iDig2Learn is thrilled to host bat expert Nic Comparato from the Urban Bat Project NYC who will share their bat hunting skills and the specialized microphones they use to detect bat communication at NYC’s first Miyawaki Method pocket forest. Five species of bat call NYC home. Find out who resides on Roosevelt Island and more about their mosquito-eating superpowers.
Come meet neighbors and learn which night flyers call Southpoint Park home. Please wear comfortable shoes, bring your reusable water bottle, and use your insect protection – bats eat mosquitos so don’t you feed the bugs too. Feel free to bring a chair if you want. All ages and abilities welcome. Surfaces are paved or level grass. 8:30 PM to 10 PM. Rain date 8/17. FREE.
Recently featured in the NY Times, bat biologist Nic Comparato set up a bat monitoring acoustic bat detector in our very own jointly created Miyawaki Method pocket forest at Southpoint Park and yes, we have bats!
This Monday, August 10th Nic will lead a Bat-Tastic Tour for Roosevelt Islanders at Southpoint Park. This is part of the 2026/2027 New York Community Trust Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Public Purpose Funds Grant for iDig2Learn’s latest initiative – Nature RX Roosevelt Island – which aims to get folks outside to reap the health benefits of time spent in nature with neighbors.
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It was postponed because of the rain and rescheduled to Monday August 17
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