Headwaters Sanctuary
Welcome to the only nature sanctuary in the heart of San Antonio.
Pedestrians and leashed pets are welcome.
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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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Anyone fascinated by the sights and sounds of birds is welcome. Join Karen Wilson, one of our birding specialists, for a leisurely walk through the Headwaters Sanctuary.
Explore with Thoreau how we live consciously (or his word in WALDEN - "deliberately) in the natural world? How do we extend/enhance our sensory responses to the world around us, through consistent, committed practice?
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.
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.