NewsDrop-September-October-2026

OUTREACH

By: Nikki Young Sr. Community Engagement Administrator

VIDEO EXTENDS OUR MISSION IN MOTION:

CONNECTING OUR PAST, PRESENT, &NEXT GENERATION

THE EAA’S REACH

TWO STORIES . ONE PREMIERE . The EAA’s 30th anniversary documentary, produced in partnership with KLRN, will premiere on KLRN TV: Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. right afte r On the Record with Randy Beamer. Also premiering Thursday, Oct. 29 The NextGen PSA , One Drop at a Time , will be featured on the EAA’s YouTube channel and social media platforms. Past. Present. NextGen. The story of the Edwards Aquifer continues…

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“Being part of the video made me think more about how the choices we make now can make a difference,” said Charlotte Wilson, a teen participant in One Drop at a Time. “It’s something our generation will have a responsibility for, too.” For Charlotte’s mother, EAA General Counsel Suzanne Wilson, seeing her daughter participate brought the NextGen philosophy close to home. “Seeing my daughter Charlotte take part in this gave me a different perspective on the work we do, ” Wilson said. “We’re making decisions today that will help shape the aquifer her generation inherits tomorrow.” Past. Present. Future. One continuing story — and a growing video archive.

the aquifer story to audiences beyond the EAA’s own channels. These partnerships offer another way to share expertise, introduce new perspectives, and extend the EAA’s story to new audiences.

Together, these productions document the EAA’s history, capture the work happening today, and look toward the next generation. In doing so, the EAA is also building a digital video archive that preserves the EAA’s story for audiences today and for years to come. Video cannot manage an aquifer, conduct research, regulate permits, or conserve water on its own. But it can make an unseen resource more visible, put faces to the work behind it, and help audiences understand how they, too, can become guardians of the aquifer. Thirty years have given the EAA a story worth telling. Through video, the EAA can honor those who brought us here, share the work happening today, and inspire the next generation who will carry it forward.

or 30 years, the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) has worked to manage, enhance, and, protect one of the region’s most important natural resources. Increasingly, video is helping bring that work— and its impact across the region — to life. As the EAA marks its 30th anniversary, several video projects are capturing different perspectives on the aquifer’s past, present, and future. A 30th anniversary documentary produced in partnership with KLRN Television explores the milestones, challenges, and experiences that have shaped the EAA during its first three decades.

KLRN’s Randy Beamer is producing and narrating the documentary and conducting interviews with voices from across the EAA’s 30-year history . “What has struck me throughout this project is how many different perspectives are part of the Edwards Aquifer story,” Beamer said. “Behind that history are decades of commitment to this resource. Our challenge is to bring those voices together in a way that shows not only where the EAA has been, but why its work continues to matter.” While the KLRN documentary looks back, the EAA is also using video to show what is happening now.

The EAA’s own video series , Aquifer In-Sight , showcases the people, places, and stories across its eight-county jurisdiction, taking viewers into the field and behind the science to make the aquifer and the work surrounding it more accessible. Shared through EAA’s YouTube and social media channels, the series offers an ongoing look at the science, conservation efforts, and work taking place across the region. That reach also grows through collaboration. YouTube shows such as Symbiosis and Go Gardening have featured the EAA in episodes and segments, bringing

And then there is the next generation.

“NextGen,” short for “next generation,” reflects EAA General Manager Roland Ruiz’s philosophy that young people growing up across the region will become both future stewards of the aquifer and beneficiaries of the decisions being made today. That idea inspired One Drop at a Time video , a public service announcement that puts young voices at the center of the conservation message.

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