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City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Volunteer Bat Monitor Program
Qualifications: * Interest in bat identification, observation and conservation. * Willing to work outdoors at night, with a partner. * Able to observe for several hours at a time, possibly late into the night. * Dependable. All volunteers will need to sign an Acknowledgement of Risk and Release form, submit information for a background check, and follow all OSMP rules and regulations.
Responsibilities: * Use a bat detector to locate areas of bat activity. * Once a site is determined, monitor May - September. * With a partner, perform both visual and auditory counts. * Fill out bat observation record forms promptly.
New participants must commit to a 2 night training in April/May. All volunteers work a minimum of two to three consecutive nights a month during the months of May, June, July, August and September. Volunteers need to arrive at the site an hour before published sunset; observation periods are 2-4 hours long. Monitoring can go late.
Space in the program is limited. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.