Summer Solstice: Wine, Cheese and Bats June 25, 2011

On June 25, from 7-9 p.m., enjoy wine and cheese while Dr. Cullen Geiselman gives a brief summary of the world’s bat species, their habitats, life histories and dispels common bat myths as well as discusses the eight bat species found in the Houston area. Afterwards visitors will go on a ‘bat walk’ on the Arboretum grounds to spotlight and detect bats using an ultrasonic bat detector.
Dr. Cullen Geiselman is a specialist in Bat/Plant interaction in the Neotropics. Geiselman received her doctorate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Columbia in 2010. Geiselman has spent time studying in Kenya and Costa Rica, and has worked for Bat Conservation International in Austin.
Refreshments will include wine, cheese and water. Wear comfortable shoes for approximate 1/4 mile walk to Arboretum meadow. Event will be held inside in case of rain. For more information and registration visit https://www.houstonarboretum.org/winecheeseandbats.asp . For more exciting events like these visit www.ltbaehr.com