Educating Publc about Bats

Earth day comes once a year and I decided to take this time to pass out literature about bats including white nose syndrome to the public. Bats have such a bad rap and I wanted to help reduce that negative perspective many have about bats.

I handed out numerous pamphlets and most people accepted it. There were a few that enjoy living the life of ignorance and there is nothing we can do to change that.

I was surprised how many people had installed bat boxes and some were active with bats.  I explained to many how they can build or purchase bat boxes and where to find information on how to correctly install them.

I believe I successfully spread the positive word about bats and hope many went home with a better understanding about bats and how important they are to the ecosystem.

If you live in Ohio and would like to volunteer monitoring bat roost, the blink below will take you to ODNR website where you can sign up to help.

Volunteer Bat Roost Monitoring