The Big Event
On April 9, St. Edward’s University held its 12th annual community service project, called The Big Event. It is the university’s largest...
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This blog is dedicated to sharing information and research conducted by students and staff at Wild Basin.
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.
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Hook Scholar Spotlight: Brandy Shigemoto
Spring is just around the corner, which means Golden-cheeked Warblers will soon be making their annual migration from their wintering...
Sally Scott and Yucca Plants
Sally Scott gives us some interesting information on the Yucca plant that can be found within Wild Basin.
Wildlife with Sydney and Narda
Check out our new educational video! Sydney and Narda (our awesome interns from St. Edward's University) give us an overview of what kind...
Intern Spotlight: Sydney
Hi! I’m Sydney, I’m a senior Environmental Science and Policy major with a specialization in Biology at St. Edward’s University. This...
Dr. Beck's Class Field Trip
Dr. Beck’s Intro to Sustainability class came to Wild Basin last week for a class field trip. As a class assignment, they are helping to...
Celebrating Halloween in Nature
Today at Wild Basin CRC, in honor of this month of Halloween, we hosted a Secrets of Skeletons. This fun interactive talk took a look at...
Bug Hunting
Many thanks to Valerie Bugh for leading a fascinating bug hunt today!
Ecosystem Service Research at Wild Basin
Wild Basin is a beautiful place to hike and enjoy a native Texas hill country ecosystem. But what other benefits does Wild Basin provide...
SEU Summer Research
Dr. Johnson explains vegetation sampling to 6th graders on a field trip to Wild Basin
Women's History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month, Wild Basin would like to acknowledge Judy Walther. Judy is an inspiring woman who served as Wild...
Keck Research Projects
This week 27 SEU students started their summer Keck research projects. One of the main goals of this research effort is to develop a...
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