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Fall into Biodiversity

Fall into Biodiversity

• Location: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Springfield
• Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Free Family Event

Fall is the time to head back to school, visit the pumpkin patch, and rake leaves. For plants and animals, fall is a time to prepare for the cold winter months. Learn about the preparations they make, participate in hands-on activities, play games, and see live-animal presentations. Click here to additional information on press release.

Live Animals Programs

12:00 & 2:00 pm: Bat Encounter ­— Organization for Bat Conservation
Encounter a Big Brown bat from North America and hear its high-pitched echolocation with a “bat detector,” meet fruit bats from Africa and Asia, and finally come face-to-face with the largest bat in the world, the Gigantic Flying Fox Bat from Malaysia. This beautiful bat has nearly a 6-foot wingspan! Rob Mies, director of the Organization for Bat Conservation will share about the benefits of bats and the importance of conservation. For more information about the Organization for Bat Conservation, click here.

1:00 pm: Illinois Winter Wildlife — Wildlife Prairie State Park
Learn about animals who make Illinois their home and how they prepare for the long winter months. For more information about Wildlife Prairie State Park, click here.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Bazan at (217) 782-5993.

Sponsored by: Bank of Springfield