Heather Powdrill, Keep San Marcos Beautiful Coordinator

hpowdrill@sanmarcostx.gov
512.393.8420
512.353.7273 FAX

• Clean
• The Fall San Marcos River Cleanup will be held Saturday, October 8, 2011.  Please meet at San Marcos Plaza Park at 9am.  Free breakfast will be served.
• San Marcos River Cleanup

The cleanup that was held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 was a huge success!  275 people participated in the cleanup and collected 4,500 pounds of trash/debris and 3,000 pounds of reused or recycled materials.  Keep San Marcos Beautiful wants to thank every volunteer for their hard work, and we hope to see you out there again for the fall cleanup.  The San Marcos Fall River Cleanup has yet to be determined.

• Community Cleanups - Making your community a more beautiful place to live, work, and play is easy.  If you have a group ready to clean a specific area (or you are an individual who just wants to make a difference), KSMB can help you plan your cleanup.  Email Heather Powdrill at hpowdrill@sanmarcostx.gov to reserve your supplies.  Please submit your request at least two weeks before your cleanup. For ongoing cleaups, please see the Adopt-a-Spot program below.

 

• Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off with Bobcat Build Event
• 2012 Date to be Announced
• This is the single largest one-day cleanup for the state of Texas.  This event serves as Texas’ signature event for the Great American Cleanup.
  
  
  
• Beautify
• Adopt-A-Spot

You can be personally involved in the preservation of a precious San Marcos resource by adopting a spot, park or a section of the river.  The adoption process involves cleaning and beautifying your spot at least four times a year.  Each participant in the group will be recognized for their efforts.  The program strives to raise public awareness; educate citizens about the source of debris; and generate public support for community involvement to Keep San Marcos San Marvelous. 

Thanks to the following organizations helping keep San Marcos clean:

• San Marcos Noon Lion's Club - City Park
• Central Texas Flyfishers Club - Stokes Park
• Chi Beta Delta - Children’s Park
• Gamma Theta Upsilon - Plaza Park
• San Marcos Academy - Memorial Park
• KAD of CM Allen Homes - Conway Park
• Texas State G-Force - Crook’s Park
• Sigma Lambda Beta & AMISRAEL - Veterans Memorial
• Texas State SADOC - Rio Vista Park
• TSU Botany Club - Veramendi Park
• The Hub - Purgatory Creek Greenspace
• Sign Arts Brigade - Ramon Lucio Park
• Planet K - San Marcos City Hall
• Omega Delta Phi - Ringtail Ridge
• Alpha Lambda Delta - Alameda Park
• AFROTC - Blanco Shoals
• Silver Wings - Veterans Park
• GreenTex Recycling - Dunbar Park
• Phi Sigma Pi - Activity Center/Library Grounds
• Net Impact of Texas State - Grant Harris Jr. Grounds
• San Marcos Hall - Ramon Lucio
• Beta Alpha Psi - City Park
• Sierra Circle/Holland Hills - Schulle Canyon
• Water Aid of TSU - Wildlife Preserve








• Graffiti Removal
• Are you tired of graffiti popping up around your neighborhood?  Get involved to quickly remove new tags and stop this problem in its tracks. 





• Educate
• Keep San Marcos Beautiful Art & Eco Fest is scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 2011 on The Square in beautiful downtown San Marcos.
• Keep San Marcos Beautiful Spring Concert Series
• San Marcos Plaza Park (401 E. Hopkins)
• Every Thursday Evening
• Dates: To Be Announced
• 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
• The Concert Series will highlight local bands, art and eco vendors.
• To become an art, eco or food vendor, please contact Heather Powdrill at hpowdrill@sanmarcostx.gov

 

• Keep San Marcos Beautiful has many educational tools to teach kids and adults how graffiti hurts a community, how to manage waste, how to beautify their school or neighborhood, and how to prevent litter.  KSMB and the San Marcos Nature Center have teamed up to provide presentations at the Nature Center Camps.  If you would like to schedule a presentation for your school, class, youth or civic/service group, please contact the KSMB Coordinator.
  
  Recognize

KSMB will recognize our Adopt-a-Spot Partners for their outstanding efforts on Friday, May 13th at the 3rd Annual KSMB Eco Night/Movie in Your Park at San Marcos Plaza Park. 


If you or your group, club, or organization would like to participate or wants to learn more about Keep San Marcos Beautiful, please contact the KSMB Coordinator.