Every step you take matters for bats this October when you participate in the Step Up For Bats Challenge. Whether you walk, run, bike, or swim, any fitness activity counts! Join the challenge to trek a collective 15,000 miles (30 million steps) around the globe to raise awareness of the importance of bats, and $25,000 to support Bat Conservation International’s work to protect them. At each destination, you’ll unlock a milestone badge and special content! You can earn awards for…
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Do you want to know some success stories with the bat work on the island? You cannot miss this talk by Joel Monzon !, director of the CUBABAT project, who will tell us about some interesting facts about the conservation of bats in Cuba. This series of talks corresponds to the celebration of the International Year of Caves and Karst.
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Parsippany, NJ— Bat-apalooza, a one-of-a-kind educational and interactive festival of Bats will premiere at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Main Library on Saturday, October 23 from 10 AM-2 PM. This event will also include the Parsippany Green Fair, and will be held, rain or shine and is free to the public. Among the many activities planned are educational seminars, live storytelling, arts and crafts, photo bat booth, free prizes and so much more. Bat-apalooza and the Parsippany Green Fair will feature outdoor…
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“Bat-O-Ween” Vendors, Educators, Volunteers, Food, Artisan, Agricultural vendors needed For a fun filled gathering in celebration of Bat Conservation International’s “Bat Week” And their Importance of Bats in our environment Costumes Welcomed *Masks and Social Distancing (optional.) October 23rd, 12pm – 3pm (vendors set-up 10:30am) Booth fee for sales: Optional donation to Bat Con Booths for Educators: Free West Hurley Park, 1015 Dug Hill Road, West Hurley NY Follow the bat signs Please contact to reserve booth vendor spaces Marjorie…
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Join Saved By Nature for an epic evening festival celebrating local animals of the night, with live bats, owls, and an opossum. Be inspired by special guest speaker, Jose Gonzalez, founder of Latino Outdoors, while enjoying food and drinks. Participate in festival games, arts & crafts while listening to music mash ups by DJ Shugga Shay. Enjoy The Adam’s Family under the night sky with popcorn. Bring your own blankets and lawn chairs. Enter the auction for a 2-day guided,…
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Educators! Bat Week is just around the corner. You don't want to miss this opportunity to engage your students in learning all about bats with Woodland Park Zoo and our partners, Bats Northwest. Join us October 24-31 for Bat Week 2021. We've planned a full week of presentations, games, crafts, and other batty distance learning activities. Sign up for a free educator account on our newest resource, Discovery Den, to access all our Bat Week content and much more. More…
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Join us for a week of daily guest engagement activities centered around our fuzzy friends...bats! We'll learn how bats fly, hear, and why they are so important to the ecosystem through hands on activities and crafts.
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Bat Week is teaming up with Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium and Mission Conservation to bring you the brand new Bat Week Celebration Cookbook. Thelma Redick (Bat Week organizing committee co-chair) and Jordi Segers (Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative) will talk about the value bats bring in pest control, pollination, and seed dispersal, through which we have access to a spectacular variety of ingredients in our every day cooking. Join us live on October 26 on Youtube:…
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Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium and Mission Conservation are hosting this Bat Week Celebration Cookbook Youtube live event. Thelma Redick (Bat Week organizing committee) and Jordi Segers (Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative) will talk about bats' amazing role in pollination, seed dispersal, and insect control, while sharing ideas for delicious recipes made from ingredients provided by bats' ecological services.
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The Virtual Book Club is a place for educators of all types and grade levels to get together and chat about science and literacy, usually around a theme in conservation. We read the same book(s) and then meet on Zoom to share our thoughts. What makes this book club different, however, is our focus on education. We don't just take a look at the books, their meaning and themes. We also discuss ways that we could bring the books into…
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