Month: January 2021

GSP assists City of New Braunfels with TPWD Grant

Great Springs Project assists in submission of grant application to fund Alligator Creek Trail in New Braunfels Written by: Lauren Canterberry Read the article on Community Impact Newspaper If accepted, an application for grant funding to be utilized in the creation of the Alligator Creek Trail could provide up to $250,000 for the project. The […]

SA Report Features GSP’s support from NPS

National Park Service to assist with 100-mile trail from San Antonio to Austin Written by: Brendan Gibbons Read the article on San Antonio Report The Great Springs Project’s founders say they want to create a “national park-scale corridor of protected lands” with hike and bike trails from Austin to San Antonio. Now, the National Park […]

MySA Features GSP

100-mile trail project will connect San Antonio to Austin – but you’ll have to wait Written by: Karly Williams Read the article on My San Antonio A new parks project in Central Texas is on the way, but you’ll have to wait over a decade to enjoy it completely. The Great Springs Project, a major […]

GSP in the Houston Chronicle

100-mile nature trail would create a green corridor linking San Antonio to Austin Written by: Alison Medley Read the article on the Houston Chronicle An ambitious project to create a 100-mile hiking trail from San Antonio to Austin has hit another milestone in its development. The Great Springs Project is a little closer to becoming […]

Spectrum News Interviews GSP CEO, Garry Merritt

Proposed 100-Mile Trail Could Connect Austin, San Antonio Written by: Lauren Due Read the article and watch the interview on Spectrum Local News SAN ANTONIO — Connecting San Antonio to Austin is the dream for one Texas man. The goal of the Great Springs Project is to connect San Antonio to Austin by trail. While still […]

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Southern Living Highlights GSP’s Progress

The Great Springs Project to Create a 100-Mile Green Corridor Linking San Antonio and Austin Written by: Perry Ormont Blumberg Read the article on Southern Living In the past year, many of us have come to a new level of appreciation for nature, and, yes, even hiking. Now, Texans’ have an especially exciting greenway to […]

Great Springs Project will create a green corridor connecting 4 Texas springs

New nature project could bring 100-mile hiking trail connecting San Antonio and Austin Written by: Mary Claire Patton Read the article on KSAT SAN ANTONIO – The Great Springs Project is hoping to bring a 100-mile hiking trail that will connect four major springs between Austin and San Antonio. Referred to as a “green corridor” […]

GSP Featured in CultureMap Austin

100-Mile Nature Trail Connecting Austin to San Antonio Springs Forward. Written by: Melissa Gaskill Read the article on Culture Map Imagine a 100-mile network of trails for hiking and biking that runs from the Texas Capitol in Austin to the Alamo in San Antonio, connecting along the way to Barton, San Marcos, Comal, and San […]

GSP on News 4 San Antonio

Great Springs Project would connect San Antonio to Austin with 100-mile trail Written by: Jim Lefko Read article on News4 SAN ANTONIO – Plans to ease congestion between San Antonio and Austin have been stalled for years. But a new project could lead to a different kind of connector between the two cities. The Great […]

Austin Chronicle features GSP

Great Springs Project Proposes a Network of Trails From Austin to San Antonio Written by: Lina Fisher Read article in the Austin Chronicle Can one of the fastest-developing regions in the country prioritize conservation? That’s the hope of the ambitious Great Springs Project, which has inched a little closer to realizing its goal of a national […]