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Bats in Illiniois
October 23 7:00 PM

Join us and learn about the bats in Illinois from Brittany Rogness,

Assistant Coordinator with the Illinois Bat Conservation Program. We

will talk about Illinois’ 13 bat species, what work a bat biologist does

to help monitor bat species, and what you can do to help conserve bats

right in your own yard! After the talk we will go outside to see if we

can detect any bats flying around if the weather is good.

Brittany Rogness joined the Illinois Bat Conservation Program in 2020

and has been researching bats in the Midwest for more than 10 years.

During the field season, she is deploying acoustic detectors, running

mobile acoustic surveys, performing emergence count surveys, and

mist-netting. In the off-season she is assisting with the management and

analysis of data, communicating with community scientists about roost

surveys, and providing outreach to the public. She is passionate about

contributing to the conservation of bats across the state.

This event is free and open to the public