Season 3, Episode 3 | The First Aquifer Education Center on the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
Release Date: 03/30/2022
Season 6, Episode 5 | The Science Behind Aquifer Sustainability
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The Edwards Aquifer Authority Field Research Park (EAA FRP) is a hub for groundwater-related sustainability and aquifer behavior research where EAA staff are demonstrating and evaluating various land management practices and their potential effects on aquifer sustainability. The hypothesis driving the work is that the practices offer potential for improved soil health, added soil water holding capacity, increased infiltration, and reduction of sediments in surface runoff. Hear from Mark Hamilton, EAA Executive Director of Aquifer Management Services, as he shares all the EAA FRP has...
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Season 6, Episode 4 | What do caves teach us about the Edwards Aquifer?
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EAA Principal Geoscientist, Logan Schmidt, sat down with Dr. George Veni, Karst hydrogeologist, to discuss the cave features of the Edwards Aquifer that are mostly unseen and how hydrogeologists that study these caves gain insight into how the aquifer system works.
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Season 6, Episode 3 | Past, Present, Future - 29 Years of Managing, Enhancing, and Protecting the Edwards Aquifer
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Over the past decade, EAA General Manager Roland Ruiz has seen many initiatives come to fruition as imagination, innovation, and inclusion have been at the forefront of growing the agency into what it is today. Tune in as Roland reflects on where the agency has been and where it is going with hosts Ann-Margaret and Brent.
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Season 6, Episode 2 | Amazing Edwards Aquifer Facts
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Paul Bertetti, EAA Senior Director Aquifer Science Research & Modeling, sat down with hosts Brent and Ann-Margaret to discuss amazing facts you might not know about the Edwards Aquifer!
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Season 6, Episode 1 | Edwards Aquifer Ecology
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On this episode, Brent and Ashley, our guest co-host, discuss the importance of ecology with EAA's Jewell Cozort and Casey Cowan. Jewell and Casey share their knowledge of ecology, and how the interactions between organisms and their environment take shape within the Edwards Aquifer System.
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Season 5, Episode 6 | 2024 Reflections
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Listen along to Brent and Ann-Margaret as they close out the year with an episode all about the EAA's 2024 highlights. The new year will bring impactful initiatives for our agency as we continue to carry out our mission of managing, enhancing, and protecting the Edwards Aquifer!
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Season 5, Episode 5 | The EAA Rebranded
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On this historic episode, hosts Brent and Ann-Margaret sit down with Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) General Manager, Roland Ruiz; EAA Executive Director for Communications and Development, Michael De La Garza; and EAA Creative Manager for Communications and Development, Ed Flores, as they share how the EAA is rebranding. They will discuss how the EAA brand has evolved over the past 28 years, the initiatives that led to the rebrand, and the new look of the EAA!
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Season 5, Episode 4 | Agriculture Out West
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On this episode, hosts Ann-Margaret and Brent catch up with Isabel Martinez, EAA Senior Permit and Conservation Coordinator, as she discusses the importance of agriculture out West and the EAA’s Groundwater Conservation Grant Program.
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Season 5, Episode 3 | 28 years of Managing, Enhancing, and Protecting the Edwards Aquifer
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EAA General Manager Roland Ruiz met with hosts Brent and Ann-Margaret, earlier this month, to discuss aquifer conditions, managing through drought, and the evolution of the agency that has occurred over the past 28 years.
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Season 5, Episode 2 | Highway to the Vadose Zone
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The vadose zone, also known as the unsaturated zone, is a critical part of the research happening at the EAA Field Research Park (EAA FRP), and Logan Schmidt, EAA Senior Modeler, joins us on this episode to discuss this intriguing piece of the aquifer system. From defining what the unsaturated zone is to sharing the special techniques used to study this important area, Logan offers insight into how this data could help further the EAA’s understanding of water infiltration through the unsaturated zone and into the Edwards Aquifer System.
info_outlineHosts Ann-Margaret and Brent welcome back Sarah Valdez, EAA Senior STEAM Outreach Educator, and welcome Mike De La Garza, EAA Executive Director for Communications and Development, to discuss the highly anticipated EAA Education Outreach Center (EAA EOC). Mike and Sarah walk us through the partnership between the EAA and Morgan’s Wonderland Camp, and all the awe-inspiring interactive exhibits the center will have to offer once it opens its doors to the public on April 14th!
To learn more about the EAA EOC, please visit www.eaaeoc.org