Bat Night with WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Have you ever seen bats flying around at night? Are you curious to learn more about these nocturnal, flying mammals? Wenatchee River Institute is teaming up with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), Bats Northwest, and Happy Valley Bats for a night of family friendly bat education.
Join us for a bat talk to learn all about bats, their importance, and what we can do to support these animals. We will highlight conservation actions you can take; from participating in community science, to making bat houses and improving bat habitat where you live.
Learn about how mist-nets are used by biologists to capture bats in the field, listen for bats with wildlife acoustic technology, learn about bat rescue and rehab, and much more! WDFW biologists will set up some demonstration research stations for participants to see the tools used for bat research. There will be other educational resources and activities thanks to Bats Northwest.
After Bat Night, check out Bat Box building classes at NCW Woodshop in Cashmere. NCW Woodshop will be at Bat Night to show off the Bat Boxes and how they work for bats. Sign up to build your own in July or August and create bat habitat in our community.
Unfortunately we are not able to capture live bats this year due to the dangers of White Nose Syndrome to our local bats.
Age Limit: 8+ years old
Ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration for this event is required, but cost is Pay What You Can. We offer the Pay What You Can model in recognition that paying for education programs looks different for different people. If you want to attend this program, we want you to be there. Please enter an amount in the box that is reasonable for you - whether that is more, less, or equal to the options below.
The options here are provided as suggestions, based on the costs to WRI and travel costs for volunteers from Bats Northwest to put on this program.
$15/person
This option may be for you if you are excited to support WRI and bat conservation, and attending this program doesn't put a strain on your weekly budget.
$20/person
This option may be for you if you are excited to attend this program and are able to pay a little extra to support bat education.
$10/person
This option may be for you if your budget is tight, but still really want to attend this program.
