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Grab your binoculars! We now have a bird viewing station in a San Marcos natural area. After approval by the City of San Marcos, funding... Read More

SMGA was approached a few years ago by Texas State University researchers wanting to learn more about how membership in an environmental stewardship organization like... Read More

In June of 2021, otherwise known as Mid-Pandemic, Texas State student Ian Long approached SMGA about doing an internship with our organization. We agreed, after... Read More

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