Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve in Arlington

A FAUNA natural area

Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve

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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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2,272 species
27,956 observations
376 observers

Photos and counts from iNaturalist, shared by the naturalists credited above. Add your own sightings and they show up here.

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