Build Your Own Bat Box

 Attendees will build their own bat box that provides a safe habitat for bats outside of your home. 

In this class, you’ll get a kit of pre-cut lumber with all the materials you need to assemble a DNR approved bat box. 

Though the Mankato river valley area is home to several bat species, this bat box is designed to be inhabited by little brown bats and big brown bats, the most common bats in the area. 

Bats eat insects and will reduce disease carrying pest populations around your property if they take up residence in your bat box! The class is a 90 minute session where you’ll assemble your own box, learn more about hospitable locations for hanging your bat box, and get valuable information about how bats promote a healthy ecosystem and make our city an even more beautiful place to live. No prior experience with power tools required! One ticket gets you admission for yourself And up to 3 family members and one kit for building your box. Attendees will leave the class with an assembled bat box that they can paint at home before hanging.

If you are a Current Mankato Makerspace Member, Please use MEMBER DISCOUNT coupon code during ticket check out to get your $5 off this class.

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We have all been cooped up during these strange and stressful times. Many of us are trying to find fun and safe activities to do with friends and family to help us reconnect after being apart for so long.

Rest assured that the Makerspace staff are doing their best to keep this a safe environment with extra cleaning and safety protocols. High traffic surfaces are wiped down with disinfectant, but please help us out by following these protocols:

If you have been feeling sick please communicate with the instructor to postpone or reschedule. Open communication is Key!

Sanitize your hands and Sign in when you arrive, Wear your masks, Have A Blast During Class, Wash your hands periodically,

Sign out before you leave.

Your Teacher will be Tyler Vaughan and if you have any questions contact him here:

Tyler Vaughan

Telephone- 507-508-9666

Email- tjv14@hotmail.com