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- SMGA ANNUAL MEETING—FEBRUARY 16, 2025
- Remembering Mark Taylor
- A Life Caring for the Land: Reflections by Trail Crew Member Geoffrey Burton
- The Power of Volunteers in Preserving Our Natural Habitats
- Rite of Passage on the Trail
- Moments of Nature: March-April 2025
- Trail Notes: On the Subject of Toads and Other Harbingers of Spring
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Terry Patten
- SMGA News: March-April 2025
- SMGA News: January-February 2025
- Meet Your New Board Members
- From The President
- Moments of Nature: January-February 2025
- My Getaway: A Conversation With Emily Mullan
- My SA: Texas Hill Country property to be pristine sanctuary with limited access
- Texas Land Conservancy: 95 Acres of Golden-cheeked Warbler Habitat Protected Forever
- Trail Notes: Encountering “The Real”
- SMGA News: October-November 2024
- Moments of Nature: October-November 2024
- Trailblazing in the “Back Forty”
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Bernie Andersen
- Limestone Link Revisited
- Christmas Bird Count 2024
- SMGA News: August-Septemeber 2024
- Moments of Nature: August-September 2024
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Page Michel
- Finding the Wildlife Corridors in San Marcos
- Announcing Limestone Link
- Paul Barrett Owen: Leaving a Legacy
- Moments of Nature: June-July 2024
- There’s a New Trail in Town!
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Minette Marr
- How mapping ‘heat islands’ can help cities prepare for extreme heat
- Regeneration in the Hill Country: Meet Adam Russell
- Summer’s Sizzling Heat
- 2024 Rogers Family Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award: San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
- Moments of Nature: April-May 2024
- SMGA News: April-May 2024
- Trail Notes: Stalking the Woolly Bear
- Rescuing Wildlife
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Cindy D’Anton
- “Limestone Link” Proposed
- Ecotherapy: Finding Healing in Nature
- Eco-Friendly Strategies for Bug-Free Hikes
- 20th Annual Naturescapes Photography Contest & Exhibition
- SMGA Celebrates 25 Years!
- Moments of Nature: March 2024
- SMGA News: March 2024
- The San Marcos Traverse
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Kris Niblett
- President’s Message
- iZone Imaging Case Study: SMGA River Recharge Kiosk
- Moments of Nature: January-February 2024
- A Retrospective: Looking Back On 2023
- Check It Out: New Merch at the Annual Meeting!
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Heidi Holliday McKitrick
- Meet the 2024 Board Nominees
- Birding in 2023
- Auction & Raffle Items
- Moments of Nature: December 2023
- Trail Notes: “The Sting That Heals”
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Julie Engler
- Service-learning students develop workshops for local youth, build wildlife garden at Roughhouse Brewing
- Exploring Trails: Sustainability During the Holidays
- SMGA News: December 2023
- Christmas Bird Count
- SMGA News: November 2023
- Moments of Nature: December 2023
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Brandon Smith
- Exploring Trails: Taking a Hike Online
- Christmas Bird Count Set
- Trail Notes: The Remarkable Soapberry Tree
- Moments of Nature
- SMGA News: September-October 2023
- Trail Notes: In Praise of the Chapote
- My Getaway: a Conversation with Niki Lake
- Mermaids on the Trail
- It’s a Loop!
- Exploring Trails: Mermaid March
- Moments of Nature: The Power of Water
- SMGA News: July & August 2023
- Watering in Hot Weather
- Trail Notes: The Survivors
- River Recharge Natural Area: A Kiosk at Last!
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Todd Miller
- Mulch: Importance, Types, and How to Use It
- Green Spaces and the Heat Island Effect
- Summer Days Exploring Trails
- San Marcos Parks Explorer Goes Live
- Moments of Nature: June 2023
- SMGA: News June 2023
- Ramblings from the Trail Crew: Our Latest Addition
- River Recharge Kiosk: It Takes a Village
- My Getaway: A Conversation with the Rev. Christian Hawley
- TXST Aquatic Ecologist Highlights the Resilience of Fish During Severe Drought
- Eagle Scout Bat Box Project in Spring Lake Natural Area
- Moments of Nature: April-May 2023
- SMGA News: April-May 2023
- Trail Notes: Mysteries in the Landscape
- 19th Annual Naturescapes Photography Contest & Exhibition
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Eric Weeks
- Exploring Nature: Making Birdfeeders at Home
- Student Projects Address Need for Bridges & Improved Trail Access
- SMGA on Radio!
- SMGA News: March 2023
- Welcome New Board Members and Officers
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Jo Korthals
- Meet the Trail Crew: Cameron Herber
- Lights Out, Texas!
- Exploring Nature: Welcoming Spring with a Garden
- Annual Meeting Highlights
- A Look Back At 2022
- San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance Annual Meeting – Feb. 26!
- Message from Our President: Hundredth Monkey
- SMGA 2022 Board Candidates Announced
- $8 million grant to get trails school going at Northwest Arkansas Community College
- Meet Our Interns!
- Our Getaway: A Conversation with Friends Charlie O’Neil and Al Scott
- Exploring Nature: “Slow and Steady”
- Christmas Bird Count: A Big Success!
- SMGA News: December 2022
- Moments of Nature: December 2022
- Creating a Passport to Adventure
- Exploring Nature: The Memory Tree
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Kenny Skrobanek
- Trail Notes: Woods Ablaze
- Moments of Nature: November 2022
- SMGA News: November 2022
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Lauren Chappell
- Christmas Bird Count
- Trail Notes: On Hope, and Poetry, and Planting Trees
- San Marcos Greenbelt Adopt-A-Trail
- Moments of Nature: October 2022
- SMGA News: October 2022
- Exploring Nature: Creating an Eco-Friendly Crown
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Virginia (“Vee”) Volpe
- Trail Notes: Snout Butterflies on the Wing
- 2022 Mermaid Fest: SMGA Makes a Splash
- Looking to Re-Wild Your Yard and Stray from St. Augustine Grass? Native American Seed Is Here to Help!
