Events

Connecting Children with Nature Environmental Education: Building Discovery Trunks Great Outdoor Program Discovery Trunk Education

Help staff the park’s visitor center. Thursdays and Fridays, noon-4:30 p.m. Contact Stephanie Jones at [email protected]. Log under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Public Outreach (if you are educating visitors about both HLMN and the Refuge) or under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Other Assistance (If you are educating visitors only about the Refuge). (Recurring event)

Planning has begun for Stars at Night 2026 in Lampasas County. The free, family friendly event will be March 7 at the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden in Campbell Park and Campbell Park Pavilion in Lampasas. The party will include star-gazing, a Native American storyteller and exhibitors from local, state and national environmental and conservation organizations,... Read More →

Field trip opportunities include station leaders, assistants and guides. If you’ve taken the training, no need to repeat. Just sign up for a field trip(s). For Teach the Teachers, log time under AT: HLMN Advanced Training as Approved. For the field trips, log under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Training and Educating Others (Direct).

March 10:Nadine Johnson Elem. (Hutto) Stations needed: What is a Bird teacher and assist., Building a Nest assist., Migration teacher, Hike leader A &B Other needs: We still also need a Goldie to welcome the children, and 1 group guide

Mammals Bats Paleontology Gem of the Hills and Pedernales Falls State Park

March 13: Williams Ledger Elem. (Copperas Cove) Stations needed: What is a Bird teacher and assist., Habitat assist., Bird Songs and Calls teacher and assist, Binoculars teacher and assist., and Hike leader A &B Other needs: We also need a Goldie, and 3 more group guides

Participate in a pollinator BioBlitz at 11am! Observe and identify pollinators. Share observations by posting photos or videos on iNaturalist, Instagram or Facebook.

Help campers of all ages with archery at 1pm. Contact Karen for more details.

Kayaking tour at 10:30am. Come along and learn how to narrate and interpret a similar event.

Help with a women’s kayak tour. Contact Karen. Volunteers meet at dock at 9:30am.

Ichthyology Texas Water Resources Mussels Native Plants

Field trip opportunities include station leaders, assistants and guides. If you’ve taken the training, no need to repeat. Just sign up for a field trip(s). For Teach the Teachers, log time under AT: HLMN Advanced Training as Approved. For the field trips, log under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Training and Educating Others (Direct).

March 27th: Blockhouse Creek Elem. (Leander) Stations -- all set Other needs: We need a Goldie to welcome the children

Help plan and present a discovery trunk for park campers and day-trippers. Talk and answer questions about nature. Log under Blanco SP Public Outreach (Indirect). Contact Al

Field trip opportunities include station leaders, assistants and guides. If you’ve taken the training, no need to repeat. Just sign up for a field trip(s). For Teach the Teachers, log time under AT: HLMN Advanced Training as Approved. For the field trips, log under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Training and Educating Others (Direct).

Ethics Citizen Scientists Honed Lizards iNaturalist