Texas Project WILD

09/09/2026

On this WILD Wednesday, we look at salt and freshwater fish resources from our Texas Parks and Wildlife - Texas Angler Educators programs. Use these brochures as resources for Aquatic WILD's 'Fishy Who's Who' to learn about your local fish species.

To find these brochures and more please visit: https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/angler-education/learn-to-fish

09/08/2026

Want to get your professional development hours in a state park this fall? Join a Project WILD workshop at Eisenhower State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife and Enchanted Rock State Natural Area - Texas Parks and Wildlife in October.

Registration and more information at https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/project-wild-growing-up-wild-workshops

09/04/2026

Starting a new series - Facilitator Friday. We will be introducing you to the network of educators that help lead WILD workshops around the state of Texas.

Kicking us off is Alicia Mein-Johnson. Alicia is the Education Program Coordinator at the Jesse H Jones Park and Nature Center in Humble. TX.

"I’ve been WILD for 20 years, trained through Texas Wildlife Association. I like to watch baseball, ride my bike to work and garden for tomatoes. I'm in a handbell choir and running club, and I'm learning how to swim the butterfly. One day, I want to work at Yellowstone National Park."

09/02/2026

On this WILD Wednesday, we encourage you to register for an upcoming workshop. Learn more about each of these scheduled workshops at: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/project-wild-growing-up-wild-workshops

09/01/2026

Unlock the power of play 💪
Our Project WILD workshops offer hands-on activities for educators to make learning fun.
☑️For Pre-K through adults
🌿 Works in both classrooms and informal settings (scouts, youth groups)
👌 Kid tested
📖 Approved by the Texas Education Agency for CPE and TEEAC credit

Find a workshop near you at https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/project-wild

08/31/2026

This weekend we certified six new Texas WILD Ones! These facilitators have so many ideas to bring Project WILD back to their communities and we can't wait to get their first workshops scheduled.

Thanks to SMTX Parks and Recreation for hosting us at the San Marcos Discovery Center.

08/26/2026

On this WILD Wednesday we encourage you to plan a time for your students to perform an 'Urban Waterway Checkup' from Aquatic WILD either using the simulated field trip in the guide, or hopefully finding a field site where your students can explore.

08/21/2026

On this we introduce the team behind the new State Wildlife Action Plan or SWAP app. Watch this video to learn about how funding, wildlife research and conservation actions are connected.

The State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) is Texas’s roadmap for conser...

08/20/2026

As fall migration approaches for the best-known butterfly, we encourage to learn more about monarchs by reading Robert Pyle's Chasing Monarchs: Migrating with the Butterflies of Passage.

This is also a great time of year to play 'Monarch Marathon' from Project WILD and help your students understand more about the multi-generational migration that happens crosses Texas each year.

08/19/2026

On this WILD Wednesday, we encourage you to try Project WILD's 'Here Today, Gone Tomorrow' activity where students learn more about wildlife's status classifications and how to gauge vulnerability to population decline.