As part of their ongoing
programming to promote further understanding and appreciation of nature, art
and the environment, Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust is offering a
program on bats.
Participants will gain insight on the value of bats, why they
are considered “earth allies” and how white nose disease has impacted them from
Gerri Griswold, Director of
Administration and Development at The White Memorial Conservation Center who
will be leading the program. She has handled bats for twenty four years as a wildlife rehabilitator and educator and is
licensed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
and the United States Department of Agriculture to keep and exhibit non
releasable bats for education.
Over the years Griswold and her bats have delivered
programs to libraries, classrooms, and organizations like the National Park
Service and the Yale Peabody Museum. They have appeared on the cover of The
Weekly Reader and produced a segment about bats for The Late Show with David Letterman.
Gerri will enhance the program with a power point presentation.
The program will be held on Sunday, April 24 at 1PM at the Flanders Sugar House which is
located a quarter mile up from the intersection of Flanders and Church Hill
Roads in Woodbury. The cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Those
interested may register online www.flandersnaturecenter.org or call 203-263-3711, ext. 10, for more information.
A full listing of Flanders’ adult and
children’s programming can be found on their website at
ww.flandersnaturecenter.org. For more area information www.litchfieldhills.com
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