“What does your water come from? If we know the answer to that, that’s the first step towards conservation…Then we start to connect with that source. We are water. It’s running through us. No one can own the water. We have it for a time..” –David Baker, Executive Director and founder the Watershed Association

The Watershed Association invites Talking Water listeners into a wholehearted conversation about heeding the call to water advocacy through the guests' reflections on founding the Watershed Association and their continued service decades later. David Baker, Executive Director and founder, and Ellen Evans, Director of Operations, share seminal experiences which guided them to vocations to protect Jacob’s Well, a natural artesian spring and second longest submerged cave which is located in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas. Since 1996, the Watershed Association has worked to conserve the lands and waterways that surround the spring, advocated for state-wide public policies, engaged in legal battles to curb over pumping, formed local and regional partnerships, and developed mentorship initiatives for youth. Ellen and David’s stories are fortifying for those who draw strength from sacred places in nature as well as uplifting for those acting to protect what they love for future generations.

Hosted by: Kate Bunney
Produced & Edited by: Anne Carol Mitchell
Intro music by: Mamuse 'River Run Free' - featuring Walter Strauss

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