Brackenridge Field Laboratory

Thank you to our wonderful citizen scientists and volunteers who showed up for BioBlitz! We hope you had fun exploring the field station in search of new fungal species! 🍄‍🟫

Remember to send your sample to BFL once you've finished processing and documenting it. Keep snapping pics on iNaturalist, and we'll see you next year for a new round of biodiscovery! 👀

It's almost time for BIO BLITZ!!!⚡⚡⚡

On Saturday, April 25 from 10am-10pm, become a citizen scientist and find as many species as possible at BFL. It's a great opportunity to help us track biodiversity and learn more about your local environment!

What to bring:
- phone
- water
- bug spray
- good hiking clothes and shoes
- iNaturalist app for species documentation
- a curious attitude!

Find out more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bioblitz-2026-uts-brackenridge-field-laboratory-tickets-1985057683969

Below the surface in the Whirlpool Cave Preserve, Tom Devitt's FRI class learned how researchers systematically count cave crickets, an important species for determining cave health.

The Austin Wildland Conservation Division led students through swerving cave tunnels with interesting mineral formations and karst invertebrates (organisms that live exclusively in caves!)

BFL staff tagged along as part of a project recording ecosystems around the world...more details to come! 🤭 Want to learn more about BFL? Come visit our Open House during the Texas Science Festival this Wednesday from 10-3! 🙋‍♀️