Enter into Twilight: Celebration of Bats

Open to all ages, adults and children Free Event! Candy, bat stuff, and more! Door Prizes: Bat Houses Bat Books Come out to celebrate bats and learn more about why they are important to our ecosystem. Live demo of Big Brown Bats and Owls showcased by Ohio Nature Education. Virtual Reality experience 360°Batnado of Bracken Cave. Story walk along the trail with several stations including: face painting, parts of bats, bat habitat, echolocation, equipment used to monitor bat populations, myths of why bats are scary, importance of bats, decline of bats, what’s being done to help them, and how to get involved. Stop by the St. Clairsville Library to see their bat display and learn more from October 21-November 8. For more information and to RSVP call Liza Butler, Belmont SWCD Wildlife/Forestry Specialist and Fiscal Coordinator at 740-526-0027 or butlerswcd@att.net. Sponsors: ODNR DOW, DENOON Lumber, A-T-Z Woodcrafts, Belmont SWCD & St. Clairsville Library Partners: Belmont SWCD, USFWS, St. Clairsville Public Library, OSU Extension, ODNR DOW, and City of Saint Clairsville