While most of our visitors came for school field trips, there were additional groups and events hosted at our center. We welcomed multiple senior centers, homeschool groups, and teacher training events. Back in January, we welcomed Janeisha Grider, the Mayor of Kirby, along with a senior center group for an aquifer presentation and a tour of all the exhibits.

In June, Elizabeth Gutierrez facilitated Project WET training for Comal ISD teachers. Teachers were guided through activities ranging from elementary and secondary-level activities that focus on water use, conservation, water quality, water cycle, and physical properties of water.

2025 began with an exciting addition of our newest STEAM Outreach Educator, Elizabeth Gutierrez! Elizabeth has over 14 years of experience as an environmental educator. Throughout the year, she has spearheaded multiple projects at the EOC to enhance the center’s impact. Some of those included adding new STEAM activities in the EOC’s education program, facilitating Project WET and WILD educator training, and so much more.

As the fall semester started in August, we were thrilled to welcome 9 new interns, our largest cohort since opening in 2022! Students from UT San Antonio and Alamo Colleges joined us to support the EAA mission in various ways. With diverse academic pursuits ranging from environmental science to digital marketing and design, interns contributed to school programs, social media content, visitor data analysis, and more. There is always something happening at our center, and this dynamic group helped keep everything running smoothly!

The weather station sensor, located in the native plant garden, collects real-time climate data including temperature, humidity, wind speed, etc. Visitors can view this data on the display screen to the left of the entrance and learn how daily weather patterns affect the surrounding environment.

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