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Tomorrow, May 3, join Headwaters Master Naturalists and BCRV at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU for a bat walk, and if all goes right, the release of one of our overwintered bats! It's a lovely spot for an evening walk to watch the bats fly and listen to their calls on the detectors. ![]()
Meet at the Arboretum at 7:45. Parking is limited so please park in the overflow lot on the costco side. ![]()
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#explorethenight #batsarentscary #batrescue #batsofvirginia
Spring has decided to stick around, so we've been releasing bats like crazy. The lovely finders of this silver hair bat were happy to host his return and release. He gave us just enough time to snap a few pics, and then he was off! We did get to watch him zip through the trees and watched a silver hair forage over the property. We hope it was h#batrescuee#wildliferehabr#rescuetoreleasel#batsofvirginiag#silverhairedbatedbat
Thanks to intrepid wildlife transporters, rescuers, and all around awesome friends from Friends of Wildlife at the Lake Public Group, we bid a fond farewell to Charlottesville and Orange, who spent the winter recuperating with us! Fly free and rejoin your friends. ![]()
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Wildlife rehabilitation takes a village! Both bats were found by caring people, initially went to Wildlife Center of Virginia for assessment and stabilization, came to us for continued care and overwintering, and finally were released by our friends at FOWL. Good work everyone!
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It's Earth Day! We can all take action for Earth Day to help protect our wild neighbors. Here are some simple things we can all do--![]()
Turn out unnecessary lights at night (sure some bats hunt at lights, but MOST don't).![]()
Plant natives, even if it's just a potted plant on a balcony.![]()
Reduce pesticide use--treating entire yards for ticks and mosquitoes kills all bugs!![]()
Leave grubs alone! Grubs are baby beetles, many of which grow up to be food for wildlife (and are cute and cool in their own right).![]()
And please, please, please use recycled products, thrift, reuse, etc. Every little bit h#EarthDayn#protectbathabitato#reducereuserecycleu#grubsaregoode#thriftnotnewd #thriftnotnew
Tomorrow!! Come see us!
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