Mikele Painter, U.S. Forest Service, will be giving a presentation on   Native Bats of Colorado.

Mikele Painter has been a Wildlife Biologist for South Platte Ranger District on the Pike National Forest since 2009. She grew up in Colorado and went to Colorado State University for a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology. She earned a Master’s degree in Forestry at Northern Arizona University, where she studied the foraging ecology of spotted bats on the Kaibab Plateau. In addition to the USDA Forest Service, Mikele has worked for several universities, non-profit conservation groups, and state agencies, all in the western U.S. Conservation and understanding of native species is a central tenet of Mikele’s career. She is glad to be part of an agency like the Forest Service that helps to perpetuate those values for all members of our society.

Please RSVP to kay@fomelc.org if you wish to attend the session.