[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig

2012-09-19 Thread Gill Edigar
The possibility of digging this Sunday boils down to the receipt of a new winch. It was supposed to arrive this week. I am still waiting. There are still 7 full barrels at the bottom of the pit. If we can't get them emptied there is no reason to dig. Stay tuned. I will try to keep you posted.

[Texascavers] TCMA-Rolling Oaks Work Day Announcement, November 10th

2012-09-19 Thread ellie watson
The Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) will be having a work day Saturday, November 10th to dig out a cave (Niche Cave) on one of our properties, the Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve in Bexar County (northwestern San Antonio). We plan to continue to dig out a sinkhole and associated cave that is

[SWR] Geology

2012-09-19 Thread Lee H. Skinner
Boulder, Colo., USA � This month, GSA's top geoscience journal, Geology, has posted 30 new articles ahead of print. Locations studied include Bhutan; the James Bay Lowland of Canada; Mount Taranaki, New Zealand; Fort Stanton Cave and Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, USA. Highlights are provided

[Texascavers] NSS 2013 Convention Website is LIVE!

2012-09-19 Thread R D Milhollin
All, The NSS 2013 Convention is now Live and finally Breathing.  It can be accessed either through the NSS homepage or directly at www.2013.com Regards, Christopher Catherman, CAVR mar_...@yahoo.com caveva...@yahoo.com 2013 NSS Convention -IT Manager MAR NSS -Website Administrator,  

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread jen .
Knutt, Thanks again for the heads up, Pajarito Grotto had our meeting last night and we will be sending in a statement to the BLM. I have also been working on an email to the NM Interagency WNS committee to follow up on the Nov 2010 meeting on behalf of SWR. Jennifer Date: Tue,

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread Ken Harrington
Jen, Knutt, I have been working at the Lincoln National Forest level to get some of the caves currently closed reopened. I will also now start writing to the FS officials in Alburqueque level to advise them of our concerns over the extended time that the caves have been closed and the fact

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread jen .
Thanks Ken. HGRP has also been working with the LNF in any way we can, with over a half million dollars of volunteer value since 1999, with the goal to open or keep caves open to recreational use in the LNF. I'd also like to remind everyone that R2 of USFS and Colorado BLM actually used

[SWR] 2 articles published in Ruidoso newspapers

2012-09-19 Thread Bill Bentley
From Lee Skinner *Two articles about the Fort Stanton Cave Study project just published: http://www.ruidosonews.com/ruidoso-breaking_news/ci_21575936/cavers-patience-rewarded andhttp://tinyurl.com/948ndwc Lee Skinner ___ SWR mailing list

[ot_caving] FW: Israeli War Imminent?

2012-09-19 Thread Fritz Holt
Inside information for those concerned about world conflicts and their effects on the USA. Fritz Subj: Israeli War Imminent? I received the following from a reliable friend and fellow correspondent today, 09/18/12: Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig

2012-09-19 Thread Gill Edigar
The possibility of digging this Sunday boils down to the receipt of a new winch. It was supposed to arrive this week. I am still waiting. There are still 7 full barrels at the bottom of the pit. If we can't get them emptied there is no reason to dig. Stay tuned. I will try to keep you posted.

[Texascavers] TCMA-Rolling Oaks Work Day Announcement, November 10th

2012-09-19 Thread ellie watson
The Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) will be having a work day Saturday, November 10th to dig out a cave (Niche Cave) on one of our properties, the Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve in Bexar County (northwestern San Antonio). We plan to continue to dig out a sinkhole and associated cave that is

[SWR] Geology

2012-09-19 Thread Lee H. Skinner
Boulder, Colo., USA � This month, GSA's top geoscience journal, Geology, has posted 30 new articles ahead of print. Locations studied include Bhutan; the James Bay Lowland of Canada; Mount Taranaki, New Zealand; Fort Stanton Cave and Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, USA. Highlights are provided

[Texascavers] NSS 2013 Convention Website is LIVE!

