Article Search

Filter Your Results
Type
Location
Office

Showing 270 results for bat blitz ...

Acadia National Park

Access: Bass Harbor Head Light Station
  • Type: Place

An accessible description and transcript of Bas Harbor Head Light Station in Acadia National Park. (February 2025)

Acadia National Park

Preserving Historic Buildings That Bats Call Home
  • Type: Article

Acadia National Park is going to restore its historic Rockefeller gatehouses. Here’s how we’ll protect the imperiled bats that live there.

Bats Are in Danger. Here’s How and Why We’re Helping Them.
  • Type: Article

Bats are amazing animals and a formidable force against insect pests, but a nasty fungal disease is killing them. A coordinated national response brings hope.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Honoring the General
  • Type: Place

On the right side of the memorial core, Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II is commemorated by a bronze heroic-sized statue with sculptures of his soldiers inspired by the famous photograph with the 101st Airborne Division before their jump into France. Behind the sculptures is a bas relief depicting the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial: Honoring the President
  • Type: Place

On the left side of the memorial core, the bronze heroic-sized statue of Eisenhower as 34th President of the United States places him at the center of the White House Oval Office flanked by sculptures of civilian and military advisors, symbolizing the balance Eisenhower struck between conflicting demands of national security and peaceful progress. The bas-relief global background depicts a map of the world symbolizing Eisenhower's role as a world statesman and preeminent inte

Antietam National Battlefield

New York State Monument
  • Type: Place

One of the tallest monuments on the field at about 58 feet tall, it was dedicated September 17, 1920, on the 58th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The bronze tablets list the generals from New York who were in command and the New York regiments and batteries at Antietam and depict the New York State coat of arms. Almost one-fourth of the Union army at Antietam was from New York. Over 250 Civil War veterans attended the dedication.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Coloring Pages from George Washington Birthplace
  • Type: Article

Unleash your creativity and dive into a world of imagination with these coloring pages, perfect for all ages to relax, express yourself, and bring cheerful scenes to life!

Frances Perkins House
  • Type: Place

Frances Perkins was by far one of the most important women of her generation. In 1932, her long and distinguished career as a social worker and New York State Industrial Commissioner took an important turn for American women, and for the country as a whole, when she was appointed U.S. Secretary of Labor, the first woman ever to be included in a president's cabinet.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers Bas Relief Plaque
  • Type: Place

Bronze relief that features the portraits of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Across the top are reliefs of 3 types of Wright brothers’ gliders.

NPS study provides crucial information on White-Nose Syndrome effect on bats.
  • Type: Article

National Park Service, North Dakota State University, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists, recently published a study on the status of four bat species in nine Great Lakes region parks to understand the effects of White-Nose Syndrome.

Acadia National Park

Why Years of Bat Population Data Got a High-Tech Upgrade
  • Type: Article

Acadia National Park has one of the longest-running bat monitoring programs in the agency. A team of researchers modernized how the park processed its bat data. Now there are apps for that.

Different Ways of Measuring Bat Populations Could Lead to Different Conclusions
  • Type: Article

Activity and occurrence metrics are complementary but not interchangeable.

Hoary Bats
  • Type: Article

Curious about the hoary bat in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our monthly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.

Hands-On Bat Conservation
  • Type: Article

In southern Oregon and northern California, the NPS Klamath Network is part of a multiagency effort to address the threat of white-nose syndrome in bats. The first step is finding out where the fungus is spreading in the West through surveillance. Klamath Network science writing intern, Emily Heller, joined the network’s bat crew in May to observe surveillance in action.

I Didn't Know That!: Protecting Bats from White-Nose Syndrome
  • Type: Article

Bats help keep our ecosystems healthy, but they need our help. A deadly fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, poses a real danger to our night-flying friends. Find out what precautions you can take when you visit places where bats hang out.

The Klamath Kaleidoscope: Fall-Winter 2024
  • Type: Article

In this issue of the Klamath Kaleidoscope, we share updates about white-nose syndrome in bats and how we are addressing it, learning from fire at Lassen Volcanic National Park, new network staff and other new faces offering valuable support to network parks, and we highlight where bat intern, Kira Ware has landed in her career. Scroll down for updates from vital sign monitoring this past summer and recent outreach and publications.

Fort Ontario
  • Type: Place

Fort Ontario is a historic military installation located in Oswego, New York. From 1944 to 1946, it served as the only shelter in the United States for Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust.

Grand Teton National Park

Everyone can benefit from updated lighting in national parks, study finds.
  • Type: Article

National Park Service scientists and other researchers recently concluded an enlightening study on outdoor lighting practices in Grand Teton National Park. Turns out, humans aren’t so picky when it comes to lighting. What does this mean for parks? Switching outdoor lighting practices could help park visitors and wildlife, while also saving energy and costs.

Automated Radio Telemetry Will Shed Light on Olympic's Bats
  • Type: Article

SEPTEMBER 2023 – What happens to bats in Olympic during the winter? While scientists know that some species migrate while others stay local, many of the details are still a mystery. That’s a problem, because winter is when bats are at greatest danger from white-nose syndrome. The installation of a new receiver connected to a global network of wildlife tracking stations will offer knowledge that park managers could use to help promote resilience to WNS in the future.

Bat-tastic Biodiversity: Big Thicket National Preserve Bat Inventory Update
  • Type: Article

At Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, the presence of bats yields several ecological benefits while roost trees offer the vital havens they need to thrive. Researchers conducted a species inventory to assess the bat population and health of their preferred habitat. Two at-risk species— Rafinesque’s big-eared bat and southeastern myotis, require old-growth wetland forest habitats with hollow trees for survival.