Lumber Society

08/07/2025

Check out our survival skills schedule!

The Buzz Mill's Lumber Society is an adult version of Boy/Girl Scouts with hands-on classes on basic survival skills taught by Camp Master Chris Hyde. Topics covered in the monthly classes include knife carving, shelter building, archery, navigation, water purification and more. These experiences ar...

07/09/2025

The Project Grit crew is headed back to Kerr County on Monday and could use your support. Thanks!

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07/07/2025

Thanks Natureversity Outdoor School for sharing this list of resources for ways to help those affected by the tragic flooding

Watching the events of the last few days unfold has been heartbreaking. It hits home especially as a central Texas based outdoor school and summer camp. We cannot begin to fathom the devastation those affected by these floods must be experiencing.

Thanks to all those sharing resources for how to help - we have a collected a list below of places making donations to flood victims.

📦DONATION SITES:

: donation site to support flood victims

+ : supply donations on Monday from 9-3

: drop off site for hygiene and cleaning supplies on July 7

: donation site for clothing, food, water, and more

: collecting donations to support local community

: collecting donations and seeking volunteers to help displaced pets in Kerr County

: supply drive for donations

: raising funds for search, rescue, and recovery efforts

💝 DONATING PROFITS:

: donating 10% of sales through July 9th

: donating ALL profits through the week

matching all donations made through the link in their bio

100% profits made in July to be donated

: 100% of sales use code TEXAS through July 7th

06/25/2025

Getting lost in Mother Nature is easy to do. Staying on track and getting back to safety after being lost isn't so easy. Join us this Thursday at our Natural Navigation Workshop and learn about the most common practices for staying the course with helpful tricks and tips from Camp Master Chris Hyde!

Join our Navigation Workshop and learn about the most common practices for staying the course with helpful tricks and tips from Chris Hyde!

06/11/2025

Join us as we explore wilderness hazards and dangers that you could face when traveling in the backcountry. And Bears! The outdoors can be a dangerous place at any time of year, but more often it's our own perception of these potential threats that make them more dangerous than they really are. Through understanding comes knowing and through knowing comes confidence.

Free drink token and Lumber Society Bears & Outdoor Hazards badge with each paid admission! Arrive early! Bring pen and pad to take notes. Questions: email mark@buzzmillcoffee.com.

Join us as we explore wilderness hazards and dangers that you could face when traveling in the backcountry. And Bears!

04/21/2025

Please won't you join us this Thursday for a brand new Lumber Society workshop, Intro to Mammals of Texas!

Learn all about the mammals of Central Texas in this 2-hour introductory course!

04/15/2025

During this 2-hour class you will get a chance to experience mammal skulls, furs, and tracks in order to better understand the local mammals of Austin. This is a great way to begin your journey into animal tracking, becoming a naturalist, or improving your awareness while hunting. Come discover all there is to know about our Texas mammals.

Learn all about the mammals of Central Texas in this 2-hour introductory course!

04/08/2025

We're headed out for a trail clean at the Country Club Creek Trail on April 19! Free T-shirt and drink at Buzz Mill afterward! Register now to get the shirt! Thanks!

Each April, in honor of Earth Month, Keep Austin Beautiful hosts Keep Austin Beautiful Day, a city-wide day of serv...

03/28/2025

Join us this Sunday at Roy G Park for our 3-hour Useful Plants of Texas Walk! Low ticket alert!

Join us for an extensive look into the world of all our most common useful plants and trees of the Central Texas Hill Country

03/07/2025

Utensil Carving with the Lumber Society this Sunday. 9am, at Squatch Frontier Fitness! This is the first in a series of longer-form weekend workshops that go greater in depth with a smaller student-to-teacher ratio! Grab a ticket now!

Using simple hand tools and basic carving techniques, participants will craft a fully functional wooden spoon and fork

02/27/2025

Knot Tying tonight! Please join us!

Learn all the basic knots and much more from Camp Master Chris Hyde!

02/05/2025

Hi friends! We're hosting a volunteer event at Central Texas Food Bank next Tuesday at 1pm. We'd love for you to join us. They do amazing work! Description: Volunteers work independently and in teams to inspect, clean, sort, box and prepare donated food and non-food items to distribute to our Partner Agencies and the communities they serve.