Improve foraging conditions for bats as a long-term and scalable strategy to improve survival and aid recovery of bat populations impacted by White-nose Syndrome (WNS). The project will determine if restoring native plant communities on rights-of-way in Illinois and West Virginia can increase available insect prey for bats, particularly during fall and spring.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Bats for the Future Fund
Project Title: Creating Native Prairie in Right-of-Ways to Increase Insects for Declining Bat Populations (IL, WV)
Organization:
Bat Conservation International, Inc.
Project ID:
0406.21.072572
Description:
Award Amount:
$224999.47
Location:
"Gateway-Roxford Right of Way, IL;
Beddington Substation near Hainesville, WV."
Beddington Substation near Hainesville, WV."