*Beginning on 1/18/22, all new SCA volunteer program participants are required to be fully vaccinated for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized or FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine. Full vaccination is defined as having received a booster shot six months after the Pfizer and Moderna primary series and two months after the Johnson & Johnson primary series.* Bats are an important component of North American ecology and play an essential role in the energy dynamics of lava tube cave environments. Bats are one of the most important wildlife we manage at El Malpais National Monument in northwest New Mexico. Conservation efforts are underway to understand their population dynamics, roost sites, and imp