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
See them all
2,270
species
27,867
observations
372
observers
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saw greenbrier
© apcorboy
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Spanish Gold
© apcorboy
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prairie broomweed
© apcorboy
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late boneset
© apcorboy
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late boneset
© joshmols
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Green Heron
© saltyhiker
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Gum bumelia
© hallethomcat
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river oats
© hallethomcat
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Chinese pistache
© hallethomcat
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common hedge parsley
© hallethomcat
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eastern redcedar
© hallethomcat
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post oak
© hallethomcat
Photos and counts from iNaturalist, shared by the naturalists credited above. Add your own sightings and they show up here.