The AL and GA Bat Working Groups are hosting a Bat Blitz where groups of researchers and scientist and educators will spend 3 nights in the area surrounding Eufaula in AL and GA doing surveys of our local bats. Data will be collected that will help the Working Groups learn more about the bats in the area and how to better manage those populations.
Join the AL & GA Bat Working Groups Education Committee on May 31st
Learn more about bats and their importance to our ecosystem, see live bats up close, buy a bat house, get a bat tattoo or have a bat painted on your face. From 2:00-10:00 pm the AL and GA Bat Working Groups education committees are hosting an educational event in conjunction with the AL and GA Bat Working Groups’ Blitz. The event will be at the Lakepoint State Park Lodge in Eufaula, AL. There will be activities for the kids, presentations featuring live bats, an art contest awards ceremony and a mist netting event (must be 10 years old or older and register for this portion of the event). The event will feature bat house building, information booths, photo opportunities, face painting and tattoo booths, craft booths and art from local students will also be displayed and awards given between several formal presentations. Among the groups participating are AL DNR, GA DNR, Birmingham Zoo, Auburn University’s Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia’s Museum of Natural History, A-Z Animals, US Forest Service, Huntsville Bat House Project and Habitat for Bats.
Schedule of events:
2:00-5:00 pm—-activities and informational booths in the Lodge’s lobby
5:00 pm— Batty About Bats by A-Z ANIMALS featuring live bats presentation in Lodge meeting room
6:30-7:00 pm—Awards Ceremony for Art contest winners (any student K-12 may enter by dropping off art work at either the Eufaula Community Center or the Eufaula Library May 21-25. Students must submit original art work see the AL Bat Working Groups facebook page for more information and the rules.) in the Lodge meeting room
7:00-8:00 pm— — Batty About Bats by A-Z ANIMALS featuring live bats presentation in Lodge meeting room
8:00 -10:00 pm—-mist netting event at site near Lodge (you must be at least 10 years old with an adult or older to attend this part of the event please pre-register as space is limited see the AL Bat Working Groups facebook page for registration information)