Arlington, Mansfield, Grand Prairie
Each month we post a wish list for a different organization in town. It is our hope that people in the community who see this list might be able to help meet these needs in some way. If you have a wish list you would like posted, please send us an email with your attached wish list. If everyone gives just a little, we can help others.
River Legacy Parks is the product of a public/private partnership between River Legacy Foundation and the city of Arlington. Founded in 1988, our mission is to preserve and enhance land along the Trinity River and its tributaries as an extraordinary recreational, educational and natural resource.
Our needs range from classroom materials to animal care equipment and supplies to office equipment and supplies. Here are some specific requests:
1. small portable greenhouse
2. combo bench-table for outdoors
3. garbage disposal
4. restaurant gift cards
5. Petsmart gift cards for animal food and supplies.
6. laptop computer for presentations
7. stackable washer/dryer
8. year's supply of copier paper
9. 2 water tables for Nature School
10. fence for outdoor play area
11. wireless printer
12. Binoculars
13. Commercial grade shredder
14. Brio children's gardening tools
15. Monetary donations
At the Living Science Center the River Legacy Foundation provides environmental education for children pre-k through elementary school. Nature School is our pre-school program for 3-5 year olds. Our Field Investigations program is for elementary school children in the area. We also have some after school programming and a new program for home school children. Our Saturday programs offer a variety of activities including nature walks, story telling and classes and lectures for adults.
The mission of River Legacy Foundation is to preserve and enhance land along the Trinity River and its tributaries as an extraordinary educational, recreational and natural resource.
The history of River Legacy Foundation is a tribute to the volunteer citizens of Arlington who stepped forward with a vision to preserve a natural asset of woodlands along the Trinity River within the boundaries of the City of Arlington. In 1988 the River Legacy Foundation was chartered as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to collaborate with the City's Park and Recreation Department to preserve hundreds of acres of land along the Trinity River in North Arlington.
In 1990 the 376-acre River Legacy Parks opened to the public with the first phase of the master plan completed. More than $3 million was raised through public and private sources.
In 1996 the Living Science Center was completed at a cost of approximately $5 million, entirely funded by private donors including the Sid W. Richardson Foundation. The Center has become the home of the Foundation's multi-faceted environmental and natural science education programs. The Foundation deeded the Center to the City of Arlington as a gift to the community. The Foundation has a 25-year management services contract with the City of Arlington to operate and provide environmental education programs at the Living Science Center.
In 2004 eight miles of continuous paved trail along the Trinity River opened with the completion of a $2.4 million capital improvement project. With the help of the Foundation, Arlington became the first and only community to complete its portion of the regional Trinity Trails project. Today River Legacy Parks encompasses 1,300 acres along the Trinity River.
Sixteen staff work at the River Legacy Foundation and the Living Science Center. This includes full-time and part-time staff, teachers, naturalists, administrative support, marketing and the leadership team. Volunteers are an integral part of the River Legacy organization. Approximately 300 volunteers donate thousands of hours each year. Our corps of volunteers is diverse in their expertise, ethnicity/race, gender and age. Not only do they help with three annual special events, they also staff the receptionist desk, the gift store and assist teachers and naturalists with class preparation and animal care.
RSS
