John Edward “Naked Ed” Watts was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. This disease made it too dangerous for him to work and he was put on government disability. Unable to work, Naked Ed wondered what he would do with his life. The answer came when he canoed down the Santa Fe River and came across Lilly Spring. Despite all of the trash, Naked Ed fell in love with the area. He has since dedicated the last 23 years of his life to preserving Lilly Spring. As the caretaker, he has cleaned up the area and restored it to its nature state.