{"id":11125,"date":"2015-10-20T15:56:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T22:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-ehc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/?p=11125"},"modified":"2018-05-02T16:21:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T23:21:42","slug":"11125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehc.english.ucsb.edu\/?p=11125","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div> <div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div first  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_third  \" ><p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-ehc-english-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bat-bridge-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ehc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bat-bridge-1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ehc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bat-bridge-1-142x80.jpg 142w, https:\/\/ehc.english.ucsb.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bat-bridge-1-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p><\/div> <div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_hr  \" ><div  style='height:10px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"one_third\">\n<p>The Vlotwateringbrug by NEXT Architects\u00a0spans the\u00a0Vlotwatering river in Monster, a town in the Dutch province of South Holland.\u00a0Three specific elements of the bridge were designed for the bats \u2013 on the north side, an abutment accommodates winter roosting, while the deck and the brick balustrade include openings to facilitate summer roosting.\u00a0The architects hope that a large colony of various species will be encouraged to grow around the bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bridge forms part of a 21-hectare waterway project called the Poelzone that aims to turn the banks of the river between &#8216;s-Gravenzande, Naaldwijk and Monster into a public recreation zone as well as create new habitats for indigenous wildlife.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">(<\/span><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; 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