River Legacy Nature Center

River Legacy Nature Center Explore and play at the Nature Center! Visit our aquariums, terrariums, trails & Discovery Room!
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06/11/2026

🦋🐸🐉 On the first day of Mighty Morphs, our young five-year-old scientists began exploring how living things grow and change! Students compared their own growth to that of other animals, like ferrets, and started thinking about the different ways animals develop. Later this week, they'll discover how butterflies, frogs, and dragonflies go through incredible transformations before becoming the adult animals we know and love. We're diving into the amazing world of metamorphosis! 🌱✨

River Legacy Nature Center is currently looking to hire a Nature School Assistant Teacher to help inspire the next gener...
06/11/2026

River Legacy Nature Center is currently looking to hire a Nature School Assistant Teacher to help inspire the next generation of environmental stewards through hands-on, nature-based learning.

If you’re passionate about education, curiosity, and connecting kids with the natural world, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply here: https://riverlegacy.org/about/jobs

Starting TODAY! Step directly into the current and watch the wild world of the Trinity River come alive right beneath yo...
06/09/2026

Starting TODAY! Step directly into the current and watch the wild world of the Trinity River come alive right beneath your feet. 🐸💦

To celebrate 30 years of inspiring wonder in Arlington, the River Legacy Nature Center is officially opening the doors to our brand-new, highly immersive interactive floor installation inside the Discovery Room: Phase 1 of "A River Runs Through It" is fully funded through a generous grant from the Sid Richardson Foundation and custom-built by Virtual Wild (the digital wizards behind our Discovery Trail App).

This isn't just an exhibit; it's a living gateway designed to pull children and families out of their everyday routines and plunge them into the vital mission of environmental preservation.

The picture below is a mockup of all 3 phases completed. Today, June 9, we are celebrating the completion of Phase 1. Come on out and bring the kids!

To read more about all three phases, click here: https://riverlegacy.org/blog/world-class-texas-philanthropy-meets-world-class-texas-innovation-right-in-arlington-texas

📍River Legacy Nature Center
703 NW Green Oaks Blvd. Arlington, Texas 76006

Open to the public Monday - Saturday, 9am-5pm

Riverlegacy.org

06/09/2026

Have you ever seen a skink outside?

06/08/2026

Do you think we could have caught it if it escaped?

06/07/2026

Something is rushing into the Nature Center… 🌊🐢🐸 Phase 1 of a new permanent exhibit, supported by the Sid Richardson Foundation, is opening June 9! 👀

The Virtual Wild, we’re so excited!

The rich scent of damp forest earth, the flash of a green anole lizard on a log, and a child's eyes widening in pure won...
06/05/2026

The rich scent of damp forest earth, the flash of a green anole lizard on a log, and a child's eyes widening in pure wonder. 🦎✨

This World Environment Day, we are celebrating the incredible truth that when kids are taught to care for nature, they become its natural protectors.

Through hands-on family activities in DFW, summer camps, and public field trips, we help over 30,000 guests connect deeply with our wild spaces each year.

But we can't do it alone.

Many neighbors don't know that River Legacy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. While our beautiful 1,300-acre nature trails and park in Arlington are free to explore, our educational programs and Trinity River preservation efforts rely entirely on community generosity.

Will you help us grow the legacy this World Environment Day? Your tax-deductible donation keeps our environmental education thriving and directly supports the next generation of environmental stewards.

🟢 Donate today to protect our tomorrow: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E357210&id=4

06/05/2026

Do you think we got stung being those close?

06/03/2026

Next week, we are thrilled to welcome our campers back to River Legacy Nature Center for a brand-new season of exploration!

Our summer camps are abundant in experiential STEM learning in a safe, inspiring outdoor environment. From catching bugs to walking our forest trails, these moments build lifelong confidence, curiosity, and a deep connection to our natural world.

While our first week kicks off on Monday, we still have several camps available! Visit riverlegacy.org to secure your child’s spot today!

We can’t wait to see our explorers! 🧭

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703 NW Green Oaks Boulevard
Arlington, TX
76006

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+18178606752

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