THROUGH ITS OUTREACH, WHETHER THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS OR PUBLIC ART, THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP AND BROADER PUBLIC CONSERVATION OF THE 240 MILES OF THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AND ITS NATIVE ECOLOGY. SIGNIFICANT TIME AND VOLUNTEER RESOURCES ARE DEDICATED YEAR-ROUND TOWARD BRINGING INFORMATIVE PROGRAMS AND ENGAGING EVENTS WHICH HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND ECOLOGY OF THE RIVER AND THE COMMUNITIES IT HELPS SHAPE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIVER FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT CONFLUENCE PARK. COLLECTIVELY, FOUNDATION PROGRAMS AT CONFLUENCE PARK HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 60,000 STUDENTS AND PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE ENTIRE METRO COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS SURROUNDING COUNTIES, RECONNECTING EACH WITH FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OF NATURE AND THE RIVER.