Discover Bats at Heartland Forest

Help us uncover the mystery of Ontario’s nocturnal flyers at this summer’s bat monitoring walks! Walk with us through the forest at dusk and use our portable bat monitors to collect data and to hear bats of the forest using echolocation in real time!

CITIZEN SCIENCE BAT MONITORING – Eight species of these nocturnal creatures live in Ontario. Seven of them have been sighted at Heartland Forest: the hoary bat, the silver-haired bat, the big brown bat, the tricolored bat, the little brown myotis bat, the northern long-eared myotis and the eastern small-footed myotis.

July 25, August 14 and August 28: 8:00pm-9:30pm

Where: Meet in the Nature Centre.

Anyone is welcome! Children 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Rain or Shine! Please pre-register using the link to the Google Form

What to bring: Bug spray and long and light coloured clothing.

All parties attending the workshop and/or walk who are 18 years of age or older will be required to sign a waiver, one person must be 18 years of age or older and able to sign a waiver on behalf of anyone younger in attendance.

In partnership with Niagara Community Foundation

You may also like the following events from Heartland Forest Nature Experience:

• This Thursday, 31st July, 03:30 pm, Free Oak Wilt Workshops at Heartland Forest in Niagara Falls
• Next Friday, 8th August, 11:30 am, BBQ for Heartland Forest at Turkstra Lumber – Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls
• Next Saturday, 9th August, 01:00 pm, $2 Tootsie Express Train Rides & Summer Contest at Heartland Forest in Niagara Falls

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