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This blog is dedicated to sharing information and research conducted by students and staff at Wild Basin.

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Wild Basin Creative Research Center is a St. Edward's University off-campus research and educational center for researchers, schools, other institutions and groups, and the public. Wild Basin includes 227 acres of Central Texas Hill Country habitat that is co-owned and co-managed by Travis County and St. Edward's University. In addition to serving the university community, the center and preserve are open to the public for trail hiking and educational events. 

Artist in Residence Reception

Wild Basin had the privilege of celebrating our Fall Artist in Residence, Heidi Lowell, on January 20th. Inspired by traditional...

Kids! Art!

Wild Basin held a successful kids art workshop led by our talented Artist in Residence, Heidi Miller Lowell. Heidi read a book about the...

Volunteer Appreciation

Our volunteers are the best! Staff and volunteers recently went off campus to eat and be merry at McKinney Roughs. We explored the...

AISD Wildlife Watch Workshop

We had an awesome group of AISD teachers attend a workshop for the "Austin Wildlife Watch" project! Wild Basin and AISD are partnering...

Capstone Research

UT environmental science student, Ayu Larasati - pictured here setting up a motion-triggered game camera, is conducting her senior...

Artist in Residence Heidi Miller Lowell

Wild Basin is excited to welcome our Fall 2017 Artist in Residence Heidi Miller Lowell! Heidi grew up on 5 acres of land beneath Pikes...

Travis Audubon honors Mickey Burleson

We had a great time at the 8th Annual Victor Emanuel Conservation Award Luncheon honoring conservationist Mickey Burleson! She was...

LLC Freshman Program visits Wild Basin

Wild Basin is hosting the Living Learning Communities (LLC) program on Saturdays this Fall! This program helps students transition from...

S.E.R.V.E Volunteer Day

Wild Basin had an awesome group of St. Edward's University students volunteer as part of the St. Edward's Reflect Volunteer Engage...

Welcoming Olivia

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all". -Emperor, Mulan Olivia is a senior at St. Edward's...

A Thank You to our Trail Guides

Wild Basin thanks our dedicated and passionate trail guides who give their time to educate the public about Wild Basin's hill country...

F.A.R.M program visits Wild Basin

Thank you to all of our St. Edward's freshmen who joined the "Freshmen Accelerated Research Methods" program (FARM)! This was Wild...

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