Wetlands Park Friends and Clark County Wetlands Park are pleased to present a second season consisting of five evening summer lectures that are free and open to the public.  The fifth of five events is on September 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This event will take place at the Wetlands Park Nature Center Auditorium, 7050 Wetlands Park Lane, off Tropicana Avenue. No registration is required, simply walk in and enjoy! Light refreshments will be provided during the event. The lectures will be held from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Park’s Auditorium, 7050 Wetlands Park Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89122. Light refreshments will be served. Questions? Please email us at friends@wetlandsparkfriends.org.

Thursday        “How to Fly in the Dark: the Bats of Southern Nevada”

Sept. 18         

 Speaker:         Dr. Sean Neiswenter, Associate Professor in Residence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight… and they do it in the dark… while eating breakfast. In this talk, Dr. Neiswenter will introduce you to some of the diversity of bats you will see flying around Clark County Wetlands Park and other areas of Las Vegas. He also will explore the amazing adaptations bats have that allow them to navigate the night skies and share museum specimens, so you can see them up close. He will end the talk by presenting research he and colleagues have conducted over the years on one of his favorite southern Nevada bat species.

Dr. Neiswenter is an Associate Professor in Residence at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and has over 20 years of experience working with all things hairy: mammals. His own research focuses on carnivores, rodents, and bats. He uses old-school field work and cutting-edge lab techniques to address contemporary issues regarding biodiversity, conservation, human-wildlife interactions, and disease. In addition, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Mammalogy, Conservation Biology, Human Anatomy, and Systematics. His most recent teaching endeavor is a National Science Foundation-funded Course Based Undergraduate Research Experience, where students conduct original research in respiratory physiology with the goal of publishing their results in peer-reviewed journals. In his free time, he enjoys spending time exploring the great outdoors with his partner, two sons, and two dogs.