- Biggest Mistakes Novice Hikers Make
- The Best Ways to Preserve Nature Visiting the Natural Areas of San Marcos
- Celebrating River Recharge Natural Area
- Using Tools Safely: A New Video with Joel Barks
- Outside / In at the San Marcos Public Library: Six Walks – In the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
- SMGA News: July-August 2022
- Rating Trail Difficulty: The Results
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Benjamin Schwartz
- SMGA in the Public Schools
- Moments of Nature: June 2022
- SMGA News: June 2022
- SMGA Trail Crew-zer Team: Adventures in Paddling
- Welcome to the River Recharge Natural Area!
- New Signs in Purgatory!
- Come Celebrate!
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Geneva Gano
- Exploring Trails: Hiking in Sessom Creek Natural Area
- Removing Invasives
- TXST GIS Students Rate Difficulty of Trails
- Spring in the Natural Areas
- Moments of Nature: May 2022
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Cindy Hobson
- SMGA News: May 2022
- Bird Boxes in Prospect Natural Area
- Moments of Nature: April 2022
- SMGA News: April 2022
- St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Launches Environmental Program for Kids
- The Great Springs Project to Build a 100-Mile Hike-and-Bike Trail from Austin to San Antonio
- Trail Notes: Mountain Laurels Galore
- More on Interpreting a Flood Control Dam
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Rich Warms
- The San Marcos Green Alley Initiative: An Update
- Exploring Trails: A Photo Essay on Hiking Blanco Shoals
- Exploring Trails: A Photo Essay on Schulle Canyon
- Moments of Nature: March 2022
- SMGA News: March 2022
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Olivia Palomares
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area, Bird Viewing Station
- SMGA and the Culture of Environmental Stewardship
- Interpreting a Flood Control Dam
- Trail Notes: The Trouble With Grasses
- 2022 Annual Meeting Highlights
- Moments of Nature: February 2022
- SMGA News: February 2022
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Melissa Katz
- Trail Notes: Identifying Native Seedlings
- SMGA 2022 Board Candidates Announced
- Collaborating with Texas State to Rate Trail Difficulty
- Something New in Centipede
- Caring for Bees in Winter
- Exploring Trails: A Photo Essay on a Scavenger Hunt at Ringtail Ridge
- Registration is open for the 2022 SMGA Virtual Annual Meeting!
- A Look Back at 2021
- A Look Back on 2021 From the Trail Crew
- Christmas Bird Count 2021
- Exploring Trails: A Photo Essay on a New Year’s Day Hike with Family
- A Year-End Note from the President
- Outside / In at the San Marcos Public Library: Wanderlust: A History of Walking
- My Getaway: A Conversation with the Rev. Todd Salmi
- Volunteering: It’s What We Do
- Scavenger Hunt
- Moments of Nature: December 2021
- Outside / In at the San Marcos Public Library: Walking Distance – Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People
- SMGA News: December 2021
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Katie Smith Deolloz
- Environmental Interpretation Project
- Trail Notes: The Autumn Sky
- Exploring Trails: A Photo Essay on Lower Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- San Marcos Take a Hike MeetUp Group
- Would you like a bird viewing station in Schulle Canyon Natural Area?
- SGMA News: November 2021
- Moments of Nature: November 2021
- Outside / In at the San Marcos Public Library: Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Daniel Reinhuber
- Trail Notes: Fall Pollinators on the Wing
- Outside with the Family: Taking a Sensory Walk
- Sign Up for Guided Hikes!
- SMGA Fellowship Applications Invited
- Christmas Bird Count 2021 Coming
- Exploring the Trails: A Photo Essay on Spring Lake Natural Area
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Mark Carter
- SMGA News: October 2021
- Moments of Nature: October 2021
- Outside / In at the San Marcos Public Library: Finding the Mother Tree
- Trail Notes: The Joys of a Well-Placed Bench
- Outside with the Family: Creating a Fall Garland
- Rx: Take a Walk in the Woods
- Trail Notes: It Takes a Village
- Outside In at the San Marcos Public Library: Waterlog
- They Keep Invasive Plants From Disturbing San Marcos Ecosystem
- Moments of Nature: September 2021
- SMGA News: September 2021
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Susan McGee
- 10-Year Partnership of Guided Bird Walks
- SMGA News: August 2021
- Moments of Nature: August 2021
- Outside In at the San Marcos Public Library
- Summer’s Sizzling Heat
- On the Trail: Leapin’ Lizards!
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Marilyn Brister
- What About Hydration Additives? A Personal Tale
- Walking Builds Up the Brain
- Harvestmen on the Move
- SMGA News: July 2021
- Moments of Nature: Red-Eared Sliders
- Trail Notes: Sunflowers Abounding
- San Marcos Snake Safety
- Caring for Your Texas Trees in the Summer
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Wilson
- Meet Ian Long, New SMGA Intern
- Nature Beckons at the San Marcos Public Library
- Moments of Nature: Spring in the Natural Areas
- SMGA News: June 2021
- Why Trails?
- Trail Notes: The Dragonfly
- Tales on the Trails
- New at the San Marcos Public Library
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Garrie Borden
- For the Love of Trees: Texas Black Persimmon (Diospyros texana)
- Crockett Family at Prospect
- Bat Walks in the Works
- Trail Notes: Butterflies, Milkweed, and Other Mysteries
- May Moments of Nature
- Be The Change
- My Getaway: A Conversation with Stephen Ramirez
- April Moments of Nature
- For the Love of Trees: Retama
- Trail Notes: Surviving the Deep Freeze
- Confused? Wondering “How Do I…?”
