(Hopewell Culture National Historical Park) -- Engage in ‘bat-watching’ over the Hopewell mounds next Saturday.
Nature shaped the lives of the Hopewell people and Hopewell people shaped the natural world around them. The park is still a refuge for wildlife, and bats - including the threatened Northern Long-eared bat - have always been some of the most fascinating creatures in the night sky. The Hopewell people shared our fascination, even immortalizing the bat in their ceremonial artwork.
Bring your flashlights and learn the true nature of these social creatures. Find out why bats are such unique mammals, and engage in ‘bat-watching’ over the mounds.
Park biologists will even set up special ultrasonic detection equipment to enable you to hear bats in the dark!
For more information call (740) 774-1126 or visit www.nps.gov/hocu.
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is located at 16062 State Route 104, just north of Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601.