Picking his way through layers of brush, branches and leaves, Eric Weeks removes some stringy vine from the side of […]

To mark the 10th anniversary of our monthly bird walks, the Loop is featuring images captured by two of our

Haley Tacker Awarded ScholarshipCongratulations to Haley Tacker, a 2020-2021 SMGA Fellow. Haley was recently honored by the Meadows Center as

A retired school psychologist, Susan McGee is originally from Indiana, but has lived in Texas for 45 years. Currently she is

Soon after graduating as a geography student at Texas State University, Stephen Ramirez began doing monthly bird walks. The sunrise

Muddy Trails? As members of SMGA, we all know that hiking and biking on muddy trails is verboten. Doing so

The following photos were shot by Susan Hanson in Upper Purgatory Creek Natural Area this month.

Not brand new, but outstanding! Check out this awarding winning title at the library. As always, if you don’t find

Happy Summer, San Marcos! The early dawns and late dusks make for long days to enjoy the beautiful natural areas

Growing up, I had one image of lizards: they were those little green things that occasionally escaped from the aquarium

Marilyn Brister became a Master Naturalist in 2011–the Painted Bunting Class—after her retirement from Central Texas Medical Center. She grew

I had always thought water was enough. Not so. Granted, the day was hot, but we’d been walking mostly in