- 17th Annual Naturescapes Photography Contest & Exhibition
- Navigating the Trails
- Pocket Prairies in Prospect Park
- Moments of Nature: March 2021
- SMGA 2021 Board Candidates Announced
- Picking Up the Pieces
- SMGA At Work
- Trail Notes: Frostweed
- For the Love of Trees: Winged Elm
- January Moments of Nature
- On the Trail: Updates from the Trail Crew
- Trail Notes: Finding Color in Winter
- New Posters Coming
- Hiking Made Fun from Otterbeeoutdoors.com
- San Marcos Christmas Bird Count 2020
- Annual Meeting To Go Virtual
- December Moments of Nature
- SMGA 2020 Year in Review
- SMGA Collaborates with Texas State University
- 2020 Christmas Bird Count
- Birding in the Time of COVID
- They Call the Bridge Matilda
- The Value of Volunteers
- Creating Team Flora
- November Moments of Nature
- San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance wins $50,000 Cox Conserves prize
- For the Love of Trees: Pecan
- Off the Road: Try the Purgatory Creek Natural Area in San Marcos on Bike or Foot
- #PickItUpSanMarcos
- SMGA Partners with TXST Geography class to produce Invasives/Natives Plant Pair Interpretive Videos
- Trail Notes: Yucca
- October Moments of Nature
- 19 Physical & Mental Benefits of Being Outside
- SMGA is Finalist for National Conservation Award
- For the Love of Trees: Huisache
- Seed Collection in the Fall and Winter
- The Most Instagrammable Spots Along the San Marcos Greenbelt
- Trail Notes: Fall Blooms
- Hays County Schedules Parks Bond Election
- September Moments of Nature
- For the Love of Trees: Bald Cypress
- Trail Notes: Pigeonberry & Turk’s Cap
- SMGA Now Has A YouTube Channel
- September is Bioblitz Month for Pollinators at the Discovery Center
- Wayfinding in The Natural Areas, Or How to Not Get Lost on The Trails
- Lone Star Prize Application Update
- Naming Trails
- Trail Notes: The Generosity of Rockrose
- For the Love of Trees: Desert Willow
- Our Best Friends and Natural Areas
- The Great Springs Project: A Nonprofit with a Vision
- Trail Notes: In Praise of Bees
- The Added Value of Trails
- Golden-cheeked Warbler Report
- Summer’s Sizzling Heat
- For the Love of Trees
- San Marcos Snake Safety
- Trail Notes: Lookalike Thistles
- San Marcos CISD Awarded TPWD Grant to Expand Outdoor Education Program
- Painted Rocks at Parks and Natural Areas
- Using Technology with Kids on the Trails
- Texas Mountain Laurel Seeds
- Golden Cheeked Warbler Nesting Season
- Texas Civics Ambassadors Program
- Central Texas Trail Tamers
- Social Distancing and the Trails
- Matilda
- Chainsaw Safety Goal for Class of Sawyers
- Team Flora Formed to Aid in Restoration Projects
- MOUNTAIN BIKERS WANTED! Mountain Bikers Join Together to Support San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
- Call for Proposals for the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance Student Research Grants
- Meet the Trail Crew: Tristan Rawlings
- Websites for the Nature Enthusiast
- Trail Safety Tips
- Eight Years Strong: SMGA Monthly Bird Walks with Stephen Ramirez
- Meet the Trail Crew: Sheila Torres-Blank, Founder and (still) Trail Crew Member
- How to Not Get Lost on the Trails: Wayfinding in the Natural Areas
- The Search for Golden-cheeked Warblers Continues Each Spring
- Save the Date: 2019 SMGA Annual Meeting
- Texas State University – SMGA Fellows Program
- 2018 Christmas Bird Count
- GIS Mapping in San Marcos Greenspaces Assist 1st Responders
- Tree Walk and Talk Series: October 12 & November 9
- Be Mindful of Snakes in the Natural Areas All-year Round
- Improving Public Health through Public Parks and Trails
- Are There Really Golden Cheeked Warblers in the Natural Areas?
- Plant Walk with Minnette Marr
- Sessom Park is on its way to a new look
- SMGA Celebrates 20 Years at Annual Meeting
- Have you seen the new Trail Maps for 2018?
- SMGA Releases 20th Anniversary Logo
- SMGA Reflects on 20-Year History
- Trail Crew Highlights for 2017
- The Unsung Hero
- Harvey was hard on the chinaberry trees
- December Bird Walk at the San Marcos Aquatic Resource Center
- Golden-cheeked Warbler Study Conducted in SE Hays County
- Ringtail Ridge site of July Bird Walk
- Hiking the Appalachian Trail
- “Hiking” the River Trail to the Coast
- SMGA is launching a new website!
