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Nonprofit group to lead Southlake nature center
By Lena Price, Special to the Times
A nonprofit organization taking over leadership of the Bob Jones Nature Center plans to make the 76-acre preserve more visible to the public.
Center director Emily Galpin said the nonprofit Bob Jones Nature Center Organization has always played an integral role in the facility’s operations. When the group officially takes over center management on Aug. 1, they will work toward meeting the nature preserve’s long term goals, Galpin said.
“It’s always been a part of our strategic plan to see the center grow into an environmental education center for the whole region,” she said. “We want to get people out to the preserve, and get them to enjoy nature in the middle of the metroplex.”
Since the center opened in 2008, the organization has worked with the city to organize volunteers and plan classes and other activities.
“We’ve been working closely with the organization in the past, so this seemed like a logical step,” Galpin said. “The plan to switch over management operations has been in the works for a few years now.”
Revamping the center’s entrance to draw in more visitors will be one of the first major projects the organization will tackle.
“We do want to change the entrance, and make it easier for people in the area to access it,” Galpin said. “That’s going to be a major renovation project, and we’re still working out all the details.”
Galpin said she hopes the new entrance, which will include building a new road for easier access to the park, will draw people from the nearby athletic fields in Bob Jones Park.
“This center really started as a grassroots movement, and it still is today,” Galpin said. “So we love for people to come out and get involved.”
Currently, the center is offering a series of week-long summer camps for children between the ages of three and 10. Each camp features a different theme that focuses on science and nature. The camps run from Tuesday through Friday, and the last one will begin on Aug. 7. Registration is available online at https://activenet11.active.com/southlake/.
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