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    "title": "In the News: CNX\u2019s Bat Stewardship Supports Monessen\u2019s City Park",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-21 17:05:02",
    "published_at": "2026-09-21 17:05:00",
    "url": "https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/in-the-news-cnxs-bat-stewardship-supports-monessens-city-park",
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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/7792192c-7c17-4e42-9190-718eeb108b37/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-7792192c-7c17-4e42-9190-718eeb108b37\"\n                data-id=\"7792192c-7c17-4e42-9190-718eeb108b37\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/7792192c-7c17-4e42-9190-718eeb108b37/-/inline/no/2026+September+bat+news+story.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/7792192c-7c17-4e42-9190-718eeb108b37/-/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\">The Mon Valley Independent recently highlighted CNX&rsquo;s bat stewardship efforts at Monessen&rsquo;s City Park, where employees installed a bat box to provide additional roosting habitat. The project brings together employee teamwork, wildlife conservation, and practical support for a local community.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">CNX employees built the seven-chamber box using Pennsylvania Game Commission plans and installed it September 4, along with three bluebird boxes. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Constructed with a rough-cut hemlock interior and durable aluminum exterior, the bat box was placed in a location selected for adequate sunlight and clear access for bats.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&ldquo;The City Park installation is part of <a href=\"https://www.cnx.com/about-us/doing-business-with-cnx/green-initiatives/bat-stewardship/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNX&rsquo;s broader bat stewardship effort</a> to provide additional roosting habitat and help residents understand the importance of bats,&rdquo; Daniel Bitz, CNX&rsquo;s director of permitting, told the Independent. &ldquo;The box offers an alternative to homes and attics, while supporting conservation efforts for bat populations affected by white nose syndrome.&rdquo;</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Beyond providing habitat, the installation increases awareness of bats&rsquo; role in the ecosystem, including their consumption of insects. It also aims to reduce potential conflicts between bats and residents by providing another summer roosting option.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">CNX provides and installs bat boxes at no cost to community partners. The Monessen project reflects the company&rsquo;s Appalachia First vision and micro-TIL approach to community investment: tangible, impactful and local.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Read the full story in the Mon Valley Independent: </em><a href=\"https://www.monvalleyindependent.com/2026/09/19/new-bat-box-in-place-at-city-park-in-monessen/\"><em>https://www.monvalleyindependent.com/2026/09/19/new-bat-box-in-place-at-city-park-in-monessen/</em></a></p><hr /><h4 id=\"you-may-also-like\" >You may also like...</h4><div id=\"bookmark-c047255d-389b-428a-a216-1c49b6b320c0\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/hyper-local-by-design-inside-cnxs-micro-til-approach\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F5cd4186b-3eb9-4f5d-893c-be105e458a73%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=d2cb088d487cc6405fb2a5ec420bce5e)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/hyper-local-by-design-inside-cnxs-micro-til-approach\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"c047255d-389b-428a-a216-1c49b6b320c0\"\n           >\n                Hyper-Local by Design: Inside CNX\u2019s micro-TIL Approach            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                By Positive Energy Hub Staff            </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%2Fhyper-local-by-design-inside-cnxs-micro-til-approach&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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