Lewisville ISD Outdoor Learning Area  

LISDOLA (Lewisville Independent School District Outdoor Learning Area) is an eighty-acre tract of land located on the south side of Lake Lewisville Dam in Denton County.  The landscape boasts wetlands, forests, fields, rivers and streams and contains approximately five miles of hiking trails.
    
The outdoor learning area was created in the fall of 1999 when the school district erected two portable classrooms. Soon after, the school district's environmental education specialist asked the Denton County Master Gardeners to assist in landscaping the areas around the parking lot and portable classrooms.

         
The entrance to Lewisville Outdoor Learning Area.

    
The initial goals of the project included making the site an attractive asset to the community, educating the public about the benefits of using Texas native plants in landscaping, and creating a wildlife habitat, specifically focusing on birds and butterflies.
    
The project provides teachers, students and visitors with an outdoor, hands-on-educational experience. The initial project was awarded first place in the large association category by the Texas Master Gardener Association in 2000.