Lewis & Clark Caverns to Host 'Bat Week' Events

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park’s Bat Week begins Sunday, Aug. 8, kicking off a variety of daily events and speakers celebrating bats.

Bat Week has been an annual event at the Caverns for 12 years, and park staff are looking forward to to sharing their passion and knowledge with visitors each night from Aug. 8 through 14.

Every evening that week at 8 p.m., there will be a campground talk or walk for visitors that will focus on many different aspects of bats. While visitors wait for a tour, park staff will also have interactive bat programs happening on the porch of the park’s visitor center.

Bat Week at the Caverns will include these presentations, some of which will be followed by bat-spotting walks:

• Sunday, Aug. 8: The Misunderstood Bat, by Tom Forwood

• Monday, Aug. 9: Bat Mythology, by Emily Dickerson

• Tuesday, Aug. 10: River Bat Walk

• Wednesday, Aug. 11: The Mystique of the Night, by Aubrey Enderle

• Thursday, Aug. 12: Midnight Flight, by Zack Story

• Friday, Aug. 13: The Mysterious Montana Bat Walk, by Matt Bell

• Saturday, Aug. 14: The Evolution of Bats, by Ramona Radonich

Also keep an eye out on the Caverns’ social media channels for “Bat Facts,” a short video series where all members of the park staff will be sharing one of their favorite bat facts.

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park is about 15 miles southeast of Whitehall, along Montana Highway 2. For more information about the park, please visit stateparks.mt.gov/lewis-and-clark-caverns or call 406-287-3541.