Spider Joe - Calendar

Hi everyone! My 2008 programs are temporarily on hold. I'm currently in Georgia undergoing physical therapy for a hip and back injury. I'm hoping to return to Austin sometime in May. Please contact Dave Moellendorf of Austin Arachnological Services if you would like schedule a program for Spring 2008. He's a great teacher, and he'll wow the kids with his arachnological zoo. — Spider Joe, March 2008

March '07
	Mar - May	Field Trip	3 hours	Austin, TX
"The Amazing Spider Hunt," a field trip to Wild-Connections for elementary school grades 3 - 5. Spider Joe conducts a program that is designed to satisfy TEKS requirements while introducing children to the amazing world of spiders. Reservations are required. Please see the Wild-Connections Spider Hunt page.
	Mar 24	Spider Hunt	1 hour	Austin, TX
As part of UT's Discover Nature! program, Spider Joe will lead several one-hour walks looking for spiders. Adults and children are welcome. Group sizes will be limited and attendees may have to sign up to reserve a spot. Please watch the Discover Nature! web site.
April '07
	Mar - May	Field Trip	3 hours	Austin, TX
"The Amazing Spider Hunt," a field trip to Wild-Connections for elementary school grades 3 - 5. Spider Joe conducts a program that is designed to satisfy TEKS requirements while introducing children to the amazing world of spiders. Reservations are required. Please see the Wild-Connections Spider Hunt page.
	Sat Apr 30	Spider Hunt	1 hour	Austin, TX
Join us at the Balcones Songbird Festival, where Spider Joe will take you on a spider hunt, introducing you to spiders and sharing amazing facts about the spiders we encounter. Both adults and children are welcome. Walk time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Registration NOT required for this event.
May '07
	Mar - May	Field Trip	3 hours	Austin, TX
"The Amazing Spider Hunt," a field trip to Wild-Connections for elementary school grades 3 - 5. Spider Joe conducts a program that is designed to satisfy TEKS requirements while introducing children to the amazing world of spiders. Reservations are required. Please see the Wild-Connections Spider Hunt page.
	May 1	Talk	1 hour	Austin, TX
"The Spiders You See," a talk at the Sierra Club meeting introducing the wonders of everyday spiders. Join us for an exploration in photos and stories to learn how important and amazingly diverse these strange critters are. We'll bash a few myths, discover a few mysteries, and practice identifying a few families. We'll even have live black widows and brown recluses on hand for your viewing pleasure.
June '07
July '07
	Thu Jul 12	Multi-event	3 hours	Austin, TX
Due to the death of Lady Bird Johnson and Wildflower Center Memorial activities, this event has been moved to October 19th.
August '07
September '07
	Mon Sep 24	Talk	1 hour	Austin, TX
"The Spiders of Lake Tawakoni," presentation at the Austin Butterfly Forum meeting, 7:00pm, Zilker Botanical Garden Center. Mike Quinn, TPW invertebrate biologist, and Spider Joe Lapp will report on the massive spider web at Lake Tawakoni. We'll have video, photos, and stories to tell. We'll explain the ecology we saw at work in the web, share some of the theories about what might be going on, and tell the story of the media explosion.
October '07
	Sat Oct 13	Walk	1.25 hours	Austin, TX
Spider Joe will be leading two spider walks for National Wildlife Refuge Week at Doeskin Ranch. Learn amazing facts about the spiders we encounter on these spider hunts. Families with children are welcome. Walk times: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm and 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm.
	Fri Oct 19	Multi-event	3 hours	Austin, TX
Spider night at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, a joint venture of the Wildflower Center, Dave Moellendorf, and Spider Joe. From 6 - 9 pm, at $1 per person, we will have multiple spider events for the arachnologically inclined, including presentations, arachnids on exhibit, and several spider walks.
	Sat Oct 27	Walk/Booth	3 hours	Austin, TX
Spider Joe will have a booth and lead a walk at the Austin Cave Festival. The festival is held at the Western Oaks Karst Preserve in south Austin. I will be showing off a few spiders at a booth (everything but Tarantulas) from 1pm to 4pm. At 2pm I'll be leading a short walk through the preserve to see what spiders we can find. Families with children are welcome!