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EDTalks 2025

Friday, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM CDT

The Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park, 8400 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, Texas, 78231, United States

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Friday, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM CDT

The Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park, 8400 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, Texas, 78231, United States.

EDTalks 2025: Making connections between land management and the sustainability of water resources

The Edwards Aquifer Authority and Southwest Research Institute are pleased to announce our second EDTalks on March 28, 2025. EDTalks is a new take on our previous lecture series with a more topic-based approach that will explore current and existing issues, relevant research, and the application of research to the Edwards Aquifer and other aquifer systems of south-central Texas. 

This year EDTalks will feature presentations focused on land management and nature-based solutions in the context of sustainable water resource management for our region. Speakers will cover topics ranging from the water quality and quantity drivers for nature-based solutions to observations of how land surface and groundwater systems interact and examples of specific land management techniques, applications, and results.

As a bonus, there will be an optional opportunity to take a stroll through the Phil Hardberger Park Savanna Restoration on EDWalks. Learn from expert guides about the restoration process, the importance of native plants, and how the savanna ecosystem supports soil health and water conservation. The walk is approximately 1/2 mile through ADA accessible trails in the Savanna area adjacent to the Urban Ecology Center. 

To close out the day, we invite you to stick around for a social networking hour.  Open bar and hors d'oeuvres will be served, sponsored by Southwest Research Institute.

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About Roland Ruiz
General Manager
Edwards Aquifer Authority
About Bradford Wilcox, PhD
Professor in Ecohydrology
Texas A&M University
About Matthew Berg, PhD
CEO & Principal Scientist
Simfero
About Michael Young, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
The University of Texas at Austin
About Andrew Sansom, PhD
Executive Director
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
About Mollie Walton, PhD
Restoration Ecologist
MW Restoration Ecology

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Sessions on Mar 28, 2025

09:00 AM

Check in, coffee/tea service

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
09:30 AM
    speaker

    Roland Ruiz

    General ManagerEdwards Aquifer Authority
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    10:00 AM
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      Matthew Berg, PhD

      CEO & Principal ScientistSimfero
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      10:30 AM
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        Bradford Wilcox, PhD

        Professor in EcohydrologyTexas A&M University
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        11:05 AM
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          Michael Young, PhD

          Associate Dean for ResearchThe University of Texas at Austin
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          11:45 AM

          Lunch (included)

          11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
          12:30 PM
            speaker

            Matthew Berg, PhD

            CEO & Principal ScientistSimfero
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            01:00 PM
              speaker

              Mollie Walton, PhD

              Restoration EcologistMW Restoration Ecology
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              02:00 PM
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                Andrew Sansom, PhD

                Executive DirectorMeadows Center for Water and the Environment
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                03:30 PM

                Social Networking Hour

                03:30 PM - 05:30 PM