NC Wildlife Resources Commission Community Science Program is looking for volunteers interested in helping with NABat (a bat acoustic monitoring survey) around Roxboro, NC. You will be acoustically recording their echolocation calls, which allows us to determine what species are in the area. Bats are extremely important parts of ecosystems and provide essential functions such as pollination and agricultural pest control. Volunteers will help collect valuable data that get input into a continent-wide database used by scientists all over the country to conduct research. The survey consists of attaching a microphone to the top of the volunteer’s vehicle and running it to a tablet in the car to record acoustic signals from bats. The route spans about 20 miles. All equipment and training are provided. The route window takes place July 1-11th and the volunteer should survey two nights within that window.
You should join us if you’re interested in:
• Aiding in the collection of scientific data
• Looking for volunteer credit hours
• Seeing what bat species live in your area!
• Learning how to use an acoustic recording device
• Joining a community of volunteers spanning across the state
Here is a link to our NABat homepage: https://nc-wild.org/nabat/
And here is a link to the Orientation materials on that website: https://nc-wild.org/nabat/training/