July Speaker Series

It’s A Surprise!
We have an unprecedented  Summer
Speaker Series Event!

Friday, July 18 - 2:00 PM
Las Campanas Recreation Center
Agave Room

“Going Batty: The Exciting Night Life of Bats!”

Come learn, from Karen Krebs, about this exciting and unique nocturnal mammal and its success as a predator and pollinator. Arizona has 29 species of bats. Bats are an important part of our ecosystems and deserve our respect and admiration.  Echolocation allows a bat to fly in total darkness to locate, chase, and capture flying insects.  Bridges and other human structures are important roost habitats for many species of bats. Nectar bats visit and pollinate columnar cacti and succulents in our area. Join us for an interesting and exciting lecture on bats!  

For GVR Photography Club members, join Tom Parker the following week as we journey to a nearby location to watch hundreds, if not thousands, of bats come out of their man-made roosts around sunset to feed! Go here to find more information and to register for any one of these field trips. Please note that each of the Sunset with the Bats trips features the same itinerary -- all you need to do is pick which date you want to go to check out this amazing sight.

Karen Krebs

Karen Krebs worked at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum for more than 26 years, and now works as an independent contractor for the National Park Service. She has studied birds and mammals of Arizona and the Sonoran Desert with an emphasis on bats and birds. Karen has researched bats in the United States and Mexico for more than 45 years. She trains biologists on the proper protocol for handling and studying bats.  Karen regularly carries out workshops and presentations on bats and birds to groups, schools, festivals, and organizations in the southwest and Mexico.

See you on July 18

Kim Holmes, Speaker Series Coordinator