It is somehow almost December! That means our annual Georgia Bat Working Group meeting is just a few weeks away! If you would like to attend you must register at the link below. We will be meeting at Flinchum’s Phoenix in Athens, GA from December 17-18.
GA Bat Working Group Meeting Agenda
December 17-18, 2018
Location: Flinchum’s Phoenix
Whitehall Forest, UGA
650 Phoenix Rd, Athens, GA 30605
Purpose: For members of GBWG and those who are interested in bat conservation to assemble, distribute, and update information on the status of bats in Georgia.
Monday, December 17
12:30 Welcome – Laci Pattavina
Secretary’s Update – Emily Ferrall
Treasurer’s Update – Maggie Hunt
12:40 Agency Updates
12:40 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest – Jennifer Haney
12:50 Georgia Museum of Natural History – Nikki Castleberry
1:00 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources – Jennifer Kindel
1:10 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission – TBD
1:20 Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Nick Sharp
1:30 Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Trina Morris (15 minutes)
1:45 US Fish and Wildlife Service WNS Update– Pete Pattavina (15 minutes)
2:00 US Fish and Wildlife Service Georgia Ecological Services Consultation and Avoidance/Minimization Update for Listed Bats – Carrie Straight (15 minutes)
2:15 Georgia Department of Transportation – TBD (15 minutes)
2:30 Break & Posters (15 minutes)
Dylan C. Carter, Ashley McDonald, Kelly Lutsch, Kyle Gabriel, Christopher Cornelison. “Evaluating the Synergistic Capabilities of B-23 and Decanal to Inhibit the Growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans”
Emily Ferrall and Katrina Morris. “Use of Long Term Monitoring to Study Bat Community Changes in Georgia”
Ashley McDonald, Kelly Lutsch, Kyle Gabriel, and Christopher Cornelison. “Exploring Potential Synergistic Effects of Volatile Organic Compounds and Polyethylene Glycol on Inhibiting the Growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans”
2:45 Research Presentations
2:45 Laci Pattavina Title TBD/Bats in Bridges
3:00 Christine Willis “Wind Energy Potential in the Southeast”
3:15 Thom McElroy Title “An Update on Bat Activity and Species Acoustic Presence in Managed Longleaf Pine Landscapes over Two Seasons.”
3:30 Andrew Edelman Title “Hibernacula surveys of Pd+ caves and culverts used by southeastern myotis and tricolored bats”
3:45 Break & Posters (15 minutes)
4:00 Research Presentations
4:00 Jack Grider “Determining the Distribution of Myotis septentrionalis in North Georgia”
4:15 Kyle Gabriel “A Multi-Year White-Nose Syndrome Treatment at Black Diamond Tunnel”
4:30 Kelly Lutsch “Assessment of culverts and bridges as roosting habitats for tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) and disease transmission corridors for Pseudogymnoascus destructans in coastal Georgia”
4:45 Kristen Lear “Key Ecological and Social Considerations for Implementing Agave Restoration for Nectar-feeding Bats in Northeast Mexico”
5:00 Announcements & Day 1 Adjourn
5:15 Board Meeting (1 hour)
7:00 GBWG Social!
See next page for details!
7:00 GBWG Social! (2 hours)
Location: Starland Pizzeria and Pub, 145 E Clayton Street, Athens, GA 30601
You must pre-register for the social as part of your meeting registration by December 10th.
Cost: $12 person.
Includes the cost of pizza (veggie options available), salad, breadsticks, and non-alcoholic beverages. Adult drinks can be purchased separately.
To prepay, please mail a check (made out to SBDN) to:
Attn: Maggie Aduddell Hunt
1360 Peachtree Street, Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30309
Cash or check payments at the time of the social are also acceptable.
We hope to see you there!
Tuesday, December 18
8:30 Welcome
Student Presentation Award
Student Poster Award
President’s Choice Award
8:45 Open Discussion and Working Meeting
Please submit questions/topics that you would like to discuss during registration. There will also be a Q&A box available to submit ideas at the meeting. The board will come with some topics to discuss but we want the membership’s ideas, as well! Please come to this session with ideas and be ready to have discussion!
10:00 Break & Posters (15 minutes)
10:15 Committee Meetings
Website Committee – Led by Robert Ball
Education Committee – Led by Kristen Lear
Research Committee – Led by Maggie Hunt & Jack Grider
Bat Blitz/Nuisance Committees – Led by Trina Morris & Laci Pattavina
*New! Consultation/Policy Discussion Committee – Led by Alex Levy
**Note- If you are on more than one committee, you may choose one committee meeting to attend or split your time. Updates for each committee will be given to the group.
11:15 Committee Updates
11:45 Other Business
12:00 Day 2 Adjourn
I saw a silver haired bat on a wall at Georgia Tech the other day. How uncommon are they around here?