ESTABLISHING BASELINE DATA ON BAT ACTIVITY IN THE OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENT: DEVELOPING TOOLS AND MODELS TO QUANTIFY RISK OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND THE RISK THAT OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT MAY POSE TO BATS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO USE THE RESULTS OF ACOUSTIC BAT MONITORING AND PASSIVE RADIO TELEMETRY TO DEFINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SEASONAL ENVELOPE IN WHICH BAT ACTIVITY OCCURS OFFSHORE ON THE WEST COAST AND THEN APPLY A SPATIAL MODEL OF COARSE-SCALE CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA TO IDENTIFY OFFSHORE AREAS IN WHICH CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO BAT PRESENCE OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY.