Other Sources for Loaner Trunks
| Organization | Contact | Trunks Available | City | Reservation Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Park | Park Headquarters 806-857-3151 |
Mammal Traveling Trunk Insect Trunk Water Trunk |
Within 80 miles of Fritch, TX (near Amarillo) | Borrowers must pick up and drop off trunk. Available for 1 week free of charge. Call to reserve. |
| Amarillo Zoo | zoo@amarilloparks.org 806-381-5605 |
Black-footed Ferret - Recovery from Extinction | Amarillo, TX | Trunk can be reserved for 2 weeks at a time. $25 deposit refundable when trunk is returned. Email or call to reserve. See PDF for more details. |
| Bat Conservation International | Dianne Odegard | Project Edubat | Statewide | Available free for 2 week loan and shipping is free statewide. Reserve by email. |
| Biodiversity Research & Teaching Collections | brtc@tamu.edu | Texas Wetland Discovery Urban Mammals Skulls and Tracks Texas Mammals Brazos Valley Reptiles and Amphibians |
College Station, TX | Trunks are available for free. Requests for materials must be made at least 1 week in advance and are subject to availability. Borrowers must pick up and drop off trunk. Email to reserve a trunk. |
| Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center | 432-364-2499 Lisa Gordon |
Outdoor Education Trunks | Fort Davis, TX | Trunks are available for free. Contact Lisa Gordon to reserve. |
| Cibolo Nature Center | Contact and reserve through website. | 36 TEKS aligned trunks related to nature, astronomy, and science | Boerne, TX | Trunks are free and come with a presenter for K-5 groups. Reserve by email on website. |
| Edwards Aquifer Authority | Contact and reserve through website. | Water Conservation AquiFriends About the Aquifer Career/Science Days Hydro-geology Numerical Computer Modeling Endangered Species of the Edwards Aquifer The EAA Act Learning Lab |
San Antonio, TX | Free presentations available for grades K-12. Reserve by email on website. |
| Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge | Laura Veloz 817-392-7410 |
Dip Into Texas Waters | Fort Worth, TX | Trunks are available for free. Contact Laura at least 2 weeks in advance from the pick up date. |
| Katy Prairie Conservancy | info@katyprairie.org 713-523-6135 |
Prairie 101 | Houston, TX | Trunks are available for free. Call or email to reserve. |
| Lufkin Zoo | Charlotte Henley 936-633-0404 |
Wildlife on Wheels | Lufkin, TX | Wildlife on Wheels is available for free. Call or email to reserve. |
| Museum of Texas Tech University | museum.texastech@ttu.edu 806-742-2432 |
Incredible Insects Dynamic Earth Our Living Earth: The Cycle of Life |
Lubbock, TX Region 17 Schools |
Trunks and Artifact Boxes may be checked out for 1 to 2 weeks. Rental fee of $10, but no charge for Lubbock ISD schools. Call or email to reserve. |
| Museum of the Gulf Coast | Stephanie Harren 409-984-6453 |
Animal Adaptation Wonders of the Sea Ocean in a Box Behinds the Scene Care and Conservation Ragin' Reptiles |
Port Arthur, TX | Discovery Trunk classroom visits are August - May during the school year. Libraries, community centers, and home school groups may book trunks at any time. Discovery Trunks come with a facilitator. Costs $35/program. Contact Stephanie Harren to reserve. |
| Panhandle Plains Historical Museum | Elaina Cunningham 806-651-2258 |
Plains Bison Trunk | Canyon, TX | Trunks are loaned out for 4 days on a first-call, first-served basis. Trunks alone cost $25/ Renters have the option to request trunks to be presented by a trained interpreter (additional $20/program). Reservations must be made 2 weeks in advance. Contact Elaina Cunningham to reserve. |
| River Bend Nature Center | 940-767-0843 | Worm Wonders Native Birds Wild Side of the City Universal Knowledge Wetlands and Wildlife Nocturnal Animals Introduction to Butterflies Inspecta Insecta Earth Rocks Plants Everywhere WE All Need Trees Weather Watcher Recycling Renewable Energy Dig into the Past |
