About Bats, Caves, & Deserts is an elementary curriculum guide for teachers that gives basic background information on the aforementioned topics, followed by supplemental activities to enrich each unit. Background information is provided on a variety of park themes. Activities relating to history, geology, bats, animals, plants, fire, and stewardship are included.
About Bats, Caves, & Deserts is available for download in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats. It is also available as complete documents or broken down into chapters.
Did You Know?
The first "official" and very influential book on Jim White's adventures in Carlsbad Cavern was written in 1930 by a newsman who at best would today be called a tabloid journalist.