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Alamo Sierra Club (local branch of the Sierra Club) holds outings including hiking, camping, bicycling, backpacking, etc.
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See all- Alamo Sierra Club Monthly Meeting - History of the Edwards AquiferEco Centro, San Antonio, TX
Our February 18th General Meeting will feature Gregg Eckhardt from San Antonio Water Systems. Mr. Eckhardt has combed through city and water purveyor archives to make an interesting presentation on the history of our famous and much loved Edwards Aquifer. Please come to see these old papers, photographs, and postcards of the aquifer that made San Antonio famous.
## Meeting schedule
| Informal get-to-know-you | 6:00 pm to 6:15 pm |
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| Announcements | 6:15 pm to 6:30 pm |
| Featured program | 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm |## Venue
This is an in-person meeting at:
William R. Sinkin Eco Centro, 1802 North Main Avenue
MapProgram topic
From Spanish Colonial acequias to gushing artesian wells, San Antonio has a unique and colorful water history like no place on Earth. Gregg Eckhardt will draw from his extensive archive of rare and historic images and documents to trace the development of the city's water supply and management.## About our speaker
Gregg Eckhardt is an environmental scientist with 36 years of experience in environmental modeling and analysis, water resource planning and development, state and federal permitting, and water treatment. He is known as The Nerd King of South Texas Water History and has operated The Edwards Aquifer Website, a treasure trove of information and images, for years.
As Senior Analyst for the San Antonio Water System, he is involved in the planning, operations, and management of the city's water supply and wastewater.
Eco Centro is located at San Antonio College, 1802 North Main Avenue @ Locust Street. There is a parking lot adjacent to Eco Centro which is entered from Locust Street.
We can also use SAC parking lots 14, 15 and 17 (map of parking lots) to the north, west and south of the STIC building across North Main Avenue from Eco Centro. Parking is also allowed on the residential streets to the east, north and south of Eco Centro.
- Alamo Sierra Club Monthly MeetingEco Centro, San Antonio, TX
Our general meetings are on the third Tuesday of each month at William R. Sinkin Eco Centro. They are free and open to everyone.
Socializing begins at 6:00 p.m., program at 6:30 p.m.. Presentations last about an hour. Please see the events calendar at the bottom of this page for descriptions and dates of our upcoming general meetings.
Eco Centro is located at San Antonio College, 1802 North Main Avenue @ Locust Street. There is a parking lot adjacent to Eco Centro which is entered from Locust Street.
We can also use SAC parking lots 14, 15 and 17 (map of parking lots) to the north, west and south of the STIC building across North Main Avenue from Eco Centro. Parking is also allowed on the residential streets to the east, north and south of Eco Centro.