Wichita Falls, TX | The cost for an Eco-Kit Program is $50.00 per classroom presentation. Eco-Kits are brought to classrooms and are presented by a RBNC instructor. Schools outside the 25 mile radius will be assessed travel costs. Call to reserve. |
| San Antonio Zoo | Cheryl Hernandez 210-734-7184 ext. 1504 |
Feathered Friends World of Animals African Safari Amphibians Animals Behaving Wildly Bio Facts Mussel Mania |
San Antonio, TX | Trunks can be checked out for 2 weeks. Costs $25 deposit that is refundable upon trunk return. Contact Cheryl Hernanez to reserve. |
| Sheldon Lake State Park | Hannah Buschert 281-456-2800 x232 or Kelsey Johnson 281-456-2800 x 230 |
Nature Observations Wetlands Invertebrates |
Houston, TX | Trunks are available for free. Borrowers must pick up and drop off trunk between 8am-5pm any day of the week. Contact Hannah Buschert or Kelsy Johnson to reserve a trunk. |
| Texas Forestry Museum | Contact and reserve through website | Black Bears Trunk Forest Fire Trunk Life in East Texas Forest Trunk Tree Treasures Trunk |
Lufkin, TX | Trunks are available for free. Borrowers must pick up and return trunks to the Texas Forestry Museum. Reserve a trunk using the online form. |
| Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center | Kate Barkalow 903-670-2266 |
Dip into Texas Waters Texas Wetlands Discovery Trunk |
Athens, TX | Trunks are available for free. Borrowers must pick up and drop off trunk. Contact Kate Barkalow to reserve a trunk. |
| Texas Wildlife Association | Contact and reserve through website | Bats-A-Billion Bird is the Word Butterflies Flutter By Exploring Adaptations Let's Talk Turkey More Than A Drop Wildlife Investigations |
Statewide | Trunks are available for free and shipping is free statewide. We have more than a dozen of each trunk available - 144 available statewide. Trunks can be rented for 2 weeks. Reserve a trunk using the online form. |
| The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment | txstreamteam@txstate.edu | Enviroscape 3D Watershed Model | San Marcos, TX | Available for free. Email to reserve. |
| TPWD Urban Wildlife Office - El Paso | Lois Balin 915-227-1988 |
Mammals Trunk Wetlands Trunk Dip into Texas Waters Rare Texas Wildlife Texas Bats Trans-Pecos Wild Birds |
El Paso, TX | Trunks are available for free. Borrowers must pick up and drop off trunk. Contact Lois Balin to reserve. |
| TPWD Urban Wildlife Office - Houston | 281-456-7029 | Prairie Ecosystems, Insects & Pollinators Trunk Reptiles & Amphibians Trunk Forest Ecosystems Trunk |
Houston, TX | Trunks are available for free. Borrowers must pick up trunks before 6:00 pm on Monday and drop off trunks before 6: pm on Friday. See PDF for more details. Call to reserve. |
| TPWD Urban Wildlife Office - Rio Grande | Jimmy Stout 956-565-1223 |
Wildlife Trunks | Weslaco, TX | Trunks are available for free. Borrowers must pick up and drop off trunk. Trunks include skulls, pelts, hard tracks, rubber tracks, scat, and stencils. Contact Jimmy Stout to reserve. |
| TPWD Urban Wildlife Office - San Antonio | 210-688-6444 | Bat Trunk Wild in the City Mammal Trunk Rare and WILD Trunk Wetlands Trunk or Texas Waters Trunk Mammal Track Molds Tub Mammal Tracks Stamping Activity Tub Mammal Tubs (Best suited for events with large groups and/or Classroom study) Insect Trunk |
San Antonio, TX | Trunks are available for free. Borrowers must pick up and drop off trunk Friday - Monday. See PDF for more details. Call to reserve. |
| Williamson Museum | Danelle Houck 512-943-3856 |
Endangered Species Hunting and Fishing |
Georgetown, TX | Trunks are available for a 2 week rental on a first-come, first-served basis. Trunks cost $25 each with or without a presenter. Contact Danelle Houck to reserve. |
| XIT Museum | 409-244-5390 | Insects Butterflies |
Dalhart, TX | Trunks are available for 1 week free of charge and can be delivered. Call to reserve. |
| Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute & Outreach | Dr. April Conkey 361-593-3715 |
Bird Conservation Curriculum Kit | Kingsville, TX | Trunks are available for free. See PDF for more information. Contact Dr. April Conkey to reserve. |