COLLABORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BAT MONITORING PROGRAM (NABAT) ON FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE REFUGES IN INTERIOR REGION 9

Project ID: F22AC01983

Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Partner Institution: Oregon State University

Fiscal Year: 2022

Initial Funding: $45,000

Total Funding: $45,000

Abstract:

THE NORTHWEST BAT HUB WILL COORDINATE WITH FWS FOR THE SURVEY OF NABAT GRID CELLS ON FWS PNW REFUGES, PROVIDE TRAINING TO FWS WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS FOR SITE ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN SAMPLES UNITS (SUS OR GRID CELLS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGIONAL NABAT SURVEY PROTOCOL, AND DEPLOY A BAT HUB CREW TO SURVEY GRID CELLS AT REFUGES. THE BAT HUB WILL PROVIDE PROCESSING OF ALL BAT ACOUSTIC DATA ACQUIRED VIA NABAT SURVEYS BY EITHER FWS BIOLOGISTS OR THE BAT HUB CREW. THE BAT HUB WILL SHARE DATA WITH FWS IR 9 VIA REPORTS, THE BAT HUB’S DATA VIEWER, OR OTHER REQUEST. THE BAT HUB WILL ENTER THE DATA INTO THE NATIONAL NABAT MONITORING DATABASE.