The following program will be before the meeting:

It’s “Twilight” Time in the Willapa Hills - Bats are Flying

Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 5:00 PM

Lower Columbia College, Longview, Physical Science Room (PSC) 102, Adjacent to 15th Ave Parking Lot, see on-line map at http://lcc.ctc.edu/maps/

Andrew Emlen will be presenting a slide lecture on the fascinating lives of bats.  The program will take advantage of some fantastic photos by Merlin Tuttle, from around the world, but will also include local photos while emphasizing the life histories of the nine species of bat that are native to southwest Washington.  Andrew is a former instructor of field biology and environmental science at Clatsop Community College, and participated with student groups in Bat Conservation International’s North American Bat House Research Project.  He lives with bats and family on his farm in Skamokawa.