Learn how to build a bat house

We will be holding a Bat House making workshop on Sat, Jan 14 from 10-12 at the Center.

Learn how to build a bat house in this fun hands-on interactive workshop. We will be putting these houses up this Spring at our newest Rio Grande restoration project, the La Mancha Wetlands.

Bat houses benefit bats, you, your family, communities, farmers, gardeners and the ecosystem as a whole.

• Bat houses give bats a home and in turn they will eat thousands of insects.
• Bat houses give bats an alternative to our houses thus reducing the chance of human to bat contact.
• Bat populations have decreased significantly and bat houses can help provide secure habitat.

Bat houses provide a safe home for bats and are educational and fun for the whole family. Bats significantly reduce the amount of pest insects in your backyard while simultaneously helping farmers and gardeners by eating insect pests. An individual bat can eat thousands of insects in just one night! More bats eating insects mean less pesticide use in our environment.

Many bat species would typically roost under the bark of a dead tree and other safe crevices. However, due to habitat loss, this is often not an available resource. Bat houses provide a safe and secure home for bats to roost during the day and to raise their young.

Bats are helpful, not dangerous animals. They are safe and beneficial to have around. Less than 1% of bats have rabies

Come join us and bring tools if you have them (drills, screwdrivers, etc)