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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2,273
species
27,995
observations
378
observers
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eastern redcedar
© secretswithshayna
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dotted gayfeather
© secretswithshayna
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southern cattail
© secretswithshayna
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Atlantic poison oak
© opossumpal
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whitemouth dayflower
© apcorboy
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limestone adder's-tongue
© postoak
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Bitterweed
© mbcentraltx
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Bitterweed
© apcorboy
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swamp smartweed
© apcorboy
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late boneset
© apcorboy
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witch grass
© joshmols
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Northern Fungus-farming Ant
© sambiology
Photos and counts from iNaturalist, shared by the naturalists credited above. Add your own sightings and they show up here.