- June Bird Walk along the San Marcos River
- Plenty of bugs at the Discovery Center in June
- Trail crew tackles Schulle Canyon June 15th
- Flooding damages natural areas
- iNaturalist Hike April 15 at The Meadows Center
- Monthly bird walk April 2017
- Bobcat Build at Prospect Park 2017
- March Birding Hike at Blanco Shoals
- New board members announced at annual meeting
- Golden Cheek Warbler nesting season begins March 1
- San Marcos River Walkers have two 5K walks March 18
- Writing With Nature
- Second Bird Walk of 2017 Is Rewarded with Numerous Sightings
- Writing Class Gets Inspiration
- Time to Get Outside
- Brandon Ross is guest speaker at Annual Meeting Feb. 12
- Bug Walk in the Spring Lake Natural Area
- Enjoy Nature … Your Way
- 5 Tips for Comfortable Winter Hiking
- Christmas Bird Count Success
- A wet and cold December bird walk
- Announcing “Bug Walk” Saturday, December 10th
- Itchy Business, a book review by Dick McBride
- Ringtail Ridge adds a few trees
- City Council hears presentation from TxDOT about IH-35 Improvements
- Save the Date … Annual Meeting February 12, 2017
- City of San Marcos Invites Public Comment at Transportation Plan Open House
- The Meadows Center Reopens the Wetlands Boardwalk
- Trail markers help avoid getting lost …
- Handing down appreciation for getting outside
- “Walking is probably the easiest thing you can do to stay healthy — and it’s free! (CityWalk, KCET)
- Birding in Schulle Canyon Natural Area
- Prospect Park bird hike
- 5th Anniversary of the San Marcos Bird Walk
- August birding hike 2016
- New location brings out the crowd — Birding Hike July 2016
- River Walk – Bird Walk
- Greenways and Trails Master Plan Survey
- Much to learn and observe — BioBlitz
- BioBlitz at Ringtail Ridge this Saturday morning
- Birding at Spring Lake
- KSMB Celebrates 30 Years of ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’
- Temporary Purgatory Map
- Birding hike at SMRF Ranch
- SMGA Welcomes new board members, officers
- Blanco Shoals Birding — March 5, 2016
- Golden-Cheeked Warbler Nesting Season
- Edible Plant Hike at Blanco Shoals Natural Area
- Most Birds Ever — Ringtail Ridge
- New Metz’s bench in Prospect Park
- SMGA Annual Meeting, March 6th
- Upper Purgatory trails at Valencia open, work continues on Lower Purgatory
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area December Presentation
- January 2016 bird walk
- We Need Your Help – Volunteer
- Exciting Spring Lake birding hike
- Stay Informed: Avoid Poolution
- Inform: Exploring CodeSMTX Open House, December 3
- Stay Informed: Mountain Lions
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area Remains Closed
- TOWN Birding Hike Included Drama
- Where did all that water come from?
- Training and a new section of trail
- Schulle Canyon birding hike
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area Remains Closed
- Texas Parks wildlife map adds three new San Marcos sites
- October birding hike in Upper Purgatory
- Birding Walk in Prospect Park is fourth anniversary
- Support the Greenways at the Code SMTX Workshops Today
- Sunrise Birding at Spring Lake Natural Area
- Sierra Club tackles Spring Lake Natural Area
- Eagle Scout builds a new kiosk with a little help from friends and family
- How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain
- Birding Hike at Ringtail Ridge Natural Area — 4th of July 2015
- New Trail Maps Available
- Trails are still muddy
- Looking to the Future
- Shout out to Core Running
- May birding hike on Lime Kiln Road
- Invasive Removal at Spring Lake Natural Area
- April birding hike
- Ligustrum removal at Prospect Park
- Bobcat Build at Blanco Shoals Natural Area
- Urban deer workshop
- Trail Closures March 1 to May 31, 2015: Golden Cheek Warbler Nesting Season
- Birding hike at Blanco Shoals — March 7, 2015
- 11th Annual Naturescapes Photo Contest
- Preparing for Bobcat Build 3/28/2015
- Annual Volksmarch set for this weekend in San Marcos
- Annual Meeting Recap
- Update: Purgatory Needs Your Help
- New Membership Rates Effective March 1st
- Don’t miss the 30th Annual Great Texas River Cleanup March 7
- Expanded parking lots offer relief to finding a spot
- Birding at Stokes Park
- They’re Multiplying ! ! !
- Another Image from Dante’s Trail
- Purgatory Creek Needs Your Help
- Save the Date: SMGA Annual Meeting, February 8
- Image from Dante’s Trail in Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- Fall 2014 SMGA Public Service Announcement
- Schulle Canyon bird walk first of the year
- Nature Walk in Purgatory Creek
- Another reason to stay on trail
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area Expansion – Thank You!
- November 7, Howl at the Moon – CANCELLED
- It just gets better everytime …
- Transportation Master Plan Update to be Presented at Code Rodeo Open House Oct. 27
- Greenways Need Your Voice at the San Marcos Code Rodeo
- Save the Date: November 7
- SMGA Survey: Getting Some Answers
- Sunday Crew Tackles Prickly Pear
- Congratulations & Thank You Lindsey
- Fall Bird Migration Begins with Cooler Temperatures
- There’s an App for That!
- New Location for September Birding Hike
- Pack it in, Pack it out
- Trail Tips: Hydrate
- Girl Scout Gold Award Project Hike, Saturday, August 16 at 9 am
- Birding at Blanco Shoals
- Who else enjoys the trails at Ringtail Ridge?
- Rhythm of the Street
- Birding at Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- La Cima
- A Vision That Moves Us Throughout Our Community
- May brings much needed rain
- Where is this?
- Spring birding walks
- Parking Fees at Spring Lake Natural Area
- More wildflowers
- Wildflower Watch
- Bobcat Build tackles Prospect Park
- From TPWD: Great Texas Birding Classic Registration Open
- Fitscription Kick-off for the Whole Family – Volunteers Invited
- SMGA Outreach Committee Members Sought
- Sun City hiking club tackles Spring Lake natural area
- Foggy morning for the March birding hike
- Bastard cabbage under attack at Ringtail Ridge
- Trail Runners and Volunteers Needed February 23rd
- “Daylighting” Streams In Big Cities, A Lesson For This Little City
- Thoughtful Note From a Trail Walker
- Annual membership meeting — all new
- Birding hike at Ringtail Ridge
- Save the Date: SMGA annual meeting January 12
- Healthy City Task Force, Green Belt Alliance Promote Wellness
- SMHS Rattler Ridge Trail: New Programs and Construction Update
- Mountain Biking Video at PCNA
- Birding at Blanco Shoals natural area
- PCNA Featured in the TPL October Newsletter
- What’s missing in the photo?
