John Bunker Sands Wetlands

Wetlands of John Bunker Sands Wetland Center

Located about 32 kilometers (20 miles) southeast of Dallas, the John Bunker Sands Wetlands covers 8.5 km² (2,100 acres) of the Rosewood Ranches properties. This includes seasonal emergent wetlands, flooded bottomland hardwood forest, and scrub swamp. A wetland is described as areas that are saturated by either groundwater or surface water at a sufficient level to support a prevalence of life adapted to saturated soil conditions. Wetlands can include swamps, marshes, bogs, and fens and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. They are often referred to as nurseries of life as they provide habitat for thousands of both aquatic and terrestrial life, and often at transitional stages. Wetlands frequently provide for important locations of migrating waterfowl especially along major flyway routes.