Archer Booker

San Marcos -- the fastest growing city in America is also gaining new parkland. Archer Booker has more in this Bobcat Update.

Stand up: " The Purgatory Creek Natural Area here in San Marcos is getting another 89 acres to increase public access to nature."
Currently, the main public access point to the natural area is at the busy intersection of Wonder World Road and Hunter Road. The latest park additions will provide more space for recreation, a network of trails and, potentially, a nature education center. San Marcos resident Ralph Voss welcomes the news.
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The property will protect water resources within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone and its surrounding habitat - habitat that supports endangered birds such as golden-cheeked warblers. Also adding to the park protects the land and helps ensure a healthy, livable community for generations to come.
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The land was secured last week by the City of San Marcos in partnership with The Trust for Public Land. Funding for the one-point-three (m) million dollar purchase comes from a combination of Hays County and City of San Marcos funds, and donations from Taylor Morrison and McKee Foods.
Stand up: "After the expansion is complete, it'll bring the Purgatory Creek Natural Area up to 752-acres. For Bobcat Update, I'm Archer Booker."