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We restore life in the Junction Creek ecosystem, raise public awareness of its restoration, coordinate citizen participation and conduct research!

10/31/2026

🦇 That's a wrap on Bat Week!💚

Thank you to everyone who followed along with us this Bat Week! We hope you've enjoyed getting to know the incredible bats that call N’Swakamok / Greater Sudbury home, discovering some fascinating facts, and learning more about why these often misunderstood mammals deserve our appreciation and protection.

We hope we've left you with a new perspective on bats. Maybe they're not so spooky after all! Perhaps they're better described as “Halloween butterflies” or even the “puppies of the sky”! 🦇🎃🐶

To close out our Bat Week series, we're sharing the highlights from our 2026 bat monitoring! 🔎 Swipe through to see the highlights from our 2026 bat research and monitoring efforts.

🌙 Bat Week may be over, but our work to protect local bats continues. Let's keep loving the unloved and celebrating these remarkable mammals all year long!

Looking for ways to support local bat conservation?

🏡 Purchase a conservation-grade Junction Creek bat house through Backyard Birder in Sudbury or order online! 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/cHwcCzekmz

🦇 Show your bat love with our bat stickers, available for $5 at local retailers!
📍 True North Made
📍 The Nickel Refillery Inc.
📍 Re'Tail Sudbury
📍 Whizards Gift Shop in Science North

Every purchase makes a difference! Funds raised help support ongoing local bat monitoring and conservation efforts. 🦇💚

You can also support our work through a donation to Junction Creek Stewardship Committee. Your contributions help sustain local wildlife conservation efforts and restore the habitats they depend on. 👉 https://junctioncreek.com/donate/

👀 And before you go, don't forget to check out the bat joke in our graphics for a little laugh. 😂

10/30/2026

🦇 Bat Week Highlight: Why Bats Matter and What Threatens Them

Bats might be small, but they play a big role in keeping our ecosystems healthy! These incredible mammals provide valuable natural pest control, support healthy forests and agriculture, and contribute to biodiversity. Yet, many are facing serious threats to their survival. 💚

Eight bat species call N’Swakamok / Greater Sudbury home, and seven are listed as endangered in Ontario. ⚠️

👀 Swipe through the graphics to learn more about the benefits bats provide, the threats they face, and why their conservation matters.

🦇 💚 We can all be part of the solution! Protect mature trees and natural areas, reduce pesticide use, preserve important habitats, and consider installing conservation-grade bat houses to provide additional roosting space.

Help protect Sudbury’s bats! At Junction Creek Stewardship Committee, we support bat conservation through monitoring, habitat restoration, community education, and conservation-grade bat houses. Your donation helps sustain this work and protect the biodiversity of our watershed.

💚 Every contribution helps create a future where bats can thrive. Donate to Junction Creek Stewardship Committee and be part of the effort to protect these remarkable mammals! 👉 https://junctioncreek.com/donate/

10/29/2026

🦇 Bat Week Highlight: Give Bats a Place to Call Home! 🏡

Did you know a bat house can help provide important roosting habitat for local bats? 💚

In Greater Sudbury, where shorelines and forests are still in a state of ecological recovery and mature trees can be limited, providing additional roosting options can make a difference for bats that need safe places to rest and raise their young.

🏡 Swipe through to learn more about bat houses! Discover which features to look for, where to install them, why multiple houses are recommended, and what they cost.

🌡️ Not all bat houses are created equal! Design, temperature regulation, placement, and materials all play a role in creating suitable habitat.

🌿 Looking to support local bat conservation? The Junction Creek Stewardship Committee offers conservation-grade bat houses and DIY kits to help provide additional roosting habitat for bats in our community while supporting local bat conservation initiatives.

