An evening with bats!

Join us for a great family-friendly evening dedicated to our native nocturnal neighbour, the Little Brown Bat! From pest control to pollination find out what these little critters can do for their environment and what YOU can do to make sure their populations are protected for years to come!

Take a guided tour through our old-growth forest with Wildwood Naturalist Alex Smith. Learn about the plight of these amazing flying mammals and how to spot and observe them in their naturally occurring forest habitat. The walk is around 1km long on an uneven forest trail and is not suitable for strollers or walkers.

Then head down to our homestead for a presentation on bat ecology by Bat Specialist Trudy Chatwin. Finish the evening as dusk rolls in and bats fly out from their bat boxes by participating in a bat count. The data collected will be shared with Community Bats of BC as part of their Annual Bat Count.

WHAT TO EXPECT?

Arrival - 7:00pm

Bat Games for children (and kids at heart) 7:00pm- 7:30pm

Wildwood Bat Tour 7:30pm- 8:20pm

Bat Presentation with Trudy Chatwin 8:30pm- 9:00pm

Bat Count 9:15pm - 10:15pm

If you are coming with small children and can’t commit to stay up to 10pm, there will be an option to leave earlier.

Do you have accessibility needs? Please contact us at education@ecoforestry.ca to see how we can facilitate your visit, be it by riding our TrailRider down the forest path or by joining the group at the homestead where you can be seated.