Trail Guide Training 

Do you enjoy sharing outdoor experiences with children or adults? Can you spare a few hours per month to volunteer? Then Wild Basin needs you as a volunteer Trail Guide! No experience is necessary, and you'll join a dedicated and diverse group of volunteers who enjoy sharing their love of nature. Trail guides must be able to participate in training sessions, and be prepared to hike for two hours on a rugged trail. Guides must be at least 18, possess good communication skills, and must be comfortable as a leader of groups with both children and adults.

School Tours

Have an adventure with a purpose! Students travel in small groups with a trained guide on a two-hour hike through Wild Basin's Hill Country habitat. Guided hikes for schools give students a hands-on outdoor experience and can be correlated to classroom studies in the natural sciences. Programs are appropriate for 1st through 5th grades, and can accommodate up to 40 students. School tours are a suggested donation of $3 per student. There is no charge for adult chaperones.

Tiny Footprints Preschool Tours

Get the little ones off to a good start appreciating nature and enjoying science with these programs for parents and preschoolers, preschool groups, and classes. The Basin's Tiny Footprints program offers four themes: Butterflies and Caterpillars; Spiders and Scorpions; Ants and Rolypolies; and Nutty Squirrels. We'’ll also travel to your school with the Wee Trails program.

Austin Astronomical Society Tours

Astronomy Tours and Moonlighting: Austin Astronomical Society brings telescopes for viewing the skies. Please call or email in advance to reserve seats. Tickets will be $5 per adult, $3 per senior and $3 for children ages 5-12. Please call in advance 512-327-7622 or to reserve seats. Tickets may be purchased in advance by email or phone, or they may be purchased at the event.

 

Please call Kim Johnson at (512) 327-7622 or e-mail kimj@stedwards.edu to learn more about volunteering or to schedule a guided tour.