Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Volunteers Help with Bat Research The study is looking into whether certain parameters of a palm oasis attract or repel yellow bats from roosting at the site such as skirt length of the palms, fire history, size of the oasis, presence of the invasive tamarisk, proximity to water, and human disturbance (such as a trail).

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