Near this spot, a landscape once shaped for agriculture with extensive farmland for cattle, alfalfa, and cotton was transformed as mesquite was actively removed and concrete ditches and man-made ponds supported domestic crops. Over time, fields of alfalfa and cotton gave way to mesquite trees and other native plants, while spring pools and natural flowing streams replaced the concrete ditches and artificial ponds. A broken remnant of concrete remains as a visual reminder of the land's agricultural past. The restoration of habitat from cropland and drainage works to wetlands and native vegetation has been key to saving pupfish, naucorid water bugs, and other imperiled species from extinction.