Kristina Schenck's Interactive Media

Sometimes, going ‘global’ isn’t always a good thing. In fact, globalization wreaks havoc on the natural community. Recently, a land manager told me that some places in Austin look more like China than Central Texas. The sad thing is, he’s right. There’s a hoard of invasive species overtaking the landscape in Austin, especially on public […]

The university is working to increase academic involvement in and public awareness of Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, a nature preserve managed by St. Edward’s University in west Austin. Part of the initiative included renovations to infrastructure and changing the name of the building at the preserve to Wild Basin Creative Research Center.