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Meadows Center for Water and the Environment

Index Meadows Center for Water and the Environment

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, formerly the Aquarena Center, is an educational center in San Marcos, Texas, dedicated to the preservation of the unique archeological and biological resources of Spring Lake. [1]

43 relations: Amusement park, Arcade (architecture), Archaeology, Artifact (archaeology), Biopharmaceutical, Boardwalk, Chisholm Trail, Dam, Ecosystem, Edward Burleson, Edwards Aquifer, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Fountain darter, Glass-bottom boat, Helen Miller Shepard, Hotel, Intamin, Jay Gould, Joe Dante, Limnology, Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Mermaid, Old San Antonio Road, Piranha (1978 film), Plastic lumber, Republic of Texas, River source, Robert E. Lee, San Marcos gambusia, San Marcos River, San Marcos salamander, San Marcos Springs, San Marcos, Texas, Spain, Spillway, Spring (hydrology), Swimming pool, Texas blind salamander, Texas State University, Tic-tac-toe, Von Roll Holding, Wetland, Zizania texana.

Amusement park

An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.

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Arcade (architecture)

An arcade is a succession of arches, each counter-thrusting the next, supported by columns, piers, or a covered walkway enclosed by a line of such arches on one or both sides.

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Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Artifact (archaeology)

An artifact, or artefact (see American and British English spelling differences), is something made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.

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Biopharmaceutical

A biopharmaceutical, also known as a biologic(al) medical product, biological, or biologic, is any pharmaceutical drug product manufactured in, extracted from, or semisynthesized from biological sources.

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Boardwalk

A boardwalk (board walk, boarded path, promenade) is a constructed pedestrian walkway, often alongside a beach, as walking paths through a park, or in some other tourist area built with wood boards.

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Chisholm Trail

The Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland, from ranches in Texas to Kansas.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil.

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Edward Burleson

Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798 – December 26, 1851) was the third Vice President of the Republic of Texas.

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Edwards Aquifer

The Edwards Aquifer is one of the most prolific artesian aquifers in the world.

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is one of the few dozens of US environmental laws passed in the 1970s, and serves as the enacting legislation to carry out the provisions outlined in The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

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Fountain darter

The fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola) is a small freshwater fish found in the headwaters of only two rivers in Texas, United States: the Comal River and the San Marcos River.

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Glass-bottom boat

A glass-bottom boat is a boat with one or more sections of glass, or other suitable transparent material, below the waterline allowing passengers to observe the underwater environment from within the boat.

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Helen Miller Shepard

Helen Miller Gould Shepard (June 20, 1868 – December 21, 1938) was an American philanthropist born in Manhattan in New York City.

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Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

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Intamin

Intamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland.

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Jay Gould

Jason "Jay" Gould (May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was a leading American railroad developer and speculator.

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Joe Dante

Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor.

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Limnology

Limnology (from Greek λίμνη, limne, "lake" and λόγος, logos, "knowledge"), is the study of inland aquatic ecosystems.

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Meadows Center for Water and the Environment

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, formerly the Aquarena Center, is an educational center in San Marcos, Texas, dedicated to the preservation of the unique archeological and biological resources of Spring Lake.

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Mermaid

In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.

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Old San Antonio Road

The Old San Antonio Road (sometimes called "El Camino Real" or "King's Highway") was a historic roadway located in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana.

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Piranha (1978 film)

Piranha is a 1978 American satirical B horror film directed and co-edited by Joe Dante, and starring Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Steele and Dick Miller.

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Plastic lumber

Plastic lumber (PL) is a plastic form of lumber (timber) made of virgin or recycled plastic (in which case it can be called RPL).

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Republic of Texas

The Republic of Texas (República de Tejas) was an independent sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846.

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River source

The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the furthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river.

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Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army.

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San Marcos gambusia

The San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei) is an extinct species of gambusia that was found only in the San Marcos Springs of Central Texas.

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San Marcos River

The San Marcos River rises from the San Marcos Springs, the location of Aquarena Springs, in San Marcos, Texas.

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San Marcos salamander

The San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana) is a small species of aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States, endemic to Spring Lake and a small region of the headwaters of the San Marcos River near Aquarena Springs, in Hays County, Texas.

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San Marcos Springs

San Marcos Springs is the second largest natural cluster of springs in Texas.

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San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan area.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Spillway

A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically the riverbed of the dammed river itself.

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Spring (hydrology)

A spring is any natural situation where water flows from an aquifer to the Earth's surface.

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Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or paddling pool is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other leisure activities.

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Texas blind salamander

The Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) is a rare cave-dwelling troglobite amphibian native to San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, specifically the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer.

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Texas State University

Texas State University is a public research university located in San Marcos, Texas, United States.

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Tic-tac-toe

Tic-tac-toe (also known as noughts and crosses or Xs and Os) is a paper-and-pencil game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid.

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Von Roll Holding

Von Roll Holding AG is a Swiss industrial group that operates worldwide in 20 sites (15 production sites).

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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Zizania texana

Zizania texana is a rare species of grass known by the common name Texas wild rice.

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Aquarena, Aquarena Center, Aquarena Springs, Aquarena springs, Spring Lake (Texas), Spring Lake, Texas.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadows_Center_for_Water_and_the_Environment

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