All About Bats Workshop

VENUE CHANGE: This event will now be held at the Wildwood Yellowhead County Office.

BAT HOUSES ARE NOW SOLD OUT! Interested participants can still register to attend the Bat Presentation.

Learn all about bats while decorating a bat house!

Join Yellowhead County’s Agricultural Services during bat week to learn about the benefits of bats – your friendly neighbourhood insectivores! This workshop includes painting and decorating a prebuilt bat house and accompanying presentation with Lisa Wilkinson, the provincial bat specialist, teaching us all about bats.

The workshop will take place on October 27th 2025 from 5:30pm-8:00pm at the Wildwood Yellowhead County Office. All supplies for painting and decorating the bat houses will be provided.

Option 1 SOLD OUT: For $35 you can purchase a prebuilt bat house that you decorate during the workshop and then take home to hang up.

Option 2: For $5 you can participate by decorating a community bat house that will be hung up at a Yellowhead County campground or parks space after the event. (You do not get to take this one home)

All decorating supplies, snacks and refreshments, and the informative bat talk are included are included in both options

If choosing option 1 please note these are 4 chamber bat houses and are quite large. They will only work on a rural property and are not intended to be hung up in towns or hamlets.

Please register early as the number of kits available is limited. There is a maximum of 2 bat houses per family.

Registration closes October 22nd, 2025. Please register online at https://app.univerusrec.com/yhcountypub/index.asp

For questions, please call 1-800-814-3935 or email poneil@yhcounty.ca