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Welcome to the SBDN's home in the Web. The goal of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network is to conserve bats and their habitats in southeastern North America through collaborative research, education, and management.


SBDN NEWS

bullet box Dennis Krusac honored as the U.S. Forest Service's 2008 recipient of the American Recreation Coalition's Legends Award.
bullet box SBDN celebrates the lifetime work of Chester O. Martin with a Certificate of Recognition.
bullet box Tim Carter receives 2007 SBDN Service Award.
bullet box Eighth-grader and SBDN volunteer Jamie Krusac receives recognition at the 14th International Bat Research Conference.
bullet box Alison McCartney (née Sherman) and Darren Miller jointly receive the Chester O. Martin Award for outstanding service to the MS Bat Working Group.

COMING UP

bullet box Bat Blitz 2008 scheduled for August 11-14, 2008 in Bankhead National Forest, northwest Alabama. Detailed info and registration form posted.

Registration closes JULY 1 and it is limited to the first 60 participants who complete this registration form with payment.

WANTED: SBDN Bat Blitz Hosts - The annual Bat Blitz is one of our most successful programs. This program brings together biologists and land managers to gather important information on the bat fauna of a selected area. Learn more: Bat Blitz Information and FAQs

bullet box NASBR 38 in Scranton, PA, 22-25 October 2008.

Attention students! - If you are a student in the SE USA and are presenting at NASBR 38, you may apply for the SBDN Student Travel Award. DEADLINE: August 10.

bullet box 2009 SBDN Annual Meeting & Colloquium set for February 12-13, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
bullet box Mark Your Calendars! SBDN will host a Symposium on Conservation and Management of Big-eared Bats in the Eastern U.S. in Athens, Georgia on March 9-11, 2010.

WHATS NEW?

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Information and registration form for Bat Blitz 2008.

bullet box Rafinesque's Big Eared Bat Working Group debuts its new website.
bullet box Alison McCartney's report on the MBWG Summer Mist Net Event that took place June 12 - 14, 2007 in the Mississippi Delta.

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