Field Trip Experiences

2025-2026 Guide to Field Trips at the Environmental Education Center

Dallas ISD schools may schedule FREE field trips using the center's FREE bus beginning at 8:00 am on Monday, August 11, 2025.

Please call 972-749-6931, 972-749-6932, or 972-749-6904 to book your trip and keep in mind:

• Only one grade level/subject at each school may book a trip using our free bus. After that, other grade levels from the school may book a free trip, but the school will be responsible for scheduling and paying for transportation.

• We allow one field trip reservation per phone call.

• We cannot accept field trip reservations via email, Skype, or voicemail.

• If the line is busy, please DO NOT leave a voicemail or remain on hold. Hang up and call back until you get through.

• Have one or two alternate field trip dates in mind in case your first choice has already been taken.

Thank you!

Special Features and Resources at the Environmental Education Center

• Experienced teachers, naturalists, and volunteers who work with visiting teachers and students
• Bilingual instruction
• More than 500 acres of Texas landscape to explore through guided field investigations
• 3 nature trails: The Post Oak Preserve Trails - The Ponds and Prairie Trail - The Old Field Trails
• 26,000 sq ft facility with interactive exhibits featuring world ecosystems, plant and animal facts, prairie, forest, creek and pond habitats, and a fossil study area
• 4 science laboratories with special equipment for environmental field studies
• 70 seat ecology theater
• Nature play area for early childhood students
• Working barn with a variety of livestock for students to observe, learn about, and feed
• Live mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish for observation and study
• Fossil collection for observation and study
• Outdoor classroom/pavilion
• Vegetable, flower, and herb gardens
• Astronomical observatory with several telescopes, binoculars, and other astronomical equipment