NewsDrop-Jan-Feb-2026

EDWARDS AQUIFER CONSERVANCY

IS TO EXCLUSIVELY SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY (EAA) AND THEIR MISSION TO MANAGE, ENHANCE, AND PROTECT THE EDWARDS AQUIFER SYSTEM... WHICH PROVIDES WATER FOR DRINKING THE MISSION OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER CONSERVANCY (EAC)

By: Sara Beesley Executive Director of the EAC

MEET THE EDWARDS AQUIFER CONSERVANCY DID YOU KNOW THE EDWARDS AQUIFER CONSERVANCY (EAC) OWNS THE FIELD RESEARCH PARK PROPERTY?

AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PURPOSES FOR OVER 2.5 MILLION SOUTH CENTRAL TEXANS

The EAC and EAA combined hold over 8,500 acres of conservation easements, protecting precious resources like the Crane Bat Cave, a karst preserve for endangered invertebrates located in northwest Bexar County and on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Preserving habitats along the recharge zone helps the EAA further their mission to enhance and protect. The Edwards Aquifer Conservancy envisions a sustainable Edwards Aquifer system preserved by building partnerships for financial and in-kind support, which enhances aquifer research and education, protects key landscapes within the aquifer’s watershed, and accelerates existing and new conservation practices.

The Edwards Aquifer Authority recently welcomed Sara Beesley into the role of Executive Director of the EAC. In her role, she will act as the Executive Director of the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy, 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.

In 2019, the city of San Antonio donated the $5.5 million piece of land located over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone to help protect the aquifer and the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) holds a lease for the property. But that’s not all – the Conservancy helps support the research that happens there, administers transportation grants for schools to visit the EAA Education Outreach Center, and provides groundwater conservation grant matching funds for installation of improved irrigation efficiency equipment.

SUPPORTING THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY

The Edwards Aquifer Conservancy is entering an exciting new phase, taking its support of the EAA’s mission to a new level. But they need help – 100% of your donation supports research, education, and conservation of the Edwards Aquifer system beyond what the Edwards Aquifer Authority can do alone.

HELP CONSERVE WATER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TODAY WITH A DONATION.

SUPPORTING THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY

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