Biggest Mistakes Novice Hikers Make
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New York Times, Aug. 12, 2022 At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans flocked to the outdoors in greater numbers. In... Read More
The Best Ways to Preserve Nature Visiting the Natural Areas of San Marcos
Hiking has never been more popular than it is now. Given that so many people are working from home, they are (1)... Read More
Celebrating River Recharge Natural Area
The event celebrating the creation of River Recharge Natural Area, located at the north end of Bishop Street, was an amazing success!... Read More
Using Tools Safely: A New Video with Joel Barks
Building and maintaining trails is hard, sometimes dangerous work, especially for someone who doesn’t know a McCleod from a hatchet from a... Read More
Outside / In at the San Marcos Public Library: Six Walks – In the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
Our Outside/In column features books about ways to discover, enjoy, protect, and advocate for natural areas and the protection of wildlife, prairies,... Read More
SMGA News: July-August 2022
Welcome to Our Newest Board Member! Olivia Palomares recently joined the SMGA board to complete the one-year term of Lisa Prewitt, who... Read More
Rating Trail Difficulty: The Results
At the July SMGA board meeting, former president and trail crew member Mark Taylor presented a report on the work done this... Read More
My Getaway: A Conversation with Benjamin Schwartz
Ben, his wife Cori, and son Zach have lived in San Marcos since 2007. A karst hydrogeologist by training, Ben works to... Read More
SMGA in the Public Schools
** Note: SMGA contributed a letter of support for a Texas Parks & Wildlife grant application, which resulted in an award of... Read More
Moments of Nature: June 2022
This month, we’re celebrating the opening of our newest natural area, River Recharge Natural Area (RReNA). As part of this celebration, The... Read More