- Birding walk October 5, 2013
- Calling all artists — enduring art project
- 9th Annual Naturescapes
- What a difference a year makes!
- Bird Walk 7:15 am at the Nature Center
- Foodstock success
- Help Wanted — SMGA booth at Foodstock
- Invitation to the Park Prescriptions Committee of Healthy City Task Force
- July Birding Hike
- Extreme heat; Be prepared
- Inspiration
- Just Two More Reasons Why We Do What We Do
- Trail Work on the PCNA
- Tonight’s Council Agenda: Item 27, Purgatory Creek Expansion
- Schulle Canyon is site of June birding hike
- There’s a new bench in town …
- Stay off the trails! Go to the Green Living Expo instead
- May Birding Hike Along the San Marcos River
- Volunteers Needed
- Vision San Marcos
- Thank you Lions Club
- Birding hike yields something different
- Working on the Trails
- Trail Attachment, Trail Changes
- TOWN Hikes
- When Plants Attack!
- Bobcat Build students tackle projects at Prospect Park
- Photo Hike Sunday at Ringtail Ridge
- Trail Closures 3/1-5/31: Golden Cheek Warbler Nesting Season
- March 20 San Marcos public meeting for the HCP
- Bug Discovery Hike, Sunday the 17th at 9 am
- Purgatory Trail Run Volunteers Needed
- Spring Events Calendar
- Vision San Marcos Update: Map, Goals, Objectives
- Invasive removal is task of new volunteer group
- Library display posts spring/summer hikes
- TPWD: New Texas Outdoor Recreation Plan Plots Future for Parks, Healthy Lifestyles
- City Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Boards, Commissions
- San Marcos Comp Plan Committees Seek Public Input
- Save the Date: Annual Meeting January 26
- Purgatory Creek Expansion Update
- Cape’s Camp on Monday January 7th Agenda
- Trail Rx for San Marcos
- Connecting Greenways – San Antonio
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area Bandanas
- Texas Rivers Center Walk
- Mark your calendars for January 12, 2013
- Birding Hike — Hunter Road December 1 at 7:30 am
- Trail crew works to keep it going
- SMGA Is Thankful For… New Acreage, Capes Camp, and You
- Spring Lake Nutrient and Water Quality Presentation
- Master Naturalists Award for SMGA
- Hays County Transportation Feedback
- Wildland Rescue Practice in San Marcos
- SMGA Website
- American Trails Youth Scholarship
- Upcoming Symposium at Texas State: The Future of Water
- Is SMGA Cutting Down Trees?
- Capes Camp Update: A bit of history
- Capes Camp Area Parks – Get Involved!
- Great Streets for Small Towns, October 25
- Outdoor Recreation Economy Report: An Economic Giant
- San Marcos Bluebonnet Lions Nut Fundraiser – Orders due by October 15th
- Upcoming Community Events
- Let’s Plan for Greenways! Sept 10-14, 2012
- Help Make Connections to Last a Lifetime
- Upcoming Meetings You Shouldn’t Miss
- SMGA – Flickr – Maps
- Review of PCNA hiking trail
- Hiking Prescription Fall Internship
- Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- Who ate all the oak leaves? Katy did
- More Feral Hog Sightings
- Upcoming Land Management Plan Meetings
- Support River Parkland Tuesday, 7/17, 6PM
- Bird Walk at Ringtail Ridge July 7 at 7:30 am
- Support Capes Camp at P&Z Tonight, 6.12.2012
- Your Vote Counts
- Tonight: Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: Cape’s Camp & Thompson’s Island Vision
- Thistles
- Several Big Cat Sightings
- Supermoon this May 5, 2012
- Edible Plant Walk in Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- Be still in the place and know it without you
- Falling Aquifer Level Triggers Stage 1 Water Restrictions
- New Park Rules Ordinace Approved
- Big Issues on Table at Community Open House: Zoning Strategies, Park Rules and LDC
- GEAA Annual Memership Renewal Time
- Trail Closures During Golden-cheeked Warblers’ Nesting Season
- City Parks Rules Change for Review May 1
- Beware the Stinging Nettle!
- What Were You Vandals Thinking?
- Parks And Public Lands to be Used as 21st Century Education Centers
- Naturescapes 2012
- Leaders Needed for Bobcat Build
- River Walk Bird Hike – Saturday, March 3
- River Clean Up – Saturday, March 3
- Citizens Comment on Land Management
- Think Big, Collaborate and Be Bold – Build the Greenway System
- Trail Closure for Warbler Season
- Run to Benefit SMGA, SMRF & WaterAid America
- SMGA & Bobcat Build 2012
- What’s That Smell?
- How Should We Manage Spring Lake and Purgatory?
- 107 Acres – Done!
- City Master Plan Update
- 4 Mile Friday Run in SM Natural Areas
- Trails Mapped Throughout SM Natural Areas!
- Thank You To Recent Donors
- Welcome to the Board: Mark Taylor and Steve Goodson
- Pioneer Spirit Award Honors SMGA’s Mission
- SMGA Holds Successful Meeting!
- Update on Bastrop State Park
- Don’t Miss the Fun! SMRF Auction & Dinner – Saturday 2/18
- Interconnected: People and Places in San Marcos
- From the Tree Tops
- Share Your Greenbelt Vision With The City This Week
- Spring Hike Calendar
- Volksmarch Group Has Successful Hike
- Birding Hike Leads to New Sightings
- Saturday, Jan 14 – River Walkers Host Spring Lake 5k, 10k
- New PSA’s on Watershed Protection
- Bird hike this Saturday, January 7, 7:30 AM
- Plan to Attend Our Annual Meeting – Saturday, January 21
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area to Grow by 107 Acres
- Look for New Signage at Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- Schulle Canyon Gets Attention!
