Bat Fest

Join the Friends of Owen Conservation Park for hands-on activities to learn about bats, what you can do to help them, and the bat conservation
happening at Owen Conservation Park. Free, fun and educational for all ages. 

See Friends of Owen Conservation Park for any updates or more information. 

Image credit: Friends of Owen Conservation Park

• Hibernaculum 
  • See the winter home volunteers have modified just for bats 
  • Participate in a mock bat count
• Dane County Humane Society Wildlife Center
  • Learn all about their bat rehabilitation and release work
• Bat house display
  • Get info about how to make and install your own
• Bat identification 
  • Be a bat biologist — weigh and measure model bats and learn to identify key species
• Bat survival game 
  • Pretend you're a little brown bat and make good decisions in this choose-your-own-adventure game

NOTE: No live bats are involved in this event!