FLBWG at the Florida Bat Festival 2023

​Lubee Bat Conservancy in Gainesville, FL is hosting the 19th Annual Florida Bat Festival on Saturday, October 21st! The Festival is a wonderful way to celebrate and spread bat conservation awareness while enjoying all the batty fun festivities! This is one of the few opportunities to visit the giant fruit bats at Lubee (see event details: https://www.lubee.org/event-details/fl-bat-festival-2023). The Florida Bat Working Group will again be tabling at the event this year. Contact the FLBWG Outreach and Education Committee if you are interested in assisting or have raffle items to share. Several other FLBWG members will be stationed at nearby booths. For anyone coming to Gainesville for the Festival, there will be an informal FLBWG meet-up the night before (Friday 20th) to visit the University of Florida Bat Houses at sunset, followed by dinner/drinks at a local restaurant. Please contact Shelly Johnson (shelly.johnson@ufl.edu) in advance for details if you are interested.