How to Catch a Bat in 10 Hours? Thinking back to one of my favorite rom-coms, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, one has to be clever. To catch a bat in 10 hours, you have to think like a bat; in many...
A brown-belted bumble bee collecting pollen on a gray-headed coneflower. Hi Friends! Great things have happened in my first 2 weeks here in Minnesota! Bumble bees are buzzing at every corner, and Rusty Patched Bumblebee searches have commenced! I am currently in the office writing this blog,...
Eptesicus fuscus // Photo by Lainet Garcia-Rivera Hi Friends! Bat work is at full swing here at the MN/WI ES office! This past week, I headed west to South Dakota for a few fun nights of sightseeing and bat mist-netting! And back here at our field office,...
The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Office and Visitor Center is located in Bloomington, MN Hello future scientists and allies, my name is Jessica Herrera, and I am extremely excited to start as the bat acoustic research summer 2026 intern here in Bloomington, Minnesota. A bit...