Come out this morning and join several other groups for a volunteer work day in the Headwaters Sanctuary in conjunction with the city wide watershed clean-up known as the Basura Bash.

The Headwaters Coalition is a non-profit, sponsored ministry of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, dedicated to preserving the Headwaters Sanctuary and spreading an ecological ethic.

The Coalition is protecting one of the last undeveloped forests in San Antonio, 53 acres adjoining the University of the Incarnate Word. Olmos Creek flows through the Headwaters Sanctuary. Within this urban wild space is San Antonio Spring, also known as the Blue Hole. The Blue Hole and Olmos Creek create the San Antonio River; they are the headwaters for which the Coalition and the Headwaters Sanctuary are named.

Tools, snacks, and water will be provided. 

 What to bring: Wear clothes that can get dirty and muddy: sturdy shoes, gloves, and gardening tools (pruners, lopers, saws, shovels). Water, snacks.

 Where to park / meet: UIW is located at the SE corner of Hildebrand and 281.  We will meet in the parking lot by the footbridge to the right of the Natatorium - #31 in the center of the map you can see if you click here.

Free Lunch!:  Since our cleanup today is part of the Basura Bash, lunch will be provided for us.  Details will be posted as we get closer to the event.  The last 2 years we have driven a short distance to Olmos park and enjoyed lunch there with other folks cleaning up that area.

 Lost? contact Helen Ballew ( Executive Director of the Headwaters Coalition) at  210- 246-2883.