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Evening Bat Excursion
July 22, 2022 @ 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm PDT
From Superhero origins to bloodsucking shapeshifters and attic nuisances, bats can be regarded in many different lights. In this workshop come learn why bats are truly spectacular and often misunderstood creatures. Bat researcher Brett Gandy will take us on an evening bat exploration to see and listen to the bats who make the forest their home. Come discover why Brett is so passionate about bats and gain a new appreciation for the little flying mammals. If you feel 11:30 is super late to end, no worries, you can come for a short while or stick it out to the very end .
Brett is an incoming Master’s student at UNBC in their Natural Resource and Environmental Science Program, to be supervised by Dr. Erin Baerwald. His research has aimed to better understand how bats use and select their habitat, and how this can relate to selecting sites for both further research and conservation of our bat species. Brett is currently working in the Wells-Barkerville Community Forest this summer on an acoustic monitoring project that aims to determine which species of bats call Wells home, as well as gaining insight into how these bats are using the different habitats that the community forest has to offer.
This workshop is PWYC. Reserve your spot here (you can only book one space at a time): https://islandmountainarts.as.me/evening-bat-excusion
