Spring Creek Forest Preserve

Spring Creek Forest Preserve in Garland, Texas, protects a rare remnant of old-growth bottomland forest along a spring-fed creek that has survived within a heavily developed suburban landscape. Its preservation began after botanist Bobby C. Scott recognized signs of virgin forest in 1978 and spent years building support with naturalists and botanists. In 1988, 69 acres were acquired to establish the preserve. Constant clear water, limestone cliffs, fossils, centuries-old trees, and an unusual mix of native plants and wildlife make it ecologically and geologically distinctive. As one of the last protected fragments of the historic Spring Creek corridor, it offers a rare view of the pre-settlement landscape.

Garland, Texas · United States