WORKSHOP - HARNESSING NORTH AMERICAN BAT MONITORING PROGRAM DATA FOR ANALYSIS AND REPORTING (STUDENT)

Wednesday, October 14, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm In this interactive workshop, analysts from the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Central Coordinating Office at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Fort Collins Science Center will guide participants through practical, hands-on workflows for managing, exploring, and summarizing NABat data using both the NABat Partner Portal and the NABatR package. NABat is a multinational, multiagency collaborative effort designed to provide consistent, reliable information on bat populations to support effective natural resource management across North America. Participants will learn how to efficiently extract, format, and organize NABat data, apply data-quality checks, and generate project-ready summary products. The workshop will emphasize creating customizable reports that integrate maps, summary statistics, and publication-quality figures tailored to project-scale needs. Through guided exercises, attendees will practice producing repeatable workflows that streamline analysis, support clear communication with partners and stakeholders, and enhance the utility of NABat data in on-the-ground decision support. The session will also highlight new and upcoming NABat-derived tools and reporting features that further support practitioners in applying monitoring data to management questions. Bring a laptop and basic R skills (loading CSVs, running code blocks), and get ready for a practical, data-driven workshop designed to expand your data analysis and reporting skillset for natural resource management.