Education at the Preserve
At the Jenna Welch Nature Study Center, we carry a passion for the outdoors and learn from the shared experience.
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To ensure conservation, restoration, education, research and outdoor enjoyment of Midland’s urban playa for present and future generations.
At the Jenna Welch Nature Study Center, we carry a passion for the outdoors and learn from the shared experience.
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View Events CalendarOur mission is to ensure conservation, restoration, education, research and outdoor enjoyment of Midland’s urban playa for present and future generations.
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Closed Mondays2201 S. Midland Dr.
Midland, Texas
As one of the few urban playas protected in a native state, the Preserve is a treasured ecotourism destination and a scientific-educational resource of the Permian Basin.
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