Texas Project WILD

Our final opportunity this calendar year to join the WILD Facilitator network. Join us in East Texas at the SFA Gardens to learn how to bring WILD workshops to your community.

Registration closes on September 30. Learn more here: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/education/wild/project-wild-facilitator-training-nacogdoches

Needing access to student pages, In Step with STEM, or Wild Work profiles on this ? Visit the national Project WILD website and select the guide logo to see all of the resources available to support using these activities in classrooms.

Also on the resource page are alignments to scouting programs, the Next Generation Science Standards, and more. https://www.fishwildlife.org/projectwild/project-wild-resources

Project WILD is coming to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area - Texas Parks and Wildlife in October!

Check out our workshop calendar to reserve your space: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/project-wild-growing-up-wild-workshops

Happy WILD Wednesday. As students return to the classroom and teachers plan out their year, remember to use our WildSearch database to see how different Project WILD activities are aligned with the TEKS. We have correlations for science, social studies, English-Language Arts, physical education and more.

https://wildsearch.tpwd.texas.gov/wildsearch-portal/

This weekend 100 early childhood care providers in the lower Rio Grande Valley were trained in Growing Up WILD. Many thanks to Ranger Veronica and summer intern Ed from Estero Llano Grande State Park for taking the lead on these workshop sessions.

Educators learned how to play turkey games, touched earthworms, and planned how to incorporate nature into their programs.

Can't get outside on this ? Check out the Postcards from Texas segment on Texas Parks and Wildlife's YouTube channel to do a virtual 'Water Safari'.

Postcards From Texas Enjoy relaxing scenes of Texas nature.

Want to learn more about the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and how volunteers are helping to keep it up to date? Join this free webinar from the Texas Master Naturalist Program next week!

Information about the SWAP can be used in Project WILD's 'Here Today, Gone Tomorrow' activity.

SAVE THE DATE! We're one short week away from August's ! Kelly Simon, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Conservation Strategy Coordinator, will present "State Wildlife Action Plan: How You Can Shape Wildlife and Habitat Conservation in Texas" on August 11 at 12:00pm CT!

To register or view past recordings, visit our website: https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays

Have you ever wondered where animals get their water? On this WILD Wednesday we encourage you to go on a 'Water Safari'. Walk around your neighborhood or nearby park looking for animals and sources of water. It could be plants they eat in a desert environment, or bird baths in a residential yard.

We are excited to see this upcoming workshop at Eisenhower State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife in October. To register for this workshop or see the full calendar please visit: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/project-wild-growing-up-wild-workshops

Earlier this week we gathered 30 of the Texas Project WILD Facilitators (educators trained to lead our WILD workshops) at Bastrop State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife for networking, learning, and play. This group of volunteers works hard to make the WILD program happen statewide, leading 86% of workshops throughout the year.