Headwaters Sanctuary

Welcome to the only nature sanctuary in the heart of San Antonio.

Pedestrians and leashed pets are welcome.

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CONSERVATION EASEMENT

Click the image above to learn more about the Headwaters Sanctuary conservation easement.Read about the conservation easement in the Rivard Report.

Click the image above to learn more about the Headwaters Sanctuary conservation easement.

Read about the conservation easement in the Rivard Report.

 

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Our 53-acre nature sanctuary is home to the Blue Hole, the source spring of the San Antonio River. We are a nonprofit Earth care ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.

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What's Going On at Headwaters:
2nd Friday Birding with Tom & Patsy Inglet
May 10
2nd Friday Birding with Tom & Patsy Inglet

Anyone fascinated by the sights and sounds of birds is welcome. Join Tom and Patsy Inglet, two of our birding specialists, for a leisurely walk through the Headwaters Sanctuary.

Circle of the Springs Garden Tour: Native Plant Choices & Benefits
May 19
Circle of the Springs Garden Tour: Native Plant Choices & Benefits

Join Pat and Becky McGuire on a tour of an 80-foot diameter native pollinator garden, the Circle of the Springs Garden, located on the Upper Field in the Headwaters Sanctuary. The garden structure was inspired by an image on the White Shaman Panel on the Lower Pecos Rock Art. 

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4503 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

210-828-2224

 

Headwaters at Incarnate Word is a nonprofit tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.