Up here at the Lookout you can see all the way to Downtown Austin.

Even though the Zilker Nature Preserve seems like a big place, it is still small compared to the rest of Austin.

Where could the animals and plants live if they didn’t live here?

The Preserve provides good habitats, or safe places to live, for many different kinds of plants and animals.

Do you think the city is a good habitat for the plants and animals that you have seen in the Preserve?

From this lookout you can appreciate how important it is to have protected natural areas, like the Preserve, in our city. Let’s do our part to take care of it!