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Trail Guide Training Workshops 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. Wild Basin relies on volunteer guides for three different programs, please see below. 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 60 students. School tours are $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. Wild Afternoons These specially designed tours help provide a unique educational experience for organized children’s groups after school and on weekends. Scout groups can meet merit badge requirements. The programs can include: Eco Explorers, Watching Wildlife, Birding, Forestry, Insects, Finding Your Way, Journaling, or Indian Lore. Wild Afternoons programs are scheduled by request during Fall and Spring. Please contact Wild Basin for more information. Austin Astronomical Society Tours Astronomy Tours – 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 email mitch@wildbasin.org to reserve seats. Tickets may be purchased in advance by email or phone, or they may be purchased at the event. Flintknapping and Indian Lore Beginning in January, 2010, Flintknapping and Indian Lore programs will be by appointment only. Flintknapping requires a minimum of 3 people, and can be on any Saturday from 10am to 12pm. Indian Lore requires a minimum of 4 people, and can be on any Saturday from 10am-11am.
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