17^th Bat Festival 2011at Mount Kushigata in Yamanashi Prefecture

  Mt. Kushigata is a haven for bats, being covered with forest and springs. So far, 12 species of bats have been recorded. This place is abshort distance from town areas. Come and join us.

Date: July 17^th and 18^th in 2011

Venue: Forest Science Visitor Center and Green Lodge in Yamanashi prefectural forest for the people

〒400-0317　1760 Kami-ichinose Minami-alps City, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan

Tel 055-283-5718 Fax 055-283-6313

       Blog: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kushigatamori/

This Year’s Special exhibition “Wonder of Bats” began on 29th April 2011 and will continue until the end of March 2012 at Forest Science Visitor Center

Organizer : Forest Science Visitor Center

Cosponser : The Bat Study and Conservation Group of Japan

Supporter : Mount Kushigata Nature School

Accomodation : Wood village Inagako　3000 yen per person including a breakfast

Tel 0120-179515

●How to get there

By car：30 minute drive from Minami-alps exit of Chubu-odan Expressway

Program

July 17^th (Sunday)

Craft Making at Green Lodge in Yamanashi prefectural forest for the people

Fee: approximately 200 yeno

10：00～17：00　 Bat paper planes, Bat Origami, Bat coloring books, Bat dropping analysis

Lecture

12：30～　　　　Registration at Green Lodge

                 Free　　　　　　　　

13：00～　　　　Opening

13：15～13：45　Bat Biology

 Dr. Dai Fukui（National Institutes of Biological Resources Post-doctral fellowships for foreign researcher）

14：00～14：15　Bat Watching Diary project

Ms. Ariizumi（Kai-city Futaba junior high school 1st grade）

14：30～15：00  Study of Japanese Long-eared Bat Plecotus sacrimontis 

Ms. Tomoko Yoshikura (Graduate Student of Tsukuba University)

15：15～15：45  Video presentation “Japanese Long-eared Bat Plecotus sacrimontis giving birth”

Mr. Makoto Ishihara (Forest Science Visitor Center)

16：00～16：30  How to watch bats

Mr. Yuzo Nakagawa (Bat photographer)

18：30～20：00　Bat watching event  Interpreter: Yuzo Nakagawa

　　　　　　　　Venue Minami-inagako

20：30～23：00　　Social dinner at Green Lodge (Advanced booking is necessary)　　

21：00～22：00　Bat items charity auction for bat study and conservation in the Tohoku Area

July 18^th (Monday, holiday)

Craft Making at Green Lodge in Yamanashi prefectural forest for the people

Fee: approximately 200 yen

10：00～17：00　 Bat paper plane, Bat Origami, Bat coloring books, Bat dropping analysis

Lecture  Green Lodge

9：30～10：00　Bat fauna in Minami-alps area

Mr. Akiyoshi Sato(Almas Ltd)

10：10～11：00　Nature Conservation at Mount Kushigata

Mr. Kazuhiro Hirose (Department of Green nature at Minami-alps city)

11：00～11：30　Registration campaign for the Minami-alps to UNESCO World Heritage Site

           Mr. Takashi Miyake (NPO network for Shizuoka prefecture museum of Natural history)

13：00～14：00　Bat conservation facility tour including Bat Gate, Bat House, Bat Box

                      Limited to 20 people so booking is necessary

14：00～15：00　General meeting of the Bat Study Conservation Group of Japan(for members)　at the Forest Science Visitor Center

 Booking is necessary for accommodation, social dinner, bat watching event and the bat conservation facility tour.

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