A southwest Arlington preserve of ponds and upland habitat, cared for by one of the city’s most active friends groups.
At a glance
- 59.6 acres of Eastern Cross Timbers: post-oak woodland, prairie openings, and a sandstone bluff
- Three ponds, one with a fishing pier and boardwalk, about 1.2 miles of trails, and a terraced outdoor classroom
- More than 2,000 species documented here by citizen scientists on iNaturalist
- Opened in 2013 as Southwest Nature Preserve, later renamed for Sheri Capehart, the longtime council member who championed it
- Cared for by the Friends of Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve with the city
What lives here
Recorded on iNaturalist
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2,270
species
27,808
observations
371
observers
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Tufted Titmouse
© sambiology
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Dendrothele nivosa
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Golden-eye Lichen
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Common Green Darner
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Blue Dasher
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Roseate Skimmer
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floating primrose-willow
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Scymnus louisianae
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marsh fleabane
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trailing fuzzy-bean
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog
© sambiology
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Eastern Pondhawk
© sambiology
Photos and counts from iNaturalist, shared by the naturalists credited above. Add your own sightings and they show up here.