Acoustic Bat Monitor Volunteer Training and Bat House Building Workshop

Wisconsin has seven species of bat, four of which are threatened and three are listed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need. With the newly introduced White-nose Syndrome in the state, there is no better time to assist in this citizen science opportunity. Join us and DNR bat biologists to learn about Wisconsin's bat species and how to conduct acoustic monitoring and bat roost monitoring surveys in the Chippewa Valley. The program will begin with a bat house building workshop where you will build a bat house for your own backyard, receive training on how to monitor your new bat house and how to report your data to the WNDR. Following the workshop we will step into the night and learn how to use the Citizen Science Center's portable acoustic bat monitoring device to assist state bat biologists with collecting data about these misunderstood night flyers. Price includes bat house materials. Registration and full payment required by April 24.