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Seasonal restriction on tree cutting: Only cut trees when Indiana bats are hibernating or concentrated near their hibernacula. For project areas affecting Indiana bat swarming habitat (near hibernacula), only cut trees between November 15 and March For project areas affecting Indiana bat summer habitat, only cut trees between October 15 and March.
As such, the responsibility for care or removal lies with him or her.
Tree clearing restrictions in Ohio and Indiana, therefore, apply uniformly throughout these states, and by default also protect the NLEB.
This is also the case in southern Michigan; however, in areas of Michigan outside of Indiana bat range, there are still certain criteria at play such as distance from known bat hibernacula that affect permitting. Call in the Experts. If your site meets various requirements, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) may grant you permission to conduct a summer survey for Indiana and northern long-eared bats.
Depending on the results of this survey, you may be given permission to cut trees outside of the winter clearing season. Bat Presence/Absence Surveys: In areas that are NOT in a known Indiana bat buffer, the project sponsor can choose to perform presence/absence (P/A) surveys for Indiana bat.
This method may be recommended for large projects that may require mitigation and/or if the project sponsor wants to cut trees during the active season. Jan 02, The species is called the Indiana bat because the first specimen described to science was found in southern Indiana's Wyandotte Cave in The Indiana bat is quite small, weighing only three-tenths of an ounce (about the weight of three pennies).
In flight, it has a wingspan of 9 to 11 inches. The fur is dark- brown to black- and the bat.