

Bat Week observes usefulness of bats
Bat Week is Oct. 24 - Oct. 31! This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate bats. Bats do a lot of things that help our natural areas be strong and healthy: Some bats eat insects that destroy crops and spread disease. Some bats pollinate plants, like agave. Bats help spread seeds to grow new plants. Bats are found in every state in the U.S. and are essential to the economy and ecology as well as the agriculture industry as pollinators and insect eaters. A recent study found