Name: State of the Bats
Start: 2026-06-18T14:15:00-0400
End: 2026-06-18T15:00:00-0400

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT

The George Center USC Upstate - Room 260/Campfire

Join State Bat Biologist, Jennifer Kindel, to learn more about the state of South Carolina’s 15 species of bats and what the SCDNR bat program has accomplished thus far. Then we’ll ask for your help and ideas, and provide some of our own, to better educate South Carolinians on the importance of these fascinating and beneficial creatures in decline.

Speakers

Stacy Scherman

SC Department of Natural Resources

Originally from Lexington SC, I earned a B.S. from Clemson University (2004) and an M.S. from Arkansas State University studying bat winter roosting ecology. I served over five years as SC State Park biologist before joining SC DNR in 2025 as their new bat biologist.

Jennifer Kindel

SC Dept of Natural Resources

Jennifer Kindel serves as the SCDNR State Bat Biologist and manages federally funded bat projects to understand, manage, and protect populations of our state's secretive and beneficial flying mammals. She grew up on a farm in Oregon, received her master's in Wildlife Biology from... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:15pm - 3:00pm EDT
The George Center USC Upstate - Room 260/Campfire 160 East St. John Street, Spartanburg, SC

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EEASC 2026 Conference Camp Compass

Stacy Scherman

Jennifer Kindel

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EEASC 2026 Conference Camp Compass

Stacy Scherman

Jennifer Kindel

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