Bring your class or group to the Cibolo Nature Center or Herff Farm for a hands-on learning adventure to remember!
Reconnect your students with Nature at the Cibolo Center for Conservation in three customized field trips options.
The Cibolo Nature Center & Farm has a new name — same great mission.
Reconnect your students with Nature at the Cibolo Center for Conservation in three customized field trips options.
Please contact Stephanie Regets, Director of Programs, stephanie@cibolo.org or call 210-274-6297.
$12 per participant (includes adults and children age 3 and up)
Note: A minimum of 10 program participants is required.
Limited to a small number of participants per day. COVID-19 safety requirements are in place, and masks or face coverings on participants ages ten and up within six feet of one another are required by state mandate. To learn more about our safety requirements, please review our practices here.
Fall Semester: M-F Oct. 20th to Dec 3rd
Spring Semester: M-F Feb 21st to May 20th
The Cibolo offers a variety of educational opportunities for grades K-12 or for homeschool groups with customized outdoor hands-on learning. Through TEKS-aligned lessons immersed in the natural beauty of our campuses, students can experience deep connection to nature while also applying classroom learning in our many ecosystems. Picnic tables, water fountains, and restrooms are available, and groups can bring lunch to eat.
All of our field trips can be virtual or on-site and can be customized to suit your needs to include:
Bring the Cibolo Center for Conservation Outdoor Classroom to your school for a conservation education presentation that will activate and engage your classroom’s outdoor learning space. We will provide a classroom outreach to each class in an outdoor area on your school grounds. Our program includes environmental nature conservation focused inquiry-based presentations, exciting interactives, and community science projects to your classroom. We can work with any grade k-12.
$120.00 per classroom. (Average 20-28 students) We accept Homeschool Groups, Scouts, and Clubs.
Choose your Adventure:
You may register for field trips on either one of our two campuses:
Activities can take place in the Tall Grass Prairie, Riparian Forest, Spring-Fed Marsh or Live Oak Savannah.
Possible topics include: Life cycles, earth science, adaptations, conservation principles, scientific investigation, biodiversity, habitats, birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, water cycle, water quality, watersheds, invertebrates, pollution, soil, and orienteering.
Activities can take place in the Teaching Garden, the Chicken Schoolyard, the Inspiration Garden, the Oak Motte, the Monarch Meadow, and the Historic Barn and Herff Homestead.
Possible topics include: chicken care, plant and soil biology, gardening, composting with worms, sustainable living, life cycles, and food systems.
Grades K-12. We can create standard or customized field trips for students.
Please contact us at nature@cibolo.org or call (830) 249-4616.
Outdoor Classroom field trips cost $12.00 per student and chaperone; teachers are free. The Cibolo offers full and partial scholarships to Title I schools.
Please contact us at: nature@cibolo.org or call (830) 249-4616.
Yes, we do. Please reach out to Stephanie Regets, our Director of Outdoor Learning, at stephanie@cibolo.org to discuss your students’ needs to ensure they have an optimal experience.