Volunteer at Wild Basin
We love our volunteers! Volunteers assist with land management, trail maintenance, school guided hikes and activities, citizen science and ecological monitoring, administrative tasks, and more. If you are interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities, please email wbasin@stedwards.edu or fill out this Volunteering Interest Google Form.
Monthly Weekend Workdays - Every third Saturday. Use the link for details and to sign up.

Apply for your most rewarding internship.
Internships are a great way to apply knowledge from the classroom to real world experience. This experience will not only give you an edge over other candidates when applying for jobs, it will also prepare you for what to expect in your field, increase confidence in your work, and help build your professional network.
Wild Basin Creative Research Center internships are open to students from any high school, college or university who have a love for the natural world and an interest in conserving and protecting the environment.
Wild Basin 50th Anniversary T-Shirt Contest
Calling All Creatives!
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, Austin’s first nature preserve,
celebrates 50 years in 2026! Help us design our limited-edition 50th
Anniversary t-shirt utilizing the theme: Keeping It Wild Since 1976.
Prizes for first, second, and third place ($150, $100, $50)
Design Guidelines:
- Include these words: Keeping It Wild Since 1976, and Wild Basin
Wilderness Preserve (any placement) - Up to 3 colors
- Design will go on the front of a white t-shirt
- Maximum size - 12”W x 15”H
- Resolution 300 dpi
File must be one of the following:
- AI
- EPS
- PNG
- SVG (AI and EPS preferred)
Sign Up Here
Submission Deadline: October 24, 2025
Winning Designs Announced: November 15th
All entries will be on display in the Wild Basin Creative Research Center visitor gallery.
Artwork License: By submitting your artwork to St. Edward’s University Wild Basin Creative Research Center (WBCRC), you grant WBCRC a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, non-transferable license to promote, display, reproduce, and distribute your artwork for commercial and non-commercial purposes—including, without limitation, reproducing the artwork on our website, selling promotional items, and use in all other media. When you submit your work to the contest, you give WBCRC permission to use your work in a wide variety of ways without further permission from you. All artwork must be original, and you must hold the rights to all elements of your submission. You also permit WBCRC to use your name, photo, and biographical information. We will credit you when we use your submission in a public way. Ownership and copyright of the artwork remain solely with you, the artist. No additional rights are transferred beyond those listed here without your written consent.
Student Internship Opportunities at Wild Basin: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
* Most opportunities require a time commitment of ~10 hours/week. Email wbasin@stedwards.edu if you are interested in any of these opportunities.
Research-Based Internship Opportunities - Accepting applications; Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
- Assist with projects involving the ecological monitoring of plant and animal communities in the face of global change.
Communications & Outreach Internship Opportunities - Accepting applications; Spring 2026
- Create social media posts & fliers to promote Wild Basin Creative Research Center
- Assist with outreach activities, education, and special events
- Support Administrative Coordinator with a variety of office tasks
Land Stewardship Internship Opportunities - Accepting applications; Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
- A hands-on experience working outdoors to assist with the management of an urban wilderness preserve, public hiking trails and the section of Bee Creek that flows through Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve.
Education Internship Opportunities - Accepting applications; Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
- Assist with environmental education programs with the general public, SEU campus community, and underserved youth.
Please email wbasin@stedwards.edu if you have interest in any of the above opportunities or ones in a future semester.