Community volunteers sought for Sept. 29 project on Camp Pendleton

CAMP PENDLETON - Community volunteers of all ages are welcome to help improve native habitat by building bat boxes at the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is in celebration of National Public Lands Day.

Volunteers will assemble wooden prefabricated bat boxes for placement around the installation. The boxes will be used by a variety of native species including the pallid bat and the western mastiff.

Reservations are mandatory and must be made by Wednesday, Sept. 26 by calling (760) 731-3609. A name and phone number for each participant must be...