Intern or Volunteer at Wild Basin
We love our interns and volunteers!! Wild Basin Creative Research Center offers students multiple paid internships each semester and a range of volunteer opportunities for all.
Interested in Volunteering?
Volunteers assist with land management, trail maintenance, school guided hikes and activities, citizen science and ecological monitoring, administrative tasks, and more. If you’d like to learn more about our volunteer opportunities, please email wbasin@stedwards.edu or fill out this Volunteering Interest Google Form.
Monthly Stewardship Saturdays - Every third Saturday, you can work with the Preserve Manager to help maintain a unique and important piece of the Texas Hill Country on a variety of trail and restoration projects. Use the link to view details and 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.
Student Internship Opportunities at Wild Basin: Fall and Spring Semesters
* Most internships require a time commitment of at least 10 hours/week. Email wbasin@stedwards.edu if you are interested in any of these opportunities.
Research Internship - Assist with projects involving the ecological monitoring of plant and animal communities in the face of global change.
Communications Internship - Create social media posts and flyers to promote Wild Basin Creative Research Center. Assist with outreach activities, special events, and administrative tasks.
Land Stewardship Internship - 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.
Environmental Education Internship - Assist with environmental education programs for the general public, SEU campus community, and underserved youth.
Education & Weekend Recreation Internship - Provide outreach style education to weekend guests at the trailhead and Creative Research Center.
Please email wbasin@stedwards.edu if you have an interest in any of the above opportunities, or internships in a future semester.