[Texascavers] NSS YouTube Channel

2019-02-28 Thread David 
The NSS now has 32 videos on its YouTube Channel. 10 of them are around
an hour in length.

If you take into consideration their videos combined with the likes of
cavers like Derek Bristol, there
is just a wealth of information about caving on YouTube.

It would seem appropriate in 2019, to point or direct a novice caver to a
list of particular cave-related videos to
watch, before they go on their first serious caving trip.

But the list doesn't stop there.

For $ 2, they can watch the BBC episode on caves

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUFq-oGebyA=ELcVkdDvjO1YE=4

One could almost spend a life-time now watching caving videos on the
internet.

Here is just an example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZLMg5CsTI4

I would bet that there will be more caving videos on the web in March and
even more in April.
It is likely we are going to see more videos recorded in 1440p, and
eventually 4K, someday.

I guess if I can afford to someday live in a nursing home, it will give me
something to look
forward to.

The bar has been set. Cavers wanting to make an underground video
should make an effort to look at
some of the videos that already exist.

D.L.
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Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell going home tomorrow

2019-02-28 Thread carl.kunath 
Yea, Bill!Happy for you!Keep going!===CarlSent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 
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 Original message From: Katherine Arens 
 Date: 2/28/19  8:59 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: Texascavers 
 Subject: [Texascavers] Bill Russell going home 
tomorrow 
Dear all,
William is going home on Friday, 1 March.  He’s still not very mobile, but feel 
free to drop in.  Let me know and i’ll give you directions
katie



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Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell going home tomorrow

2019-02-28 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE 
Please say Hello to BILL RUSSELL from his old Kirkwood  neighbors and friends 
now living in KY.
Best Wishes,
Preston and Shari Forsythe
Browder, KY

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 8:59 AM, Katherine Arens 
wrote:Dear all,William is going home on Friday, 1 March.  He’s still not 
very mobile, but feel free to drop in.  Let me know and i’ll give you 
directionskatie
Katherine Arens       Phones: Office(512) 
232-6363ar...@austin.utexas.edu  Dept. Phone:  (512) 471-4123Dept. of Germanic 
Studies    FAX (512) 471-40252505 University Ave, C3300 Bldg.Location:  Burdine 
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Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] House Bill 496 - Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019 :

2019-02-28 Thread George Veni 
Linda,

I have been in contact with Congressman Soto’s office and the USGS team that 
would conduct the project if the bill is approved. I know the leader of the 
USGS team and they have designed a good proposal. I’ve worked with him and 
vouch for the high quality of his work.

This project does not include sinkholes caused by fracking because sinkholes 
are not caused by fracking. There is a lot confusion and misunderstanding about 
fracking. Sinkholes have formed below oil, gas, and other wells, whether they 
were fracked or not, for reasons unrelated to fracking. Many such sinkholes can 
be classified as anthropogenic, meaning that collapse would not have happened 
if not for human activities that made collapse possible. Mine collapses are a 
good example. The proposed study does not include such sinkholes.

In my view, the legislation for this project should be supported and I’ll be 
sending a letter of support from NCKRI later today. Because the bill doesn’t 
include anthropogenic sinkholes is not a reason to not support it. That would 
be like saying “I don’t support research for a new cancer screening technique 
because it doesn’t include heart disease.” Both are worthy causes, but the 
methods needed to study one are completely different from studying the other. 
Likewise, at a glance, an anthropogenic collapse may look like a karstic 
collapse, but the processes that form them are very different and thus the 
tools to predict them are very different.

You wonder if this issue affects New Mexico and it does. NCKRI completed a 
study last year of 22 miles of highway experiencing sinkhole collapse, to 
better design the reconstruction of the highway in order to minimize and 
prevent future sinkhole collapses. Beyond that, a 2015 USGS study found that 
sinkholes cost the US over $300 million each year in damages. This is a minimum 
figure because it is based on state highway department data where not all 
states identified the cost of sinkholes vs. other repairs and maintenance, and 
it does not include sinkholes under homes and other buildings, nor the loss of 
property and the occasional life. If you consider all of that, I believe that 
the cost will easily exceed $1 billion/year.

The proposed project is very worth supporting. By identifying sinkhole-prone 
areas, it will allow better land planning that will reduce the cost of sinkhole 
impacts and pay for itself many times over in money, time, and maybe lives 
saved.

George


George Veni, PhD
Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI)
and
President, International Union of Speleology (UIS)

NCKRI address (primary)
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Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA
Office: +575-887-5517
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From: swrcav...@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
Linda Starr
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2019 01:02
To: Jerry 
Cc: swrcavers@googlegroups com ; texascavers list 

Subject: Re: [SWR CAVERS] House Bill 496 - Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019 :

Jerry,
What is your take on this bill?  Do we support it and should we address our 
House of Representatives rep?  What about sinkholes that are caused by O 
fracking and damage to aquifers like the Permian Basin?  If it does concern us, 
then we should do more than monitor the bill.  We should speak/call/write to 
our representatives.

