Animal And Planet Appreciation Month This April At Little River Inn

Little River Inn celebrates Earth Day with Audubon-friendly Bat Education Day
and the new "River Dog Package" for overnight guests and their pooches

Little River, Calif.-March 26, 2013-Little River Inn, the family-owned and operated boutique resort on the Mendocino coast, is showing love for the planet and its creatures, both great and small, by hosting a community Bat Education Day in honor of Earth Day on April 20 and offering a new, dog-focused "River Dog Package" throughout the month.

Little River Inn is commemorating United Nations' 43rd annual Earth Day with its second annual Bat Education Day, a hands-on, family-oriented program to encourage awareness and appreciation of bats and teach eco-pest control, on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

One insectivorous bat can eat up to 1,000 insects per hour, making them the perfect natural alternative to using insecticides on Little River Inn's nine-hole golf course, which features bat houses throughout. Members of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program since 1999, Little River Inn's golf course was certified by Audubon International in 2005 thanks to its hospitality toward native bats such as the Mexican free-tailed bat. Through Littler River Inn's adherence to the program, it has successfully reduced water use by 50%, controls silt and contaminants from entering the course, and has reduced pesticide use by 75%. The Inn also hosts local high school student tours and sponsors youth projects to erect barn owl boxes at area schools.

On Bat Appreciation Day, visitors can look forward to the opportunity to construct several pre-cut bat houses for installation on the Little River Inn golf course, a lecture and slideshow by Corky Quirk from NorCal Bats followed by a live show-and-tell with real bats, and a raffle drawing where one lucky guest will take home a four-chambered bat house to start a colony in their own yard. Admission is complimentary for registered visitors with a limit of 30 attendees.

Little River Inn is always a pet-friendly property but in April it is rolling out the red carpet for dog-lovers and their four legged companions with the "River Dog Package." This package includes the following special amenities especially for four-legged guests:

�Two nights in a pet friendly room
�A three hour dog-friendly canoe excursion with Catch a Canoe
�An $80 dinner voucher which can be used anywhere at Little River Inn including the dog-friendly parlor, in-room dining, or in the dining room (which does not allow animals)
�Free dog sitting while guests ride the Skunk Train
�A goodie bag containing dogs treats and a fact sheet with information on where to hike, bike and boat with dogs

Packages begin at $568.50, reflecting a 15% room discount. Advance reservations are required for booking. Package does not include Skunk Train tickets.

For more information, or to secure a reservation for Bat Appreciation Day, contact Little River Inn at 707-937-5942.

About the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses

The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses (ACSP) is an environmental education and certification program that helps golf courses protect the environment, preserve the natural heritage of the game of golf, and gain recognition for their efforts. Certification requires implementing practices and policies in six key areas of golf course management: environmental planning, water conservation, water quality, wildlife habitat management, chemical use reduction and education/outreach.

About Little River Inn

Little River Inn is a family-owned and operated boutique resort on the Mendocino coast of California with a chef-driven restaurant, nine-hole Audubon-certified golf course, professional te