Bats!: A Colloquy
SCOTT: I think this concludes the fun facts portion of our evening. And if I go upstairs and find bats hanging upside down from our Christmas decorations, I’m going to know who let them in. If bats need a place to stay, they should go sleep with the chickens.
I don’t think our hens would cozy up to a colony of bats, but stranger things have happened. Joe Szewczak is an associate professor at HSU’s Department of Biological Sciences. He will share more fun facts about bats at the annual HBGF Speakers’ Symposium on Saturday, Nov. 8. He will also discuss his recent work with two bat pollinators in Arizona, including the endangered Lesser Long-Nosed bat.
The topic of the symposium is pollinators; other presenters include Pete Haggard, co-author with his wife Judy of Insects of the Pacific Northwest, speaking about butterflies, and Robert Hewitt, director of LBJ Enterprises and former president of the local Redwood Region Audubon Society, speaking about birds.
It’s all happening at the Humboldt Area Foundation in Bayside from 9-3:30 on Nov. 8. Register in advance by calling HBGF at 442-5139. You can also register at the door, but seating is limited. The fee is $25 for HBGF members, $30 for non-members and $20 for students, and lunch is included.
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