OK, that was pretty cool:  Our MV GATE Tarantula Hike was awesome — 35 people, a half dozen wild tarantulas, a memorable time for all (look at those faces!).  Big thanks to Naturalist Jim Holmes & all our attendees.  More photos of happy kids & ginormous spiders below.

Now, how about YOU creating our next parent-led MV GATE program?  It’s easy:  do you know or have you heard about some place or activity that our kids & families should experience?  What about your contacts with some eye-opening people or organization?  Is there something you could teach or show kids and their families yourself?

Well then, get moving!  Contact us at MV GATE with ANY idea.  We will help you figure it out, pay for it, sponsor it, handle logistics, and market it to our 400 member families – and you can give our kids a cool new learning experience.  Email us your ideas now at mvgateac@gmail.com.  Arts, science, math, nature, technology, music, sports… you name it!  We look forward to hearing from you.

We hike Mount Diablo in search of tarantulas…

Got one!