water safety and providing complimentary life jackets!
This evening we’ll be at the Lakeside Concert Series, The Harbor, Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall, TX with complimentary life jackets.
Please remember to always practice water safety!
“Be safe out there”!

Look for the OLAWF pontoon departing Eagle Point Marina, Lake Lewisville, today, Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11:00 a m. We'll have complementary life jackets on board promoting water safety.

Look for the OLAWF pontoon boat with Tom Burrell & David Taylor departing from Eagle Point Marina, Lake Lewisville today at 10 a.m.
We'll have complimentary life jackets on board to ensure your water safety.
Please be safe out there!

Ready to have more fun on the water? Always practice water safety!
OLAWF staff will be handing out complimentary life jackets on Lake Lewisville every week.
Look for the OLAWF pontoon boat near Eagle Point Marina as we promote water safety!
Be safe out there!

Promoting water safety at all times! Be safe out there!

A little reminder for your hectic Monday

(photo credit to http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2012/04/just-breathe.html)

It’s the weekend! Take advantage of it and play a game of Ultimate Frisbee at one of our parks. Find game rules at www.wikihow.com/Play-Ultimate-Frisbee.

What inspires you to go to the park? For me, it’s my dog, BeBop!

New website, CHECK, new page, CHECK, brand new newsletter, CHECK. Better keep tabs on OLAWF because we’re movin’ and groovin’!

The Shoreline-Balancing Screen Time With Green Time at Our Lands & Waters Foundation We kick-started summer with our first annual SummerFest on the Lake. Over 2,500 people joined us at Westlake Park on Lewisville Lake for an amazing day of fun in the sun. Four live bands played while our visitors feasted on award-winning steak, shopped to their hearts' content, and browsed beautiful...

Have a happy and safe 4th of July! Remember, just wear it!

The official federal recreation photo contest, “Share the Experience” invites people ages 13 and above to submit photos of the outdoors to be featured on the America the Beautiful Pass – an annual pass that covers entrance fees at over 2,000 federal recreation sites, including national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges.

The contest begins today and runs through December 31, 2013. In addition to being featured on the America the Beautiful Pass (which is distributed to more than 500,000 people each year), all contest entrants will be eligible for a series of prizes. To get started, follow these easy steps:
•Visit the Let’s Move Outside! page on Recreation.gov for a list of free, outdoor events and activities taking place in 2013. Also use this page for ideas of where to go and what to do near you.
• Take your family out to a participating federal site and choose an activity that allows everyone to get moving.
• Click away! Follow these simple guidelines to submit up to 2 photos per week.
• For inspiration, check out the winning shots from the 2012 contest.

http://www.letsmove.gov/blog/2013/05/10/are-you-adventure

A newly released study has found that every dollar of public and private investment into natural resource conservation generates nearly $3 in economic activity, a conclusion conservation groups say highlights the economic benefits of protecting and preserving environmentally sensitive landscapes that support an entire industry. Overall, $38 billion in public and private money is invested into natural resource conservation nationwide each year, according to the 26-page study commissioned by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. That, in turn, results in $93 billion in federal, state and local tax revenues, as well as wages and salaries associated with thousands of jobs supported by these investments, according to the study conducted for NFWF by Southwick Associates Inc., a Fernandina Beach, Fla.-based natural resource and environmental economics firm.

http://www.avcrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NFWF-Conservation-Economy-Rpt-Southwick-3-11-2013.pd

Night Hike at LLELA
Sat, April 27, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Lewisville Lake Environmental
Learning Area (LLELA)
201 Jones Street
Lewisville,TX 75057
http://www.ias.unt.edu/llela/main.htm
Cost: $2 + $5

Join our trail guides as they lead a moonlit stroll through the woods and across the prairie. We may hear some bumps in the night, but have no fear…it’s probably just an armadillo. Howling coyotes, hooting owls, and other nocturnal sounds will provide an out-of-the-ordinary hiking experience. Registration required at 972-219-3930 or [email protected]. There is a $2 program fee for the night hike, in addition to the regular gate fee of $5/person.

Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area

Fishing Day at LLELA
Saturday, April 27, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
201 Jones Street, Lewisville, TX 75057
(972) 219-7980 Event website
Cost: $2 + $5
Angling instructors at LLELA are offering a whole morning of fun activities that will introduce children to the art of fishing. Activities will include: casting, fish identification, knot tying, aquatic habitats, fishing rules and ethics and more. No poles are required for the activities, but will be needed if you intend to stay and fish afterwards. There is a $2 program fee, in addition to the regular
gate fee ($5/person). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please call 972.219.3930.

What a wonderful article about our partnership work with the Corps and the Excellence in Partnership Award. Read about projects we've completed and projects we have in the works.

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/105914/usace-lauds-our-lands-and-waters-foundation-with-national-partne

Nature Walk at LLELA
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
201 Jones St., Lewisville,TX 75057
http://www.ias.unt.edu/llela/main.htm
(972) 219-7980
Cost: $2 program fee, $5 plus gate fee

Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area

Bird Walk at LLELA
Saturday, April 13, 7:30 - 8:30 AM
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
201 Jones St., Lewisville,TX 75057
www.ias.unt.edu/llela/main.htm
(972) 219-7980
Cost: $2 for the bird walk, in addition to the
regular gate fee ($5/person)

Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area

Check out the Images for Conservation website. This company encourages people to restore, preserve, conserve, and enhance wildlife habitat through the business of nature photography.

About Images For Conservation | Images for Conservation Fund Images for Conservation encourages private landowners to restore, preserve, conserve, and enhance wildlife habitat through the business of nature photography.

Fishing Day at LLELA
Saturday, March 23, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
201 Jones Street, Lewisville, TX 75057
(972) 219-7980
Cost: $2 + $5
Angling instructors at LLELA are offering a whole morning of fun
activities that will introduce children to the art of fishing. Activities will include: casting, fish identification, knot-tying, aquatic habitats, fishing rules and ethics and more. No poles are required for the activities, but will be needed if you intend to stay and fish afterwards. There is a $2 program fee, in addition to the regular
gate fee ($5/person). Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call 972.219.3930 to register. No poles are required for the activities.

We are very excited to announce that the Our Lands & Waters Foundation received the Excellence in Partnership Award! Check out the pictures in our new album. To learn more about the award, click on the link below:

Cooperating Associations Program: Excellence in Partnerships Award

The US Army Corps of Engineers volunteers make a tremendous difference at each of our lakes. Take a minute to watch this news story that aired on WFAA Channel 8.

Grand bargain: Volunteers perform work taxpayers can't afford The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which runs a large park around Lewisville Lake, provides volunteers with free campsites — along with water and electricity — at no charge. In turn, they help maintain the park.