Wonderful World

Our guest will be David Bemporad, Chief Programs Officer at Great Springs Project. They have just completed a Progress Report on the trail from SA to Austin which is most interesting on the GSP website. He will walk us through how it is laid out, explaining how some parts are by cities, some by counties, and some by Great Springs Project. But all are laid out in a way that you can see how the trai...

Guest host Virginia Parker has as this months guest on Wonderful World author, outfitter, and long time participant in the annual River Safari, Holly Orr. She has written a new children's book "The River Cowboys" and tells all the back story of this local race in kids langauage.

Guest host Virginia Parker welcomes John Mark Harris and David Kaiser of the winning 6 man team The Cowboys from the 2026 Texas Water Safari.

Guest host Virginia Parker, director of the San Marcos River Foundation, has a phone call interview with Jay Kleburg Executive Director of the organization Gulf Trust. They discuss the recent Trash Free Gulf cleanup campaign, as well as the effects of water flow from river like the San Marcos River on the bays and estuaries.

Host Dianne Wasenich has Sherwood Bishop from the San Marcos Greenbelt Association in studio to talk about the Wooten Ranch addition to our protected lands around Purgatory Greenspace.

Diane's guest this week on Wonderful World on KZSM 104.1 and KZSM.org is Miranda Wait from the Texas State Meadows Center. The city is replacing the sidewalk in front of the station, and they just happened to be back in front of the studio when this show was taping. Our appologies.

3/10,Tuesday 11:30 a.m. on KZSM.org True Community Radio in San Marcos TX, our guest will be Robert Mace of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment here in San Marcos. Our monthly radio show Wonderful World can be found on FM 104.1 or online at KZSM.org. Mace has been speaking at several conferences lately and legislative hearings about Texas' difficult water problems, to help people unde...

Wonderful World, the radio show on KZSM.org 104.1 FM, will have a local artist guest for the Tuesday Feb 10 Show, 11:30 a.m. Gwendolyn Hustvedt Studio has a new silk work show hanging in the three story lobby at the Meadow Center for Water and the Environment's building next to Spring Lake, free to the public with free parking on weekends. The silk banners are inspired by the Edwards Aquifer, Spri...

The Wonderful World radio Show, 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan 12, will cover the data center discussion that will be on the Planning and Zoning agenda at city hall the same day. Listen at KZSM.org live at 104.1. FM or online at KZSM.org True Community Radio, by clicking on Listen Now. Guests will be Zane Liston and Si Frede of the Data Center Action Coalition, a group that has been researching and in...

Wonderful World radio show, at KZSM and always about the San Marcos River and Edwards Aquifer, is Tuesday morning this week, Dec 9th at 11:30 a.m. Our guest is Susan Carper Hanson. So much to talk about: her long famous river snorkeling trips and beautiful underwater photography, her volunteer work removing golf balls from Spring Lake, and her gift for nature writing. Tune in for that and mor...

Prop 4 with guest Virginia Parker. Regional topics regarding wastewater reclamation and future projects

Alert for river lovers! Wonderful World radio show is Tuesday Oct 14th at 11:30 a.m. on KZSM.org True Community Radio in San Marcos TX . Mark Enders, our city's Habitat Conservation Program coordinator will be our guest. Learn all about the major restoration of Sessom Creek which is being planted now. Such a huge thing for our river's water quality! Tune in at FM 104.1 or go to KZSM.org and c...

Virginia Parker is hosting the Tues Sept 9th show and her guest will be Rene Perez. An artist inspired by the river in creating his unique paintings and photographs. Our community would not be the same without him.

Planning ahead for ever-increasing severe flooding in central Texas is the timely topic on our Wonderful World radio show this Tuesday, August 11th at 11:30 a.m. Listen at FM 104.1, here in San Marcos, or online at KZSM.org True Community Radio in San Marcos TX (from anywhere in the world.) Host is Dr Kimberly Meitzen, local TXST geography professor and river studies scientist who s...

Coming up Tuesday, June 10, 11:30 a.m. on the monthly Wonderful World radio show about the San Marcos River and Edward's Aquifer, Virginia Parker of San Marcos River Foundation  will explain the massive amount of research she has done on data centers and water/power needs, useful to any place in our region. Also the critical ERCOT permitting which could kill a lot of the proposed sites. ...

This coming Tuesday 5/13, 11:30 a.m., the Wonderful World radio show about the San Marcos River and Edwards Aquifer, will have TWO knowledgeable people discussing the river parks in town, the riverside vegetation, fencing and so much more. All timely info for summer, on KZSM.org True Community Radio in San Marcos TX at FM 104.1 or listen online at KZSM.org (click on Listen.) Virginia Parker o...

A LIVE musical score is being played at Spring Lake to go with the screening of "Yakona", scheduled for March 22. so Wonderful World will have Anlo Sepulveda as our guest, one of the two producers of the film to tell us all about it. This film and its beautiful musical score was a collaborative effort of so many locals, and has won many awards. We will discuss sponsors of the film and of...

Wonderful World, the radio show about river and aquifer issues, will be Tuesday, February 11, at 11:30 a.m. Join us for a fast-paced 30 minute show with guest Mark Enders who manages the San Marcos arm of the EAHCP, Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan. What is happening to our river's flow? What can we do to help?

This coming Tuesday morning, December 10th, the Wonderful World Show on KZSM 104.1 FM, Hosted by Dianne Wassenich, which covers river and aquifer issues, will have Emily Lorkovic of the Meadows Center as our guest. She is with the Ecological ResearchTeam there, working on the native aquatic plant restoration in the river and Spring Lake, plus other efforts with volunteers to remove...

Dianne's guest this month is Jon Cradit, President of the San Marcos Greenbelt Association, and new Director on the board of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. They discuss the ongoing long term drought, and it's potential impact over the next 6 months on our region.

Host Diane Wassenich welcomes local environmental lawyer Robert Levinski to have a discussion about the upcoming Hays County road bonds impact on the Edwards Aquifer and the need to wait and give more time or proper public input.

Guest host Jon Cradit, President of the San Marcos Greenbelt Association, His guest is Dr. Julian Jason about a newly published paper from Texas State University mapping out trails used by wildlife to navigate through urban areas, and how these help to preserve river recharge areas.

Host Diane Wassenich dives into the rigors of the Texas Water Safari, what they call the "Worlds Toughest Canoe Race", with 13 time participant Nate Tart. Nate is the director of the Texas Canoe and Kayak Racing Association. He talks about the preparation, the stress, heat, and the effects of sleep deprivation on the participants in this grueling marathon.

Guest host Virginia Parker (executive director of SMRF) has a conversation with Jamie Lee Case, San Marcos City Parks Director, about the brand new disposable container rule that went into effect in the river parks on May 1.

Tune in to hear the very knowledgeable, and entertaining, Robert Mace Tuesday on Wonderful World, the radio show about river issues at KZSM.org True Community Radio in San Marcos TX . 11:30 a.m. Tuesday April 9th on FM 104.1 or go to KZSM.org and click on "Listen". Robert Mace will talk about his new publication about the many springs of Texas that are no longer flowing.