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    "title": "CNX Brings Bat Stewardship Education to Trinity Intermediate School",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-19 22:39:16",
    "published_at": "2026-05-26 13:17:00",
    "url": "https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/cnx-brings-bat-stewardship-education-to-trinity-intermediate-school",
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    "body": "\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1eeedab0-8c6c-423a-a1d8-76e03f59a4ae/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-1eeedab0-8c6c-423a-a1d8-76e03f59a4ae\"\n                data-id=\"1eeedab0-8c6c-423a-a1d8-76e03f59a4ae\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1eeedab0-8c6c-423a-a1d8-76e03f59a4ae/-/inline/no/2026cnx+bat+box.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1eeedab0-8c6c-423a-a1d8-76e03f59a4ae/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p><em>By Positive Energy Hub Staff</em></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">On Friday, May 15, CNX and its <a href=\"https://www.cnx.com/about-us/doing-business-with-cnx/green-initiatives/bat-stewardship/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bats of Appalachia Stewardship Program</a> visited Trinity Intermediate School in Washington, Pa., to install a bat box and talk with 4th and 5th grade students about the important role bats play in the local ecosystem.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">For CNX, the visit was a chance to connect with Trinity students and educators while helping build awareness of bats&rsquo; ecological value, including the role they play as natural insect-eaters.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fc26137-2f84-48d3-b87a-f65119a7e873/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-5fc26137-2f84-48d3-b87a-f65119a7e873\"\n                data-id=\"5fc26137-2f84-48d3-b87a-f65119a7e873\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fc26137-2f84-48d3-b87a-f65119a7e873/-/inline/no/May+15+Trinity+visit.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fc26137-2f84-48d3-b87a-f65119a7e873/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"the-visit-came-at-a-meaningful-time-of-year\" style=\"text-align: left\">The visit came at a meaningful time of year.</h4><p style=\"text-align: left\">Across Appalachia, including Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, May is an important seasonal period for bats as they settle into summer roosts and maternity season begins. In Pennsylvania, bats typically arrive at summer roosts in April, and females give birth in late May and early June.</p><div class=\"release-content-embed release-content-embed--rich release-content-embed--contained\" id=\"embed-e02011bf-c1c5-4096-963d-2602fc26c353\"><div><div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 75%;\"><iframe data-iframely-url=\"https://iframely.net/api/iframe?app=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02PN6L3gWAdmLTK3ZNsgtB47mGB5kyaGoKjqUB4Ztr7zpJxfRUny79nJVhgjcL7yeQl%26id%3D61557537751998%23_cb1779124598&key=8fe6cdec03482ac31f27a6ae8ea2fb3f\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><script async src=\"https://iframely.net/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script></div><p style=\"text-align: left\">For CNX, the Trinity visit reflects a broader commitment to practical, local stewardship. CNX&rsquo;s bat program includes community bat box installations, conservation partnerships, and larger habitat-support efforts designed to help protect Appalachian bats, a unique group of wildlife that&#039;s crucial to the region.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">By combining education with on-the-ground habitat support, projects like the Trinity bat box installation give students a closer look at wildlife stewardship while creating new roosting space that can benefit bats in the community.</p><hr /><h4 id=\"you-may-also-like\" >You may also like...</h4><div id=\"bookmark-e02cc292-107f-4e32-b96c-ad1ffb41cd06\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/new-bat-box-installed-at-kiski-area-high-schoolkiski-area-intermediate-school-campus\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F1246a849-6b68-4c1a-a1f0-92741526e656%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=4740012a03363b23ed031f2a1d264e1e)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/new-bat-box-installed-at-kiski-area-high-schoolkiski-area-intermediate-school-campus\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"e02cc292-107f-4e32-b96c-ad1ffb41cd06\"\n           >\n                New Bat Box Installed at Kiski Area High School/Kiski Area Intermediate School campus            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                CNX Continues its \u201cBats of Appalachia\u201d Stewardship Program            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.positiveenergyhub.com%2Fnew-bat-box-installed-at-kiski-area-high-schoolkiski-area-intermediate-school-campus&newsroom=335a4011-7fdf-410f-8e36-cb891220e74b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            Positive Energy Hub        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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