FREE science, wildlife & water programs for your classroom!

Our FREE programs are science TEKS-aligned for grades K-8 and cover a variety of topics including the water cycle, adaptations, life cycles, soil, food chains, and more.

Discovery Trunks

Hands-on materials and lessons for your classroom
Available for FREE statewide
2-week reservation periods
Intended to be shared and used with groups (40+) of students
Each location may reserve 2 trunks total per semester
7 trunk topics available

Learn more and sign up!

Distance Learning

We bring wildlife into your classroom through digital learning.

We offer Distance Learning programs anytime in an On-demand Webinar format and as interactive recordings of some of our most popular live animal programs. All science TEKS-aligned programs are FREE, 15-40 minutes long with interactive questions and a follow-along worksheet.

Watch Online Anytime!

Critter Connections Magazine

FREE Educational mini-magazine Published quarterly in February, April, September, and November
Classroom sets (25), and individual subscriptions available
Each issue features a species profile, plant profile, puzzles, activities, and more!
Targeted for youth ages 13 and younger

Subscribe here!

FREE Summer Teacher Workshops

Designed for Grade K-8 Educators
Open to all statewide formal and informal educators (workshops are not restricted to a certain district or region)
Workshops are offered at no cost
Six (6) hour workshops offering CPE credit
Provides hands-on training for educators to incorporate natural resource and private land stewardship lessons into their teachings.