The BLM to celebrate National Bat Week in the Coachella Valley
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, invites the public to celebrate National Bat Week, Oct. 25-31.
Bat Week in the Coachella Valley is an annual celebration of bats, and this year marks the fifth year of this bat-tastic educational outreach program with fun activities scheduled throughout the valley.
Activities will include Movie Night with the Bats, Super Hero Bat Walk, Bat Lecture and Documentary, a Live Online Bat Question and Answers session, as well as other events.
In addition, “Bats; Nature's Bug Zappers,” an educational display, will be presented at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center located at 51-500 Highway 74, Palm Desert. Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed noon to 12:30 p.m., Thursday through Monday, and closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Partnering along with the BLM are the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Friends of the Desert Mountains, The Wildlands Conservancy, Center for Natural Lands Management, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Desert Horticultural Society, Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, and UCR-Palm Desert.
All programs are free of charge. For activity hours, other activity locations and further information contact Dani Ortiz, BLM Wildlife Biologist, at ddortiz@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.