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BIO-WEST discusses restoration efforts in EAHCP podcast




BIO-WEST's Ed Oborny was recently featured in an podcast and article from the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan Steward, a blog site that highlights different efforts to protect the threatened and endangered species that inhabit the Edwards Aquifer as well as improve habitats within the Comal and San Marcos rivers. Oborny and Adam Zerrenner, the field supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

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Edwards Aquifer project work featured in news article




The San Antonio Express News recently published an article, by Elena Bruess, featuring BIO-WEST's aquatic ecologist, Brad Littrell, and his conservation work to rehabilitate habitat along the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The goal of the project is protect the endangered plants and animals and restore the balance of native species that live within the Edwards Aquifer. In addition to reducing murky...

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Backyard Beetles: New research aims to save endangered beetle populations from dying out




Many species found in the Edwards Aquifer in Texas face several threats to their ecosystem, especially over pumping water, pollution, and competition from introduced species. Two of these species include the Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis) and the Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis). To help combat the threats to their ecosystem and increase their population,...

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