🦇 Every roost counts! By protecting natural habitat and providing suitable alternatives, we can help bats thrive as Greater Sudbury’s forests continue to recover. 👉 Get your bat house at Backyard Birder in Sudbury or order online: https://forms.office.com/r/cHwcCzekmz

🎁 October Special! Purchase a Junction Creek bat house this month and receive a FREE bat sticker! 🦇💚

10/28/2026

🦇 Bat Week Highlight: Bat Myths, Facts & Safety! 💡

Bats are fascinating mammals, but misconceptions can make them misunderstood neighbours. Let’s separate fact from fiction and learn how to appreciate bats safely! 💚

🐭 Myth: Bats are rodents.
Fact: Bats aren’t rodents at all! They belong to a group of mammals called Chiroptera, meaning “hand-wing.” Even more surprising, bats are more closely related to horses than to rodents! 🐴🦇 Their wings are made of thin skin stretched across elongated finger bones, making them the only mammals capable of true powered flight.

💩 Fun Fact: What is guano?
Guano is the name for bat droppings! It can contain tiny fragments of insect exoskeletons that make it appear sparkly, and it’s rich in nutrients that have made it valuable as a natural fertilizer. Never handle bat droppings with bare hands or disturb accumulations in enclosed spaces.

🦇 Myth: All bats have rabies.
Fact: Like other mammals, bats can carry and transmit rabies, but fewer than 1% of wild bats are estimated to have the virus. Rabies spreads through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite.

⚠️ For the safety of both you and the bat, never touch a bat, dead or alive, with bare hands! Rabies spreads through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite. If you have had direct contact with a bat, seek medical attention immediately. Rabies is preventable with prompt medical care, so don’t wait for symptoms!

Bats deserve both our appreciation and our respect! By learning more about bats and removing misconceptions, we can find ways to safely coexist with these remarkable mammals and help protect them! 🦇💚

👀 Follow along for more Bat Week facts and discover how we can support local bat conservation across N’Swakamok / Greater Sudbury! 🦇🌿

10/27/2026

🦇 Bat Week Highlight: The Remarkable Life Cycle of Bats! 🌱

Did you know bats have some fascinating reproductive adaptations? From storing s***m through winter to raising just one pup a year, their life cycle helps explain why recovery from population declines can take so long. 💚

💡 Love in the Fall, Babies in the Summer
Many Ontario bats mate in late summer or fall, but pregnancy doesn't begin right away. Females can store s***m throughout winter, with fertilization taking place in spring!

🐣 One Pup at a Time
For little brown bats, pregnancy lasts around 6 to 13 weeks. Mothers typically give birth to just one pup, usually in June or July.

🦇 Growing Up Fast
Little brown bat pups develop quickly and can begin flying at around 3 weeks old. Soon, they’re learning to catch insects and become independent!

💚 Small Beginnings, Long Lives
Some bat species can live for 30 years or more, giving them many potential breeding seasons throughout their lives.

🌱 A Slow Road to Recovery
Because many Ontario bats produce only one pup each year, populations can take a long time to recover after major declines. Every pup matters!

How Can You Help?
🌳 Protect mature trees that provide natural maternity roosts where mother bats can give birth and raise their pups.

🦇🏡 Install a conservation-grade bat house to offer additional roosting habitat. If possible, provide multiple bat houses in different conditions to give bats options as their needs change. 💚 Every safe roost helps support the next generation of bats! 👉 Get your Junction Creek Bat House at Backyard Birder in Sudbury OR online: https://forms.office.com/r/cHwcCzekmz

👀 Follow along for more fascinating bat facts throughout Bat Week! Tomorrow, we’re tackling common bat misconceptions and separating fact from fiction. 🦇💡

10/26/2026

How can research and community collaboration help turn mine waste into new opportunities for environmental restoration?

On October 29th, the Lawson Climate Institute, in collaboration with the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee, invites Sudbury community members and local organizations to explore how emerging research, resource recovery, and new partnerships can support local environmental priorities.

Whether you're involved in environmental stewardship, research, industry, or simply care about the future of Greater Sudbury, we encourage you to join the conversation.

💡 Workshop: From Mine Waste to Environmental Renewal
📅 Thursday, October 29 | 6–8 PM
📍 Living with Lakes Centre (840 Ramsey Lake Rd)

🔗 Register at: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/sGr5RbyhVa

10/26/2026

🌳 Event Highlights: TD Tree Days 🌱

What a wonderful day of community action! On October 17th, a total of 35 volunteers came together to plant 150 native trees and shrubs, helping restore shoreline habitat, support biodiversity, and build a healthier, more resilient Junction Creek watershed.

