The Winged Heroes of the Night – Bats

Bats consume large quantities of insects each night. Learn about these fascinating flying mammals and meet live native ambassador bats.

About Our Speaker

Mary Jean (Corky) Quirk is the founder of NorCal Bats, an organization that provides care for injured bats and educational programs for libraries, school, nature programs, fairs and other events throughout the region. Corky has been working intensely with native bats since 2004 and has educated thousands of people. She works with injured and orphaned bats, returning them to the wild and keeps a captive colony of non-releasable bats for use in education. She is permitted through the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife and the USDA. Corky also is responsible for maintaining www.norcalbats.org She is also an experienced environmental educator who got her start with Camp Fire Boys and Girls.  She has an undergraduate degree in natural resource planning and interpretation from Humboldt State University.   She teaches three days a week at Yolo Basin Foundation, a wetland education program in the Sacramento Valley, in addition to her work with bats.

Date: Thursday, October 16 (7pm)

Location: Online via Zoom

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86441286536?pwd=BGDmOr9REVbTmRfnNwCmNqZ4wgiGgf.1

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