Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve

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Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve Open dawn to dusk, CSNP offers an opportunity to enjoy natural space in the midst of an urban environment. SPCNP Inc.
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Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve (formerly South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve) is located in the Medlock Park neighborhood of DeKalb County. The entrance is located at the intersection of Wood Trail Lane and Pine Bluff Road. The 28-acre nature preserve opened in 1995 under the management of South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserves, Inc., (SPCNP) a non-profit, neighborhood organization with the goal of preserving natural spaces in the South Peachtree Creek watershed. maintains the property for the protection of wildlife and the enjoyment of our neighbors and other visitors.

The newly dredged pond is full and the floodplain forest is doings its job!
10/10/2026

The newly dredged pond is full and the floodplain forest is doings its job!

10/09/2026

Due to weather, no volunteer event this Saturday (10/10) at CSNP. Thanks everyone! Stay safe and see you next time!

Pardon the mess! The pond dredging is in progress! Please be careful of the equipment.
09/09/2026

Pardon the mess! The pond dredging is in progress! Please be careful of the equipment.

Our monthly volunteer event is this Saturday! We hope to see you there!
09/09/2026

Our monthly volunteer event is this Saturday! We hope to see you there!

08/27/2026

As a part of maintaining the pond and wetland habitat at the Preserve, we will be dredging a small section of the beaver pond in the coming weeks. This will provide habitat for species that prefer deeper water and allow the pond to persist longer in the spring.

To dredge the pond, equipment will enter the Preserve at the intersection of Pine Bluff and Harrington and cut through to the sewer easement (the trail along the creek). Equipment will use the sewer easement to get to the back side of the pond. The section of the pond that will be dredged is near the bird blind on the back side of the pond.

You will see tree save fencing and erosion control fence being erected along the construction access and work area. Please leave these environmental protection measures in place.

Please note that some sections of trail might be closed during times of active work.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

08/21/2026

Thanks to all of the volunteers from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health who came out this morning on a hot and humid day to mulch trails and clean the street line along the entire length of Pine Bluff!

Things are looking great!

Our monthly volunteer event is this Saturday Aug 8th at 10AM! Hope to see you there!
08/07/2026

Our monthly volunteer event is this Saturday Aug 8th at 10AM! Hope to see you there!

06/18/2026

Yellowjacket nest at Clyde Shepherd

A visitor reported a yellow jacket nest on the back trail by the creek at Clyde Shepherd. They said it was about halfway around the trail, near where there are boards on the path to walk on when it gets muddy.

Our next volunteer event is this Saturday morning at 10AM! We hope to see you there!
06/10/2026

Our next volunteer event is this Saturday morning at 10AM! We hope to see you there!

06/08/2026

If you walk your dog in the Preserve, please clean up after them!

The reported incident of a visitor getting bitten by Asian needle ants seems to be related to the ants feeding on dog waste that was left on a trail. The ants attacked the visitor after the visitor inadvertently stepped in the dog waste.

Please do your part to keep the Preserve clean and other visitors safe!

Address

2580 Pine Bluff Drive
Decatur, GA
30033

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 9pm
Tuesday 6am - 9pm
Wednesday 6am - 9pm
Thursday 6am - 9pm
Friday 6am - 9pm
Saturday 6am - 9pm
Sunday 6am - 9pm

Telephone

+16789510105

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