Bats of Illinois
Public Welcome Will be Recorded Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity Drinking Fountains
Learn about the bats of Illinois in this presentation by Dr. Joy O'Keefe, including steps you can take to provide habitat for bats in your backyard or neighborhood. Understand threats to bats and simple ways you can help to protect your local bat populations. Hear about the international effort to count and monitor bats across North America and how to get involved with this program.
Note: This program will begin with an approximately 30-minute presentation at the Mennonite Church of Normal. We will then drive a short distance to a nearby park to look for bats at sunset. You are welcome to only attend the first part of the program. If the weather is not conducive to going outside to look for bats, we will have a longer indoor program. The indoor portion of the program will be recorded and be available on our chapter YouTube Channel.
Presenter Bio:
Dr. O'Keefe is an assistant professor and wildlife extension specialist in natural resources and environmental sciences at UIUC. She has been studying bats for 23 years. Her research program tackles applied questions and yields solutions to conservation challenges facing imperiled bat populations.