Nature at Night with Niki Desautels.

Specializing in environmental learning about the natural world after dark. Working to bring programs about bats, nocturnal wildlife, and more to groups of all ages. For help with program development, community science goals, and in person learning opportunities, please reach out.

Author of For the Love of Bats, a book that celebrates the astonishing diversity of bats, revealing their unique behaviors, habitats, and physiology while making a compelling case for stewardship and conservation. The book is a vivid, place-based exploration of the West’s species, blending natural history with in-the-field experiences. Each chapter introduces the general public to the science of bats—from echolocation and hibernation to foraging and migration—while connecting these traits to broader ecological patterns through stories, striving to help people understand a bat’s world.