To preserve and protect the flow, natural beauty and purity of the San Marcos River
The San Marcos River Rangers are volunteers trained as citizen scientists to conduct scientific data collectionRead More…
SMRF has long worked to improve local ordinances in order to protect the recharge zone of the Edwards AquiferRead More…
The River Foundation supports clean-ups all year long including the mammoth Great Texas River Clean Up the first Saturday in March held in conjunctionRead More…
There are many ways you can help support the River Foundation and their efforts to protect and preserve the river Become a Member- your[Read More…]
Edwards Aquifer Habitat Protection Program Find out what is going on in San Marcos and New Braunfels to understand the endangered species that live in the spring water, what is being done to improve ... Continue Reading »
Tour all 75 miles of the San Marcos River and see why SMRF is working so hard to protect, preserve and restore the natural beauty and water quality that makes our river so special. Executive Director, ... Continue Reading »
No one captures the beauty of the San Marcos River like local photographer Andy Heatwole. To express his appreciation of SMRF's work, Andy is offering all of his prints, any size at a 10% discount to ... Continue Reading »
Special Thanks to our Sponsors who help SMRF with land conservation, water quality monitoring, bank restoration and recharge protection. We appreciate their commitment to finding ways to keep this ... Continue Reading »
TCEQ Cherryville Wastewater Treatment Permit Hearing: To confirm how the meeting will be held, please visit the TCEQ's Commissioners webpage 8 days before meeting. Link here To watch or listen to ... Continue Reading »
Lone Star Prize Application: The San Marcos City Council passed a resolution last week supporting SMRF’s application to The Lone Star Prize which is funded by the Lyda Hill Foundation. SMRF’s ... Continue Reading »
SMRF was notified last week that we were awarded almost $200,000 to build a natural surface trail from Dunbar Park off MLK, to the intersection of Wonder World and Hunter Rd. This means that ... Continue Reading »
Two heavy streams of rainfall drop down into the aquifer's recharge zone at SMRF's ranch. This is one of several caves and recharge features that were cleaned out by volunteers to re-allow flow into ... Continue Reading »
Avid hikers, kayakers and river lovers, owners of Springtown Roasters, Misha and Tosca, continue to donate a portion of their coffee sales to SMRF. Fresh roasted coffee! It keeps us going! Lots of ... Continue Reading »
When the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Restoration Plan was put into effect in 2015, Atlas Environmental was hired to remove invasive fish species from Spring Lake and the upper San Marcos river. Owner and ... Continue Reading »
604 West Hopkins Street,
San Marcos, Texas 78666
210-860-4575
P. O. Box 1393,
San Marcos TX 78667-1393
