The City of Richardson will host a presentation from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 featuring an “Introduction to the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center.”

The John Bunker Sands (JBS) Wetland Center is a one of a kind, manmade wetland that provides millions of gallons of additional drinking water to the region while serving as a vital natural habitat for some of our most treasured wildlife in the region.

The free event will be at the Richardson Civic Center/City Hall Complex in the Parks Room and JBS Wetland Director John DeFillipo will be the guest speaker. He will cover the following topics:

• State of our current water supply
• History of public/private partnership between John Bunker Sands and the North Texas Municipal Water District
• Current Wetland Center research and educational programs
• In introduction to wildlife at John Bunker Sands

Reserve a spot by sending an e-mail to Michelle Mann at michelle.mann@cor.gov or call 972-744-4228.