Three bat houses were raised recently in the Jubilee Wetland by the Rossland Society for Environmental Action.
The project used unwanted flag poles repurposed from the Rossland Museum and Discovery Centre.
Bats are a valued component of the Jubilee Wetland ecosystem as they will help keep the insect population in check.
RSEA is hopeful that these bat condos will attract local bats to a new roosting site. There are plans to monitor the bat activity by a wildlife camera next July.
Many thanks go out to funders Mindful Mountain Yoga, Seven Summits School, BC Kootenay Bats and Columbia Basin Trust for their monetary contribution to buy materials for the project. Thanks to Rossland Museum, City of Rossland Public Works, Jareth Jackman of SPL & RSS Teacher Laura Jackman, XL Welding, and friends of RSEA for in-kind donation of materials and labour.