{"id":466,"date":"2025-03-14T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T22:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/?p=466"},"modified":"2026-03-17T23:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:56:03","slug":"alberta-community-bat-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/alberta-community-bat-program\/","title":{"rendered":"ALBERTA COMMUNITY BAT PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_id=&#8221;cat-icons&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1738310519673{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1741992197330{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALBERTA COMMUNITY BAT PROGRAM<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;cat-icons-col&#8221; width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper acreages-cat-icon \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<a class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e3019947c\" href=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/category\/acreages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\"><div class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e3019947c\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" title=\"ACREAGES\"><div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:50px;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"Acreages\" src=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/acreages-solid.png\"\/>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper farms-ranches-cat-icon \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:right;\">\n<a class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e30199bee\" href=\"https:\/\/watertonbiosphere.com\/stewardship-hub\/category\/farms-ranches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\"><div class=\"aio-tooltip 6a39e30199bee\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" title=\"FARMS &amp; 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