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Grasses are hard—not literally, of course, but in a taxonomic sense. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve turned to a fellow hiker and,... Read More

Thank you! Congratulations! We’ve been busy! More congratulations to Volunteer of the Year Monique Tschurr & Community Partner Wake the Dead. Award presentations can be... Read More

What do you photograph when there’s nothing to take pictures of? That’s the dilemma photographers face in a brown winter landscape. After the oranges and... Read More

TENDING BIRD BOXES Interested in birds and/or participating in collecting data for an ongoing study? Rebekah Rylander has been studying our local birds through bird... Read More

Melissa Katz was born and raised in Southern California. She received a BS in physiology from UC Davis and graduated from Pacific University College of... Read More

I love pulling weeds. Consequently, walking through our small woods, I can’t help myself. If I see beggar’s lice (Torilis arvensis), for example, I yank... Read More

The slate of candidates who have agreed to serve as members of the SMGA Board are Alan Holzgrafe, Matt Lewis, Greg Moore, and Lisa Prewitt.... Read More

SMGA members Mark Taylor, Ben Taylor, and Joel Barks are currently working with students in Texas State University Professor Yihong Yuan’s Geography 4427 class, the... Read More

  I stopped in Spring Lake Natural Area for a short walk before going to the grocery. Along the way on Centipede, a man greeted... Read More