Just as the city of San Marcos prepares to move into Stage 4 drought restrictions, amid a Monday that saw firefighters heavily engaged in battling wildfires across the region including off FM 1626, FM 2770 and Robert S. Light, which was closed from Smith Lane for part of the afternoon, a group of citizens have worked steadily behind the scenes to protect the Upper San Marcos River Watershed.
A watershed is an area of land that drains into a body of water whether that be a river, a stream, an ocean or an estuary. Pick any point on the map and water will drain into some water body, according to information provided during a recent Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Texas Watershed Steward Workshop.
This community resides in the Upper San Marcos River Watershed, one which is considered by experts to be pristinely clean, due to the combined efforts of community participants and other stakeholders.
