MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, invites the public to participate in the celebration of National Bat Week, from October 24 to 31.
"Going to Bat for Bats" in the Coachella Valley is an annual celebration of bats and this year marks the fourth year of this bat-tastic educational outreach program that will have the BLM partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Friends of the Desert Mountains, The Wildlands Conservancy Center for Natural Lands Management and the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, to offer free Bat Week activities throughout the Coachella Valley. Scheduled activities include:
Wednesday, October 25: Bat Blitz Walkabout, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Whitewater Preserve.
Thursday, October 26: Bats of the Coachella Valley Lecture, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center.
Friday, October 27: Weed Pull for Bats, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center.
Saturday, October 28: National Public Lands Day - Long Canyon Cleanup for Wildlife, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the city of Desert Hot Springs.
Saturday, October 28: Starry Night with the Bats, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center.
Sunday, October 29: Bat Blitz Night Hike, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Coachella Valley Preserve.
Tuesday, October 31: Live Facebook Q&A Session, from 1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m., on the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Facebook page.
Event locations and addresses:
The Coachella Valley Preserve
29200 1000 Palms Canyon Road Thousand Palms, CA RSVP at 760-343-1234.
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center
51-500 Highway 74 Palm Desert, CA.
RSVP at 760-862-9984
Whitewater Preserve
9160 Whitewater Canyon Road Whitewater, CA RSVP at 760-325-7222
As stewards, the BLM manages public lands for the benefit of current and future generations, supporting conservation as the agency pursues its multiple-use mission. For further information, contact Dani Ortiz, BLM wildlife biologist, at ddortiz@blm.gov.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
