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Welcome to the Tennessee Bat Working Group
Welcome to the Tennessee Bat Working Group
The Tennessee Bat Working Group (TNBWG) was formed in the summer of 2004 in recognition of the need for cooperation among various groups and individuals to help coordinate the conservation of bat species in Tennessee.
The scope of the TNBWG is the study and exchange of information relative to the conservation, biology, ecology, and management of bats and their habitats on all state, federal, and private lands within the state of Tennessee. The goal of the TNBWG is to conserve bats and their habitats in the southeastern United States through collaborative research, education, and management with a focus on bat research, conservation, education, and management within the state of Tennessee.
Have you seen a bat in Tennessee? Have you found an injured bat? Bats living in your home?
UPCOMING EVENTS
Murfreesboro Nature Day | 10 October, 2026
Stop by our booth on October 10th to learn about our bat conservation efforts across the state of Tennessee! Click here for more information.
TNBWG 2026 Annual Meeting | 19 November 2026
Join us for professional and student presentations, discussions, workshops, and everything else batty at Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. More information coming soon!
For the more information about upcoming events, check out our socials!
RECENT EVENTS
RECENT EVENTS
Over 45 volunteers, students, educators, and professionals joined us in Jamestown, TN for our TNBWG Bat Blitz on September 21st and 22nd, 2026. Our blitz surveyed bat populations across Obed & Big South Fork. We captured 316 bats and catalogued 9 different species including Indiana bats, little brown bats, gray bats, and tricolored bats!
Our local bat conservation educators had a blast at Rock the Ridge in Walden TN on September 12th, 2026!
Maryville Colege Outdoor Expo was held on August 28th and 29th, 2026. Our experts hosted an educational bat walk and promoted bat conservation in Tennessee! Thanks to everyone who dropped by our booth!
The 2025 Annual Meeting was held on November 13 at Henry Horton State Park. Nine expert-led oral presentations and four poster sessions covered diverse topics including disease management, habitat ecology, and the latest technological advancements in monitoring subterranean biodiversity.
The inaugural 2025 Tennessee Biodiversity Summit, held on October 22 at Middle Tennessee State University, brought together over 600 conservationists and researchers to highlight the state's natural heritage and announce a landmark initiative to reintroduce the red-cockaded woodpecker to Tennessee by 2028.
We held our 2025 Bat Blitz on August 18-19 in the Ocoee District of the Cherokee National Forest. We helped Forest Service clean trash from net sites. Conservation Fisheries led an amazing snorkeling field trip! Join us next August for the next one!
The 2024 Annual meeting was held November 22 in Murfreesboro, TN. We had ~100 participants in person and virtually.
The 2024 Bat Blitz was held at sites near Chickasaw State Park, TN. Volunteers captured 268 bats of 7 species! It was a great success!
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