- New SMGA Video
- Hays County Master Parks Plan Draft for Public Review through January 11
- Feral Hog Sightings?
- Bag Ban Public Meeting – Wednesday 1/4
- SMGA FUNdraiser Really Was
- Shop Cypress Sun Jewelry & Support SMGA
- Plastic Bag Ban Survey – Closes 12/15
- Thursday, 12/1 Public Workshop: Hays County Transportation Plan
- Sessom Creek – Proposed Development, Citizen Input Meetings 12/5, 7
- Saturday 12/3 Bird Hike with Stephen Ramirez at Blanco Shoals
- Natural Area Monitoring
- SMGA Supports Acquisition of 107 Acres for Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- Golf Course Expansion Omitted from Texas State Master Plan
- SMGA and Mayor Guerrero at Ringtail Ridge
- The Importance of Water – Blanco Shoals Natural Area
- Sink Creek Wastewater Line Won’t Traverse Spring Lake Natural Area
- LWV Briefing Paper on Water Issues: Should Water Be a Commodity?
- You Asked for ‘Em…
- Support SMGA: FUNdRaiser Saturday 11/12
- Saturday Work Day – 11/5
- Ringtail Ridge Hike with Mayor Guerrero and SMGA
- Grotto Trail Almost Complete at Upper Purgatory
- What’s in a Map?
- SMGA Supports Prop 8
- Californians in The Loop: Great Geocaching Resource
- FUNdRaiser: New Date 11/12, Poem by Bridgett Phillips
- Dream San Marcos – Build a Greenbelt
- Parks: Not Just a Budget Line Item
- Highway Funding for Hike & Bike Amenities – Hunter Entrance to PCNA
- Did You Know? – Prospect Park
- Purgatory Update – Expansion, Nature Center, and Hike
- Texas State’s Master Plan and Spring Lake Preserve
- POSTPONED: 10/8 Harvest Moon FUNdRaiser
- Help Support SMGA at our Harvest Moon FUNdRaiser: October 8
- Hikes and More For Your Calendar – October (Lots Going On!)
- Your Vote Needed: Dreaming of a Greener World
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Parks Board Needs You!
- Goodbye Wangari Maathai
- 7th Naturescapes – It Just Gets Better Every Year
- SMRF Update on Aquarena Master Plan
- For Kids With ADHD, Regular ‘Green Time’ Is Linked to Milder Symptoms
- 2010-2011 Fall/Winter Activity Guide
- In the News and Other Tidbits: Christmas in September, Nature Ctr Nixed by San Marcos City Council, Landowners Speak
- First Birding Walk a Success!
- Needed: GPS
- Did You Know? – Schulle Canyon
- Signposts at Purgatory
- San Marcos Monthly Bird Walks Start this Saturday, 9/3
- Harvest Moon FUNdRaiser: October 8
- Texas Parks Seek Public Input on Recreation Plan
- City Seeks ‘Dreamers’ for Comprehensive Plan
- Purgatory Creek Grant Rejected
- For Your Calendar: September and Beyond
- New Map! Spring Lake Preserve
- What’s Your Park Personality?
- In the News: Hot Snakes and a New Travis County Ranch
- Mini Update: Hays County Parks Plan and Open Space Master Plan
- For Your Calendar – August and Beyond
- Thank You Bluebonnet Lions!
- Sun Shines on the Karst at Prospect Park
- It’s Hot, Go For A Hike
- Sink Creek Phase II Wastewater Project Status
- Learning is a Constant Endeavor
- Almanac Predictions: Cold Wet Winter?
- San Marcos Community Bike Project
- Come Out and Speak for Spring Flows
- In the News and Other Tidbits
- Support for Planning for Parks and Open Space
- Spring Lake Preserve and Wastewater: Where Do We Draw the Line?
- What in Blazes!?
- Golden-Cheeked Warbler
- Natural Area Attraction
- Rain Helped But Didn’t End the Drought
- Conserve Water!
- Update on Purgatory and Spring Lake Trail Maps
- For Your Calendar – July and Beyond
- Sink Creek Wastewater Interceptor Line: June 21 TPWD Hearing Cancelled
- PNCA Hike: Fun and Surprises
- O’Quinn Ranch & Free Trees for TX
- For Your June Calendar
- County Updates: Open Space Plan & Habitat Conservation Plan
- Volunteers Needed to Water Trees at Ringtail
- Call to Action: Sink Creek Interceptor Wastewater Line Through Spring Lake Preserve
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area Hike, May 28 at 8 am
- GEAA: Tree Clearcutting Bill Still Alive
- Update on Violet Crown Trail
- Painted Buntings at Ringtail Ridge: Who Knew?
- Sink Creek Interceptor Hearing Rescheduled for June 21
- Our Vision Needs Your Voice by May 11th – EXTENDED TO MAY 14th
- Hot Dry Weather Means Fire Danger
- Need a Gift?
- Vote May 14th: SMCISD Districts 1 & 3, Hays Trinity Groundwater District
- 7th Annual Naturescapes Photo Contest
- Support Your Local Greenbelt: County Needs Input by 5/11
- Wastewater Line Through Spring Lake Preserve
- May Events for Your Calendar
- CIP Open House May 19 – Support Parks and Trails
- Spring Lake Preserve Trail Closure
- Bits & Pieces : What’s a Trail Worth, Deer Population Control, Free Maps
- Bobcat Build – Can a Stone Wall Be Built in a Day?
- Rattler Ridge Trail Up and Running – Literally!
- San Marcos River Flow Well Below Average – Conserve Water!
- Nature Center Needs Flying & Walking Volunteers
- SMGA Volunteers Lead Geocache Hike
- Bike Cave Adopts Spring Lake Preserve
- Close your eyes and listen…
- Tonight: Waste Water Line, Spring Lake Preserve
- For Your Calendar: Hikes and Plenty More!
