Volunteer Service

*Wednesday, April 2. Volunteers will be needed to lead a combination of 4th- and 5th-graders on a nature hike twice that day.  More details to come.  Log hours under Bamberger Ranch Training & Educating Others (Direct).

*Volunteers are needed to guide and help with Hatchery Outreach stations for young and older visitors. The stops and activities include  the pollinator garden, master casting, digital microscopes and birding/binoculars. Friday, April 4, two-three hours. Times to come.

Four stations

*Volunteers are needed to guide and help with Hatchery Outreach stations for young and older visitors. The stops and activities include  the pollinator garden, master casting, digital microscopes and birding/binoculars. Saturday, April 5, 1 - 3 p.m.

Bridges to Birding - Monday, April 7, 9:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Four classes.       

Virtual Volunteer Fair

The 2025 Family Day at the Bamberger Ranch Preserve is scheduled for Saturday, April 12th.  The ranch is open to the public only twice a year and Family Day is the largest of these two events.  Visitor activities will include but are not limited to trailer tours of the preserve, guided nature hikes, special bird-of-prey... Read More →

*Friday, April 11, 8 a.m. - noon. Join LCRA volunteers in removing invasive plants from the park, which was selected for inclusion in the agency’s Steps Forward program. The park is located at 1514 Golden Nugget in Horseshoe Bay.  For the battle, bring gloves, narrow shovels, weeders, a plant collection container and drinking water or... Read More →

*Volunteers are needed to guide and help with Hatchery Outreach stations for young and older visitors. The stops and activities include  the pollinator garden, master casting, digital microscopes and birding/binoculars. Friday, April 11, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Five stations

More Volunteer Opportunities – April 12th – Family Day Below is a list of volunteer opportunities from which you can choose.  If you have any questions, please let me know as soon as possible.  We want to provide answers in advance so we can all be as prepared as possible for the big day. ·       Greeters – Two... Read More →

The Bamberger Ranch is resuming its monarch butterfly research project and is seeking volunteers to assist in this endeavor.  This project will use the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP) which is one of the partners of the Monarch Joint Venture, a national non-profit organization seeking to conserve monarch butterflies and other pollinators. For those of you... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunity – April 16th About 25 middle school students from the Whole Life Learning Center in Austin are preparing for a day trip to the Bamberger Ranch Preserve.  Volunteers are needed to: 1) lead students on the trail from the Madrone Lake patio to the Center; 2) point out interesting things along the way with... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunity – April 17th Two groups of homeschool students in both Dripping Springs and Pipe Creek are preparing for a day trip to the Bamberger Ranch Preserve.  Volunteers are needed to: 1) lead students on the trail from the Madrone Lake patio to the Center; 2) point out interesting things along the way with the... Read More →

Volunteers are needed to lead nature hikes for 4th-graders. Other activities: rain machine demonstration, sack lunch and lessons about dinosaurs, fossils and bats. Students will arrive at 10 a.m. and depart by 1:30. Volunteers should meet by 9:30 a.m. at the Bamberger Research and Education Center parking lot, 3572 Blue Ridge Drive near Johnson City.... Read More →

April 22, 10 a.m. or April 23, 10:30 a.m. The park’s interpreter will lead training for trail guides. The goal: Create a team of volunteers to lead hikes at the park from May through August or beyond. Log under AT: HLMN Advanced Training as Approved.

*Wednesday, April 16, 10 a.m. - noon and Thursday, April 24, 10 a.m. - noon. Volunteers needed to help with water quality testing, aquatic nature discussions and/or trail hikes for high school students. Water quality testing: log under Blanco SP Field Research. Aquatic nature discussions: log under Blanco SP Training & Educating Others (Direct). Trail... Read More →