2012-09-19 Thread R D Milhollin
All, The NSS 2013 Convention is now Live and finally Breathing.  It can be accessed either through the NSS homepage or directly at www.2013.com Regards, Christopher Catherman, CAVR mar_...@yahoo.com caveva...@yahoo.com 2013 NSS Convention -IT Manager MAR NSS -Website Administrator,  

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread jen .
Knutt, Thanks again for the heads up, Pajarito Grotto had our meeting last night and we will be sending in a statement to the BLM. I have also been working on an email to the NM Interagency WNS committee to follow up on the Nov 2010 meeting on behalf of SWR. Jennifer List-Post:

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread Ken Harrington
Jen, Knutt, I have been working at the Lincoln National Forest level to get some of the caves currently closed reopened. I will also now start writing to the FS officials in Alburqueque level to advise them of our concerns over the extended time that the caves have been closed and the fact

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread jen .
Thanks Ken. HGRP has also been working with the LNF in any way we can, with over a half million dollars of volunteer value since 1999, with the goal to open or keep caves open to recreational use in the LNF. I'd also like to remind everyone that R2 of USFS and Colorado BLM actually used

[SWR] 2 articles published in Ruidoso newspapers

2012-09-19 Thread Bill Bentley
From Lee Skinner *Two articles about the Fort Stanton Cave Study project just published: http://www.ruidosonews.com/ruidoso-breaking_news/ci_21575936/cavers-patience-rewarded andhttp://tinyurl.com/948ndwc Lee Skinner ___ SWR mailing list

[ot_caving] FW: Israeli War Imminent?

2012-09-19 Thread Fritz Holt
Inside information for those concerned about world conflicts and their effects on the USA. Fritz Subj: Israeli War Imminent? I received the following from a reliable friend and fellow correspondent today, 09/18/12: Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

[Texascavers] Kiwi Sink Dig

2012-09-19 Thread Gill Edigar
The possibility of digging this Sunday boils down to the receipt of a new winch. It was supposed to arrive this week. I am still waiting. There are still 7 full barrels at the bottom of the pit. If we can't get them emptied there is no reason to dig. Stay tuned. I will try to keep you posted.

[Texascavers] TCMA-Rolling Oaks Work Day Announcement, November 10th

2012-09-19 Thread ellie watson
The Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) will be having a work day Saturday, November 10th to dig out a cave (Niche Cave) on one of our properties, the Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve in Bexar County (northwestern San Antonio). We plan to continue to dig out a sinkhole and associated cave that is

[SWR] Geology

2012-09-19 Thread Lee H. Skinner
Boulder, Colo., USA � This month, GSA's top geoscience journal, Geology, has posted 30 new articles ahead of print. Locations studied include Bhutan; the James Bay Lowland of Canada; Mount Taranaki, New Zealand; Fort Stanton Cave and Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, USA. Highlights are provided

[Texascavers] NSS 2013 Convention Website is LIVE!

2012-09-19 Thread R D Milhollin
All, The NSS 2013 Convention is now Live and finally Breathing.  It can be accessed either through the NSS homepage or directly at www.2013.com Regards, Christopher Catherman, CAVR mar_...@yahoo.com caveva...@yahoo.com 2013 NSS Convention -IT Manager MAR NSS -Website Administrator,  

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread jen .
Knutt, Thanks again for the heads up, Pajarito Grotto had our meeting last night and we will be sending in a statement to the BLM. I have also been working on an email to the NM Interagency WNS committee to follow up on the Nov 2010 meeting on behalf of SWR. Jennifer List-Post:

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread Ken Harrington
Jen, Knutt, I have been working at the Lincoln National Forest level to get some of the caves currently closed reopened. I will also now start writing to the FS officials in Alburqueque level to advise them of our concerns over the extended time that the caves have been closed and the fact

Re: [SWR] Upcoming BLM cave closure document.

2012-09-19 Thread jen .
Thanks Ken. HGRP has also been working with the LNF in any way we can, with over a half million dollars of volunteer value since 1999, with the goal to open or keep caves open to recreational use in the LNF. I'd also like to remind everyone that R2 of USFS and Colorado BLM actually used

[SWR] 2 articles published in Ruidoso newspapers

2012-09-19 Thread Bill Bentley
From Lee Skinner *Two articles about the Fort Stanton Cave Study project just published: http://www.ruidosonews.com/ruidoso-breaking_news/ci_21575936/cavers-patience-rewarded andhttp://tinyurl.com/948ndwc Lee Skinner ___ SWR mailing list

[ot_caving] FW: Israeli War Imminent?

2012-09-19 Thread Fritz Holt
Inside information for those concerned about world conflicts and their effects on the USA. Fritz Subj: Israeli War Imminent? I received the following from a reliable friend and fellow correspondent today, 09/18/12: Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012