Developed by Dr. Colleen Myles Environmental Interpretation class at Texas State University.

Photography by Susan Hanson, editor of The Loop, SMGA board member, and chair of the Outreach Committee.

Our Outside / In column features books about ways to discover, enjoy, protect, and advocate for natural areas and the

TRAIL CREW ROUND-UP The first week of December saw the crew tackle projects in four different natural areas. The Thursday

  Katie Smith Deolloz founded WalkSMTX out of a passion to merge the need for people to live more physically

Editor’s Note: SMGA has been fortunate in recent years to work with several classes at Texas State University. In both

Ask me what my favorite season is, and I’m likely to answer with whatever season we happen to be in.

Recently, my family explored Lower Purgatory Creek. This trail is a San Marcos favorite, so it was a bit challenging to find parking,

San Marcos Take a Hike is a hiking group that was started in January 2017. It is a MeetUp group

San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance members Jo Korthals and Kenneth Dees have secured approval from the City of San Marcos to

STUDENTS DESIGN BROCHURES Students in Dr. Jason Julian’s “Parks and Protected Places” class recently presented brochures they designed, including six