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As we learn more about living mutualistically with nature, we find an increasing number of things in our lives that we need to change. In... Read More

New York Times, Aug. 12, 2022 At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans flocked to the outdoors in greater numbers. In 2020, more than... Read More

Hiking has never been more popular than it is now. Given that so many people are working from home, they are (1) getting outdoors as... Read More

The event celebrating the creation of River Recharge Natural Area, located at the north end of Bishop Street, was an amazing success! Approximately 130 people... Read More

Building and maintaining trails is hard, sometimes dangerous work, especially for someone who doesn’t know a McCleod from a hatchet from a grubbing hoe. To... Read More

Our Outside/In column features books about ways to discover, enjoy, protect, and advocate for natural areas and the protection of wildlife, prairies, woods, and watersheds. ... Read More

Welcome to Our Newest Board Member! Olivia Palomares recently joined the SMGA board to complete the one-year term of Lisa Prewitt, who resigned due to... Read More

At the July SMGA board meeting, former president and trail crew member Mark Taylor presented a report on the work done this past spring by... Read More

Ben, his wife Cori, and son Zach have lived in San Marcos since 2007. A karst hydrogeologist by training, Ben works to understand groundwater in... Read More