Linda Starr

On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 2:29 AM 'Jerry' via Southwestern Cavers of the National 
Speleological Society 
mailto:swrcav...@googlegroups.com>> wrote:
I thought this might be of interest to some of you out there. A bill was 
brought to the floor of US House of Representatives by Representative Darren 
Soto of Florida on 1/11/2019. It proposes to have the USGS
establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation 
in the US. The program would:

(1) study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, 
including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water 
management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; 
and :

(2) develop maps that depict zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole 
formation.

As of February 5th, the bill was sent to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources for review.

To monitor the progress of the bill, go to : 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/496/all-actions

Jerry Atkinson.
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Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell going home tomorrow

2019-02-28 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp 
That's wonderful news!
Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 
(512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com 

On Thursday, February 28, 2019, 9:00:25 AM CST, Katherine Arens 
 wrote:  
 
  Dear all,William is going home on Friday, 1 March.  He’s still not very 
mobile, but feel free to drop in.  Let me know and i’ll give you directionskatie
Katherine Arens       Phones: Office(512) 
232-6363ar...@austin.utexas.edu  Dept. Phone:  (512) 471-4123Dept. of Germanic 
Studies    FAX (512) 471-40252505 University Ave, C3300 Bldg.Location:  Burdine 
336University of Texas at AustinOffice:  Burdine 320Austin, TX  78712-1802      
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[Texascavers] Bill Russell going home tomorrow

2019-02-28 Thread Katherine Arens 
Dear all,
William is going home on Friday, 1 March.  He’s still not very mobile, but feel 
free to drop in.  Let me know and i’ll give you directions
katie

Katherine ArensPhones: Office(512) 232-6363
ar...@austin.utexas.edu   Dept. Phone:  (512) 
471-4123
Dept. of Germanic Studies FAX (512) 471-4025
2505 University Ave, C3300  Bldg.Location:  Burdine 336
University of Texas at Austin Office:  Burdine 320
Austin, TX  78712-1802
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[Texascavers] FW: Join Us for Grand Canyon’s Double Bopper Cave System Reaches 40 Miles Presenter: Beth Cortright

2019-02-28 Thread Geary Schindel 

Cavers
Please join us for part 2 of Beth Cortright's webinar about the Double Bopper 
cave. She has much more information on the most recent expidition and more 
incredibly beautiful pictures.

Please forward this email to your email list.

Cave safely
Debbie Spoons
NSS CaveNet Webinar Chair.




Grand Canyon’s Double Bopper Cave System Reaches 40 Miles Presenter: Beth 
Cortright
Join us for a webinar on Mar 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM CDT which is: 9PM EDT/7PM/MDT
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Beth Cortright is back with part 2 of the Grand Canyon Expedition. In the fall 
of 2018, two expedition teams returned to Double Bopper Cave in Grand Canyon 
National Park to continue survey and exploration of the extensive system. 
Through their efforts, the cave is now 40.6 miles long and has climbed into the 
top ten longest caves in the United States. The newest discoveries include many 
mummified mammals, an entire wall of gypsum hair, and more iron foam and gypsum 
flowers than anyone could imagine. Survey teams documented incredible boreholes 
and unique formations in the caves, while avoiding bark scorpions and flash 
floods on the surface. This presentation will show highlights of the October 
2018 expedition and give an update on the Double Bopper Cave system.
Beth Cortright:
Beth Cortright has been caving for about 11 years. She began exploring 
underground while attending college and primarily caved in south central 
Kentucky, where she learned to survey. During this time, Beth also got involved 
with a group surveying caves in collaboration with archaeologists at Maya sites 
in the Yucatan, Mexico. Through her adventures with the caving group in 
Kentucky and Mexico, Beth was invited on a weeklong expedition into Lechuguilla 
Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in 2011. Beth has since returned to 
Lechuguilla many times, and to many other New Mexico caves as well, for more 
day trips and expeditions. Beth also participates in expeditions to Montana’s 
Bob Marshall Wilderness and Grand Canyon National Park.
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Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] House Bill 496 - Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019 :

2019-02-28 Thread Linda Starr 
Jerry,
What is your take on this bill?  Do we support it and should we address our
House of Representatives rep?  What about sinkholes that are caused by O
fracking and damage to aquifers like the Permian Basin?  If it does concern
us, then we should do more than monitor the bill.  We should
speak/call/write to our representatives.

Linda Starr

On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 2:29 AM 'Jerry' via Southwestern Cavers of the
National Speleological Society  wrote:

> I thought this might be of interest to some of you out there. A bill was
> brought to the floor of US House of Representatives by Representative
> Darren Soto of Florida on 1/11/2019. It proposes to have the USGS
> establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole
> formation in the US. The program would:
>
> (1) study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes,
> including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water
> management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water
> use; and :
>
> (2) develop maps that depict zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole
> formation.
>
> As of February 5th, the bill was sent to the Subcommittee on Energy and
> Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources for review.
>
> To monitor the progress of the bill, go to :
> https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/496/all-actions
>
> Jerry Atkinson.
>
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