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WHAT MAKES THE EDWARDS UNIQUE?

Discover the incredible features of the Edwards Aquifer ecosystem, home to over 50 unique species found nowhere else in the world. Learn about the diverse range of cave-adapted organisms and the endangered species that depend on this critical water source. Unfortunately, rapid urbanization poses a threat, pushing aquatic species to the brink of extinction. Join us in preserving this precious treasure.

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WHAT MAKES THE EDWARDS UNIQUE?

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  1. WHAT MAKES THE EDWARDS UNIQUE? • > 1.8 million people depend on it for their source of water

  2. Edwards Aquifer Ecosystem Sustaining essential freshwater flows to bays and estuaries during times of drought Guadalupe Estuary – San Antonio Bay

  3. The Edwards Region is home to over 50 plant and animal species that live nowhere else in the world. • No other aquifer in the world has the organism diversity that the Edwards has. • No other known karst system has the range of cave adapted insects, fish, and salamanders found in the Edwards.

  4. Endangered Species of the Edwards Region • On the Land • Golden Cheeked Warbler • Black Capped Vireo • 9 Species of Karst Invertibrates • -found in caves • In the Springs and the Aquifer • Texas Wild Rice • Fountain Darter • Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle • San Marcos Gambusia • Peck’s Cave Amphipod • Comal Springs Riffle Beetle • Texas Blind Salamander • Dependent on Edwards Spring flows • The Whooping Crane • shrimp, crab, and other marine life that require a mixture of fresh and saline water in the bays and estuaries

  5. Edwards Aquifer EcosystemA Treasure at Risk Rapid, unsustainable urbanizationis pushing aquatic species to the brink of extinction Barton Springs salamander with gas bubble disease

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