What
The Dallas Water Commons is a dynamic public–private partnership between the City of Dallas and The Dallas Wetlands Foundation. This park project is unique because of its constructed wetlands and location – the urban core of one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities.
The future of cities is linked to:
- Water Conservation
- Water Filtration
- Flood Management
The Dallas Water Commons provides all three.
Why
Maintain: Flood Prevention
Create: A Natural Park that Enhances Water Quality through Filtration
Educate: Urban Water Lab
Key Objectives: Natural Urban Park, Water Quality & Conservation, Flood Mitigation, Climate Resilience, and Urban Renewal
Who We Serve
As a beautiful and educational place of respite and purpose, The Dallas Water Commons will draw:
- Visitors
- Students
- Experts in Ecology, Engineering,
Public Health, and City Planning
Where
The Dallas Water Commons enhances approximately 17 acre of urban wetlands and industrial land. A green space that sits three blocks south of downtown Dallas and three blocks north of the Great Trinity Forest (the largest uncut urban hardwood forest in the U.S.), the project will transform a former industrial area into an urban oasis that integrates nature and water within the built landscape of city infrastructure.
Media Coverage
Who We Are
Public-Private Partnership
A Dallas Wetlands Foundation Project
Public Partner
Land Contribution and Project Manager
Technical Partners
Hydraulic Engineer
Landscape Architect
Feasibility Study Grant
Wetlands Permitting
Phase I Study Engineer
Dallas Wetlands Foundation
The Dallas Wetlands Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) organization, was established in order to facilitate the design, completion, maintenance and ongoing programming of the Dallas Water Common.
Board
John Matthews
President, Matthews West
Kristian Teleki
Senior Vice President, Development, Matthews Southwest
Melanie Ferguson
Director, Dallas Water Commons
Ben Mackey
Board Member, Dallas Independent School District, Executive Director, Texas Impact Network
Vicki Meek
Artist, Arts Commissioner & Nasher Fellow
Advisory Board
William Baker
Principal, Jones Baker Design & Vice President, Cedars Neighborhood Association
John DeFillipo
Executive Director, Texas Conservation Alliance
Janette Monear
President & CEO, Texas Trees Foundation
Shawn Williams
Vice President, Allyn Media
Marianna V. Archibald
Environmental Engineer & Services Consultant
Fred Peña
AIA, Owner & Architect at Tezanto
Project Team
Melanie Ferguson
Director mferguson@dallaswatercommons.org
David Marquis
Governmental Affairs & Environmental Advocacy
David Taggart
Development & Engagement
Tammy Tijerina
Project Manager
Press Contact
Christine Rogers
christine.rogers@thesparkfarm.com
Digital Media
Tate Mulligan
Dallas Water Commons is a private, not-for-profit organization,
and is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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