💚Thank you, Merci, Miigwetch to everyone who contributed their time, care, and support, and to the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for making this event possible!

🥁 Opening and closing the gathering in a good way, we extend our heartfelt Miigwetch to the Better Beginnings Better Futures Indigenous Led Program and Linda Lees, a gifted drummer, knowledge keeper, and storyteller. Through drum, song, and crafts, they created meaningful opportunities for learning, sharing, and community participation.

👏 Stronger restoration starts with teamwork! With support from BBA Consultants, we welcomed an additional group of volunteers in the morning to prepare planting sites and remove invasive Phragmites. Their hard work helped strengthen our shoreline restoration efforts and set the stage for a successful public planting event.

A special shout out to Southview Greenhouse Growers and Jim’s Portable Toilet & Septic Services for their generous discounted rates. 💚

🌿 Every tree planted is an investment in a healthier watershed and community, and every volunteer and partner makes a difference. Together, we're creating hope through environmental restoration!

10/26/2026

🦇 Bat Week Highlight: A Place to Call Home! 🌿

Bats rely on a variety of habitats throughout their lives, from feeding and raising their young to travelling seasonally and hibernating through winter. 💚

🌙 Foraging habitat: Water and forest edges provide rich feeding grounds where bats hunt insects.

🌳 Roosting habitat: Mature trees, rock crevices, caves, and human-made structures provide places for bats to roost, including maternity colonies where females give birth and raise their young.

🌲 Stopover habitat: Elevated ridges and forests provide important habitat for bats during seasonal movements.

❄️ Hibernation habitat: Some Ontario bats spend winter in caves and abandoned mines called hibernacula, where suitable conditions help them conserve energy until spring.

💡Fun Fact: A little brown bat’s heart rate can drop from around 200 beats per minute to as few as 20 beats per minute during hibernation!

How can you help make your backyard bat-friendly? 💚Protect mature trees and natural areas, reduce artificial outdoor lighting, avoid pesticides, and consider installing conservation-grade bat houses.

👀 Check out our Junction Creek bat houses for sale and support local bat conservation! 👉 Get your bat house at Backyard Birder in Sudbury OR online: https://forms.office.com/r/cHwcCzekmz

Every habitat matters! By protecting the habitats bats depend on, we can help local bat populations thrive and support healthier ecosystems.🦇💚

10/25/2026

🦇 Bat Week Highlight: Tiny Bat, Big Appetite!

Mosquitoes, moths, beetles… dinner is served! Our local bats eat a variety of insects, providing natural pest control that benefits our backyards, gardens, forests, and agricultural areas.

🦟 Just how much can they eat? Some bats can consume up to half their body weight in insects in a single night! Little brown bats can catch around 600 bugs per hour. 😲 That’s a big appetite for such a tiny mammal!

🔊 How do they find their food in the dark? Through echolocation! Bats send out high-frequency sounds and listen for the echoes that bounce back, helping them navigate around obstacles and pinpoint insects in flight.

👀 Can bats see in the dark? Absolutely! Despite the saying “blind as a bat,” bats aren’t blind. They can see, and many species have good low-light vision.

These nighttime hunters are remarkable neighbours to have around! 💚 Curious about how to make your backyard more bat-friendly? Join us tomorrow as we explore their habitat needs, and follow along all week for MORE fascinating facts about our local bats! 🦇🌿🌙

10/24/2026

🦇 Bat Week is here! Time for a little love for the unloved

Bats might not be everyone’s favourite neighbours, but we think they deserve a little more love! 💚 Often misunderstood and sometimes feared, these fascinating mammals play an important role in healthy ecosystems, including right in your own backyard.

👀 Did you know 8 bat species call N’Swakamok / Greater Sudbury home? Swipe to meet our local bats and discover what makes them so special!

🌙 This Bat Week, October 24–31, we’re giving bats the spotlight they deserve! Follow along as we get to know our local species, share fascinating bat facts, and explore how we can all support bat conservation.

Address

Unit B4/30 Ste. Anne Road
Greater Sudbury, ON
P3C5E1

Telephone

705-525-8736

Website

http://junctioncreek.com/

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