Boy Scouts Build Bat Houses To Help Declining Bat Population in Northern Minnesota
Bats are a crucial part of the Northern Minnesota ecosystem.
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Boy Scouts at the Voyageurs Area Council partnered with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Minnesota Power to start making 70 houses for a different type of resident in need — bats. “It’s kind of a little condo for bats,” said Michael Jenkins, Scout Executive. The sound of machines cutting wood and the smell of fresh wet paint are…
