General Training Details and Cancellation Policy

Vaccination Requirements

RABIES: Proof of Rabies Vaccination -or- Acceptable Titre (rabies antibody level) is required for all students wishing to handle bats at a "Combined Field Survey" workshop. Bats will not be handled during "Acoustic Survey" courses or "Data Managment" classes, therefore these trainings have no rabies pre-exposure requirements.

COVID-19: To participate in any in-person training, all students must adhere to federal, state, and any local COVID regulations which may include mandatory masking and/or vaccination and/or testing requirements prior to, during, or after attending an event. Please note training venues may enforce COVID policies that are different than those that students experience in their home states or towns and/or policies may change prior to the start of training. Pre-course materials will include any updates to COVID requirements. Unless otherwise noted in pre-course materials, CDC-recommended face-masks may be required to be worn by all students interacting with bats in the field. For the safety of the bats, fellow students, instructors, and venue staff, we request that any participants feeling feverish or ill refrain from attending group activities and practice appropriate social distancing.

White-nose Syndrome Policy

WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME (WNS): At our venues we may have opportunity to visit bat roosts and enter into natural and developed caves. During these and all other activities, we will follow all local WNS decontamination protocols. Additionally, as required by our Federal and State Permits, students may NOT bring clothing, boots, headlamps, packs, or other personal gear that has been used in Endemic or Intermediate WNS Management Areas. See Figure 1 in the current National Decontamination Protocol:

National White-nose Syndrome Decontamination Protocol - Updated March 2024

This restriction applies to clothing and gear previously used in during any underground work in caves or mines regardless of bat presence. Personal gear, clothing, acoustic equipment, cameras, cell phones, and all other items previously used during bat capture events in WNS-affected areas may be brought to the workshop, but thorough surface decontamination and/or laundering must be implemented prior to arriving on site.  Please download, review, and prepare to follow the national decontamination guidelines at the link provided above.  Students will receive additional materials and resources from the workshop leaders during this training to facilitate WNS decontamination compliance during class for all activities conducted during our summer bat surveys on-site.

Deadlines and Cancellation Policy

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The registration deadline for all courses is midnight on the day 28-days prior to the start of class (listed as “Day 1” on the course agenda). Reservations cannot be held without payment. After the deadline, space in class is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and only if the attendance cap has not been met. Daily rates for courses are not available, except where noted.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds will be issued upon written request (sent via email, post or text), less a $250 processing fee, if a participant must cancel prior to the registration deadline. After the deadline, fees are not refundable but registration is transferable to another participant for the purchased training only. In the event that a training event must be cancelled by the organizer (e.g., Bat Survey Solutions or one of our partners or venues) 100% of all registration fees paid will be refunded or credited and can be transferred to another training course. Credits are valid for 24-months from the date of cancellation.

Consider purchasing trip insurance if these policies are not acceptable.