Blackland Prairie Raptor Center

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$60,000 Goal

Help Our Future Take Flight

Give today and have your donation doubled through a $10,000 matching gift.

This North Texas Giving Day, help the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center move into the future by investing in the three pillars that make our mission possible: Raptor Rehabilitation, Prairie Restoration, and Community Education.

Our Raptor Rehabilitation program is having a record-breaking year, with more than 700 patients already admitted. We have never had to turn away a bird simply because we did not have the resources to care for it, and we never want to. But as patient numbers continue to grow, we urgently need more space. Your support can help us build a dedicated nursery where our youngest and most vulnerable patients can receive the specialized care they need to grow, heal, and ultimately return to the wild.

Our work also extends beyond the walls of rehabilitation. Through Prairie Restoration, we are protecting and restoring the critically endangered Blackland Prairie habitat that raptors and countless other species depend on. Restoring native prairie means creating healthier habitat, supporting biodiversity, and ensuring that the wildlife we work so hard to rehabilitate has healthy places to return to.

And through our Community Education pillar, we are investing in park enhancements that will allow us to serve our community more safely and consistently throughout the year, despite challenging weather conditions. Thousands of children and adults visit BPRC each year to meet our ambassador raptors, explore the prairie, and learn why protecting wildlife matters. Texas heat, rain, storms, and other weather conditions can limit or cancel those experiences, so we are working to create and equip a reliable, weather-protected education space. Planned improvements also include repairing damaged and uneven concrete in areas used by guests, staff, volunteers, and program participants, helping make our facility safer and more accessible.

Even better, a generous donor has provided a $10,000 matching gift, meaning donations made toward this effort will be doubled until the full match is met. A $50 gift becomes $100, $100 becomes $200, and $250 becomes $500.

Help us build the nursery. Restore the prairie. Strengthen our education programs.

Your North Texas Giving Day gift is an investment in the future of BPRC—and in the future of the wildlife, wild spaces, and communities we serve.

Giving Activity

Mission

Blackland Prairie Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental preservation through public education and the conservation of birds of prey and wildlife in their natural habitat.

Named after the tallgrass prairie that once covered more than 23,500 square miles of Texas from the Red River to San Antonio, Blackland Prairie Raptor Center is a rehabilitation and conservation education organization, specializing in fostering better public understanding of the relationship between birds of prey and healthy ecosystems.

Equity Statement

The Blackland Prairie Raptor Center is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment where all staff, volunteers, partners, vendors, and board members are treated with respect and dignity.

We are an organization that celebrates the rich diversity of North Texas. We will not tolerate discrimination, biases, harassment, or bullying. Regardless of race, socio-economic status, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, gender, or marital status, we are an organization that celebrates the richness of our community.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Blackland Prairie Raptor Center

Tax id (EIN)

20-1305421

Causes

Environment & Conservation

Operating Budget

$500,000 - $999,999

Counties Served

Grayson, Wise, Tarrant, Rockwall, Parker, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin

BIPOC Leadership

Neither/None

Address

1625 Brockdale Park Road
Lucas, TX 75002

Phone

469-964-9696

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