Date Change: The Bats of Loudoun: An Evening with Our Nocturnal Neighbors
Join us at JK Black Oak for an unforgettable outdoor evening celebrating one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures. Local bat...
Mist Netting at JK Black Oak Reveals Bat Diversity and Surprises
Volume 30 Issue 4, Fall 2025 by Bruce Kimmel, JK Black Oak Bat Project Director In 2021, the Virginia Master...
The Bats of Loudoun County
Nature’s elusive aerial acrobats, bats constitute a diverse and fascinating group of mammals with unique adaptations that have allowed them...
Bat Monitors Find 9 Species in Loudoun, Including an Endangered One
Volume 28 Issue 2, Spring 2023 by Bruce Kimmel, Virginia Master Naturalist Bats are one of the most misunderstood animals on the...
Bat Monitoring Finds Eight or More Species at JK Black Oak
Bats are an important part of a healthy ecosystem, not to mention being fascinating animals. While our knowledge about bats...
Bat Monitoring Begins at JK Black Oak
Bat monitoring rig at JK Black Oak.Photo by Bruce Kimmel Bats are an important part of a healthy ecosystem. There...
Our Backyard Bats
This program was co-sponsored by Loudoun County Public Library and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. Leslie Sturges of the Save Lucy Campaign...
Declining Bat Populations Need Our Help
Each spring and summer, we get emails from people asking, “We have bats — what can I do to get...
Bats on NPR/Diane Rehm Show
There was a great interview/discussion on bats on the NPR/Diane Rehm show this past Monday. In case you missed it,...
Bats – It’s a Fungus that’s killing them
You may have seen the articles over the last week or so about Bats and White Nose Syndrome. Researchers have...