- Ways to Help in April: Bobcat Build & Earth Day
- More Trail Maps Coming Soon
- Adorn Yourself and Help SMGA
- Green Living Expo 2011
- Lots Got Done in 2010!
- Not Too Late to Comment on City Block Grants
- Texas Invasives Class Benefits Natural Areas
- New Stories of Interest
- Where on the Trail Is This?
- March 29 – Taco Cabana Benefit for Lions Club
- March 31 – Hays County Parks Master Plan
- April 3 – Meet & Greet @ Prospect / Lower Purgatory
- A Walk and A View
- Ways to Help! Minutes Taker(s), Kiosk Display Case Builder
- Hikes and More For Your Calendar
- Mountain Biking – Where Do I Go?
- Trail Updates: Omega Delta Phi at Ringtail, High School Blazes Blackland Trail
- Now Open: Upper Purgatory Trail Re-route
- Talk About Greenbelts…
- And the Winners Are…
- Welcome to New Board Members Leah & Rebecca
- Adopt-a-Spot 2011
- Social and Prairie Work, German Students and Hiking
- Prospect Park Access Limited
- Annual Meeting Photo Preview
- New Trail Maps!
- February 12 Hike @ Spring Lake Preserve
- Get Natural in 2011: SMGA Spring/Summer Calendar
- Support Our River
- February 10 Speech & Hike: Ghetto Plainsman
- Spring Lake Interpretive Project
- Help From Our Friends
- Hiking with the Mayor and Council
- Resolve to Get Back to Nature … and Take the Kids
- Library Display-Things to Do!
- Wait For It, Wait For It … 100 Members?
- Purgatory Creek Update: Expansion & Nature Center
- For Your Calendar: SMGA Annual Meeting on 1/29 & More
- Texas Invasives Workshop
- San Marcos Parks and Open Space Master Plan
- SMGA’s Year in Review
- Adopt-A-Spot Members Recognized for Outstanding Efforts
- Thanks to Colin Castro
- SMGA Videos!
- Parks Master Plan on 12/7 City Council Agenda
- Parks Bond Money and Purgatory Creek Expansion
- Spring Lake Preserve Trail Under Construction
- Can We Reach 100?
- Change and Challenge on Sessom Creek
- What’s Up With the Black & Blue at Ringtail?
- Expert Guidance from Minnette Marr on Invasives Control
- Meet Park Ranger Larry Soza
- BookLetters: Science and Nature
- UPDATE: Current Court Likely to Vote on Purgatory Expansion
- Ringtail Road Improvements
- Parks Plan Update
- Meetings of Interest
- New Signs and Improvements at Ringtail Ridge
- CALL TO ACTION: Parks Master Plan
- CALL TO ACTION: Support Expansion of Purgatory Creek Natural Area
- Family Picnic, Sunday 11/7 @ Prospect Park
- Silver Award Presented to G.O.T. 2B Green Day Organizers
- Purgatory Cleaned Up
- Fall Colors at Ringtail Ridge
- Update on Local Developments from SMRF
- Linear Parks: Business Investment in San Antonio
- Joy in the Tap Water?
- Dragonfly Magic in Prospect Park
- We’re on Facebook!
- Full Moon Hike at Ringtail Ridge, October 23
- NEW LOCATION: Purgatory Creek Clean Up, Saturday Oct 9
- Thank You Booth Volunteers
- Stewardship / Natural Areas Update
- Last Day to Register to Vote: Monday 10/4!
- Update on Local Developments (SMRF)
- TXDOT & COSM Bike Surveys
- No Impact Week at TX State
- Thank You to Parks & Recreation
- Meet Colin Castro
- Naturescapes Award Winners & Auction
- Articles of Interest – September
- President Obama Declares September National Wilderness Month
- What is a Ringtail?
- CANCELED: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Wangari Maathai
- Boards & Commissions Time Again
- Greenbelt Added to the Parks Master Plan
- Volunteers Needed: 9/25 Pet Fest & GreenFest
- Update on Auction Items
- Save the Date: 10/9 Blanco Shoals Clean-Up
- Local Issues: Shooting Range, Paso Robles, Windemere
- Household Hazardous Waste – Thanks Green Guy!
- Ringtail Ridge Update
- Articles of Interest – August
- Yellow Star Thistle Invasion
- Silent Auction – Cool Stuff!
- Wonder World Extension Offers New Trail & Access to Purgatory
- Windemere and Paso Robles Updates
- Loop & Check Vision
- Your Membership Counts!
- Meet Heather Powdrill and KSMB
- Hikers, Bikers, and Dogs in Spring Lake Preserve?
- Articles of Interest – July
- Calendar
- Naturescapes Deadline Approaching – July 12
- Previous Naturescapes Winners
- Sink Creek Bridge on Lime Kiln Road
- Photo Hike at Ringtail Ridge
- Birding with Jesse Huth
- Thank You Bobcat Botany Club
- Articles of Interest – Purgatory Trail Part of CIP
- Volunteer Opportunity: Data Entry Trail Crew Hours
- In Memoriam Margo Bishop
- Volunteer Opportunity – The Loop
- 2nd Annual Silent Auction
- Crystal Creek Greenbelt
- Butterfly House at the Nature Center
- June Hikes
- Outstanding Service from a NGO Award
- Why In Blue Blazes Is It So Hard To Find the Entrance?
