Edwards Aquifer Conservancy

Edwards Aquifer Conservancy is a non-profit organization committed to raising money for support of the mission of the @EdwardsAquifer

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💧 Jewell & Casey share quick facts about the Edwards Aquifer Authority and why it matters.

The EAA works every day to protect this vital resource, but it starts with us. Conserve water today to ensure a clean, sustainable future. 🌎💙

💙 Want to make an even bigger impact? Consider supporting the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy! https://t.co/z8ddKJJLaJ

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🚌 Well Traveled with the EAC 🚌

The @eaconservancy supports the EAA their mission to manage, enhance, and protect the Edwards Aquifer system, including their commitment to educate the community about the aquifer as a precious resource. The EAA Education Outreach Center, or the EAA EOC, provides free school programs and offers interactive exhibits, endangered species aquarium, native plant demonstration garden, and are committed to educating the next generation by creating aquifer stewards.

One of the ways the EAC supports this effort is by providing bus transportation grants to the EAA EOC. Since 2023, over 4,000 students visited the EOC with the help of a bus transportation grant.

The EAC provides transportation grants to schools within the EAA jurisdiction, the portion of the Balcones Fault Zone Edwards Aquifer that provides water to over 2.5 million people and covers more than 8,000 square miles across eight counties. These include all of Uvalde, Medine, and Bexar counties as well as parts of Atascosa, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Comal, and Hays counties. The students that visit the EOC are from across the entire region.

The EAC works with key partners to provide the transportation grants. In 2025, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and Laguna Water Supply donated funds towards the bus transportation program. SAWS collaborates with several water education partners in the region to encourage water stewardship for the next generation. According to their website, "A knowledgeable, skilled, and active youth citizenry is a key to resolving the environmental issues today and in the future," a philosophy the EAA and EAC align with. By educating students about the Edwards Aquifer system, the EAA EOC is creating aquifer stewards, who take the knowledge they learn at the education center and pass it on to others.

When youth understand the world around them, they are more likely to take action to protect it.

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Protecting the aquifer starts with all of us. 💧

🌱 Watch the conversation and learn how you can be part of protecting the aquifer.

💙 Want to make an even bigger impact? Consider supporting the @EAConservancy!

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🌾 Happy National Agricultural Day! 🌾

The EAA region is thriving with a variety of crops, from corn, cotton, and sorghum to cucumbers, wheat, and sunflowers. Did you know that just over 50% of EAA permit holders are agricultural producers?

Through the EAA’s Groundwater Conservation Grant Program, local farmers are installing water-efficient irrigation systems, subsurface drip systems, and soil moisture sensors—helping protect our precious aquifer while keeping crops strong and productive.

💧 Supporting farmers, conserving water, and growing our community—today and every day.

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💧Did you know the @eaconservancy owns the Field Research Park? They protect the aquifer, support research, fund school trips to the EAA Education Center, and match grants for efficient irrigation. 🌱

Read more here: https://t.co/xZRusnP2ah

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Introducing, Sara Beesley 🌱

The Edwards Aquifer Authority recently welcomed Sara Beesley into the role of Chief Development Officer. In her role, she will act as the Executive Director of the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy (@eaconservancy) guiding the organization towards their mission to enhance, protect, and conserve the Edwards Aquifer System by supporting the Edwards Aquifer Authority. Sara was most recently the Director at the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center and brings more than a decade of conservation program and nonprofit management to the EAA and EAC.

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💌Our love for the Edwards Aquifer runs deep, and we hope yours does too, so share these sweet messages with your aquifer adorer! Be sure to tag your aquifer sweetheart below. 😍

💙You are the water to my aquifer

💙I've loved you since the aquifer began forming

💙My love for you runs as deep as the aquifer

💙You are as rare as the endangered species of the Edwards Aquifer

💙I need you like the San Marcos salamander's external gills need oxygen from water

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We hope you have a happy and joyful holiday season!

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Big thanks to Bill Taylor for this week’s weather report! ☀️ Looks like the temperatures are warming up with very little chance of rain ahead. Remember, conserving water is important year-round — let’s all do our part to protect this vital resource!💧

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We're back with Kristina Tolman, our Senior Habitat Conservation Coordinator, and this time she's taking us back into the San Marcos River to share the important work being done by the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) to protect this delicate ecosystem.

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Help us reach our goal of raising $5,000 this holiday season.

As a nonprofit, we depend on supporters like you to help us fulfill our mission to enhance, protect, and conserve the Edwards Aquifer system.

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Thank you to Bill Taylor at KENS 5 for this week’s weather update! Bundle up for now, but warmer days are on the way. With little to no rain expected, it’s a good time to stay mindful of water use.💧💙 Stay cozy, informed, and water-wise!

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Did You Know?

The Edwards Aquifer’s ability to collect and store water starts with its geology, & 1 of the most important features is Edwards limestone. Over 1.2k square miles of this limestone is exposed at the ground surface. This area forms what’s known as the recharge zone!

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Congratulations to the EAA Education Outreach Center on welcoming over 10,000 through their doors, creating many more aquifer stewards and supporters. 💙

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🎉10,000 smiling faces have visited our center this year and become aquifer ambassadors!

To each and every one of you, thank you for being our friend and taking the time to learn about the precious and prolific Edwards Aquifer! 💧

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💧Water is life, and it’s up to us to protect it! Texas groundwater isn’t endless, and the Edwards Aquifer relies on our efforts to keep it flowing for generations.🌎💙
Save water by planting Texas natives that thrive with less.🌿✨

Manage 💧 Enhance 💧 Protect

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Job Opportunity: Join the EAC as our Chief Development Officer! Lead our fundraising efforts, build lasting relationships with donors, foundations, and partners, + help protect the vital Edwards Aquifer. Visit the link in the comments to apply by July 7, 2025 @ 4:30 PM Central.

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A huge thank you to @Microsoft for their contribution to our nonprofit for this project, which helps enhance recharge through conservation easements!

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"Under a new conservation easement, held by the @eaconservancy, Moore and Dischinger have guaranteed the land will remain as it is in perpetuity, preventing it from being turned into more suburban sprawl."
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Tee up the first day of 2024 by joining our Contributing Zone! 💧
Help us reach our 5K fundraising goal through our participation in the Champions Fore Charity fundraising program! To donate today, please visit: https://t.co/nCt7UFD337

Here's to an un-fore-getable new year! ⛳️