The vision of Waco's future is how the Lake Waco Wetlands came to be. In 2000, the Waco City Council voted to increase the level of Lake Waco by seven feet providing an additional 20,000 acre-feet of water. This decision would guarantee Waco citizens and surrounding communities to have sufficient water rights and drinking water for decades to come.

The Lake Waco Wetlands was created to mitigate the habitat loss when Lake Waco was raised by those seven feet. With the addition of the Research and Education Center, it has grown to become even more, as an important living laboratory for research, education and recreation. Click here to request a brochure.