- Natural Area Updates
- Prospect Park May 15
- Articles of Interest – May
- Ringtail Ridge Very Dense Vegetation
- Photos from SMGA Natural Area Monitor – Spring Lake Preserve
- SMGA Officer Elections and New Committee Chairs
- Article of Interest – San Marcos Council to Consider Buie Changes
- G.O.T. 2B Green Day, May 22, Sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 881
- Feral Hogs
- SMGA May Hikes
- SMGA on Flickr
- 6th Annual Naturescapes Photo Contest & Exhibition
- Follow-up to Where on the Trail is This – March 2010
- Proposed Road Above Spring Lake: CAMPO Survey NOW DUE MAY 14
- Community Needs Survey – Deadline April 9
- Coding San Marcos – Thursday & Friday
- A Road Above Spring Lake? Send Your Comments to CAMPO Now!
- Looking for Something to Do?
- Annual Meeting Success
- Bobcat Build Makes Long Term Improvements to Ringtail Ridge
- 2009 Accomplishments
- Where On The Trail Is This?
- San Marcos River Walkers Sponsor Prospect Park and City Hike April 10
- Dahlstrom Ranch Access – Public Input Meeting, March 31
- Emergency Alert! Get Out!!!
- Geology Hike at Spring Lake Preserve
- Trail Work at Ringtail Ridge March 4, 2010
- You Are the Measure of Our Success
- A New Measure of Care
- Articles of Interest – March
- Save the Date: March 21 SMGA Annual Meeting
- March 1: 2nd Public Meeting Slated on Land Development Code
- Purgatory Trails and Buie Tract
- Looking For Something To Do This Spring?
- Thank You Hochheim
- SMGA Trail Crew
- San Marcos Chamber of Commerce to Host “Green Living Showcase”
- Trail of Trees Bike Ride: Calling All Pro or Amateur Arborists
- SMRF: A Few Auction Items Remain
- Articles of Interest – February
- SMRF Party, Feb 13
- Blanco Update – Thank You
- Spring Lake Hike – February 27
- SMGA Volunteer Opportunity
- SMGA in the Activity Guide
- SMRF: Annual Meeting
- Nature Center: Valentine Floral Arrangements
- Where On The Trail & Recent Rains
- Wanted: A Really Big Rock
- Articles of Interest – January 2010
- Visit Our Display at the San Marcos Library
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- Bye Bye 2009, Welcome 2010
- SMRF: New Year’s Day Plunge
- Christmas Tree Recycling Slated
- Christmas Colors at Upper Purgatory Creek Trail 12/19/09
- What’s He Photographing?
- And the Answer Is …
- Articles of Interest
- Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Online Auction
- 350 and Upper Purgatory Workday – Thank You!
- Meeting Cancellation & Address Correction
- Hays County Greenprint Is Here!
- Your Values Could Add Value to Our Little Village
- Trail Work at Ringtail Ridge
- Looking for Something To Do? Check Out Our Calendar Items
- Oh My Little Hummingbird, Let’s Talk Gift Ideas
- It’s Never Too Soon To Click a Pic
- Support Conservation Education
- HCP Meeting Nov 18: What is an HCP anyway?
- It’s not Aquarena but Ringtail Ridge!
- Hays County Strategic Plan Survey
- You’re Invited! Discover Texas State Oct. 31
- Best Time All Year To Get Out and Hike!
- Naturescapes: Shy Sunflower #2
- Hays Co. Parks & Open Space Advisory Board : Funds Available, Shooting Range, Next Meeting
- Hays County Greenprint Update
- New and Rescheduled Hikes
- The Yard, Yosemite, and Our Connection with Creation
- Congratulations Dianne!
- Fall Harvest Plant Sale
- Rescheduled – Kids in Prospect Park
- Spring Lake Hike and Moonlit Social Hour Cancelled
- Trail Work cancelled for Saturday, Oct 3
- 2009 Naturescapes Winning Photographs
- Naturescapes: Success
- 2009 Naturescapes Winners
- Share the Beauty of Hays County
- Silent Auction Success!
- Save the Date: Spring Lake Hike & Hughson Hike
- Parks Master Plan Update
- Campo Survey
- International Flash Flood Laboratory Workshop
- County Parks Board – Shooting Complex Wants a Habitat
- Cautions
- A Greenway for Southeast Travis – Will We Have a Trail System?
- Calendar Items Expanded
- Take Part In An Interview on Environmental Sustainability and Credit Card Debt
- Creation, Power and Light, and a Book
- Drought Deciduous or Dead?
- Save the Date: September 4th
- We Couldn’t Do It Without You
- Do You Estivate?
- Federal Act Signed in March
- Dry As Toast, Ready to Roast
- SMGA in the Activity Guide
- Topsoil and Our River
- Headlines in the News
- Ups and Downs of Trails
- Naturescapes Awards Reception & Silent Auction
- Silent Auction Items Needed
- Trail Work at Lower Purgatory/Prospect Park
- Join, Renew, or Donate to SMGA
- News from Hill Country Conservancy
- WonderWorld Trail Action Kudos
- Greenprint Progress Will Help the Hays Co Parks & Open Space Advisory Board
- W/W Extension Update – Trail Considerations
- GEAA with Signs for Our Dry Times
- Summer Solstice Hike Friday, 6/19
- Windemere Story, Newstreamz 6/11
- Stage 1 Drought Restrictions Hosed?
- Meet Our New Board Members
- National Trails Hike at Ringtail Ridge
- Heavens, Purgatory, and the Compass
- Busy Eagle Scout Candidate
- Friends of Schulle’s First Work Day
- SWAT Training NOT at Purgatory
- National Trails Day Hikes Sat 6/6
- SWAT Training at Purgatory Creek Park
- Windemere Update
- Purgatory Trail Project Pressures
- Photo Contest Publicity Opportunity
- Have a Used Projector or Printer?
- In the Last Newsletter You Saw a Fossil…
- Tourist Hosts Learn About Natural Areas
- Trail Updates
- Bobcat Build Successful
- Greenprint Update
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