Classroom teaching can be a "wild" experience, but in March three teachers stepped out of the classroom to take on the Tassie wilderness and deliver their students a different kind of lesson. Joining forces with a team of scientists, the teachers delved into the important task of surveying Australia's biodiversity at the Stony Head military base, 50 km north of Launceston, as part of Australia's largest nature discovery program, Bush Blitz. Bush Blitz is a cross-sector partnership between the Australian Government, Parks Australia, BHP, and Earthwatch Australia, to undertake expeditions that collect and share information about native plants and animals and search for new species. TeachLive is the Bush Blitz collaboration with the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), that enables teachers to participate in these expeditions. This article shares the teachers' experiences, and how they proved to be valuable members of the team.