Is anybody going to TCR that can haul the TSS/TSA trailer? It has the
sales tents, lights, sound system, T-shirts, books, etc.
Also, is anyone going to the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium
in Arkansas the week after TCR that would want to carpool? Call, text, or
email. Thanks!
Jim
Les, if there is interest, I'll do another round of survey workshops
sometime this winter.
-- Jim
On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Les Ward via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> Please let me know when you do your next series, thank you.
>
> Les Ward
>
Tonight is the second (of six) workshop classes designed to empower a whole
batch of new sketchers. Last week we covered the types and purposes of
cave maps, the in-cave survey process, and types of instruments, survey
books, and some survey project protocols. Tonight we revisit Project
caving
I just sent you two Dropbox folders via your gmail address. I hope they
help.
Jim
On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 11:05 AM, Andrea Croskrey via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> Howdy Texas Cavers!
>
> I'm giving a presentation on the Rustler and Blaine aquifers and would
> like
The Texas Speleological Survey has a wealth of info in our archives on
Comanche Springs Cave.
Jim Kennedy
TSS Secretary
On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 2:10 PM, Andrea Croskrey via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> Howdy Texas Cavers,
>
> My coworker is having a summer intern write a
Mark your calendars! The South-Central Region of the National Cave Rescue
Commission is partnering with the Texas Cave Management Association to put
on an Orientation to Cave Rescue (OCR) workshop the weekend of 16-18
September 2016 at TCMA's Carta Valley fieldhouse at the Deep and Punkin
Cave
But CaveTex strips out the senders name, so it just shows up as being from
texascavers.com. Therefore, if you (and everyone else) fails to put your
name at the end of your posting, none of us know the author. It's a common
courtesy.
Jim Kennedy
> My full name is in my email. I haven't used
If you have not yet registered for the fabulous TSA Spring Convention
taking place this weekend, you only have until midnight tonight to take
advantage of the early-bird discounts. This Convention raises the bar in a
number of ways. Check out the program for details. And it is in the very
cavey
You don't have to download an app. The file should open whether or not you
have Dropbox. It's a PDF. It will also be on the TSA Convention webpage.
Right now the draft version is still up.
-- Jim
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Caver via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
>
The Program is back from the printers. Thanks to the 2016 NSS Convention
for buying adspace and allowing us to print in color. Preview the PDF
version at
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbqsne2renz0js3/2016%20TSA%20Convention%20program%20v2.pdf?dl=0
.
NOTE TO PRESENTERS: make sure that you have ALL
Attention cavers! In case you didn't read the fine print, the early
registration discount for the TSA Spring Convention ends THIS FRIDAY. If
you wait to register at the door, it will cost you a lot more.
We also want to remind everyone that there is an opportunity to go into
Devils Sinkhole on
I still have a slot or two available. Send me a brief title and
description if interested. Remember that the theme of the talks this year
is Caves and Karst of the Edwards Plateau.
Also, I have a time period available to schedule very short (~5-10 minute)
talks on Plateau caves that you have
Geary,
Yes. Here are my instructions to all presenters:
Keep it simple. Avoid technical terms and jargon. Avoid graphs and
charts. Since we are likely to have a fair number of the general public
there, don't assume they even know what "caves", "karst", and "aquifer"
mean. Deine everything,
No gate is absolutely foolproof, and there are an awful lot of fools out
there. I have even seen entrances encased in concrete, and I mean FEET of
concrete, reopened by persistent vandals. What we try to do is to keep out
99% of the would- be trespassers while maintaining airflow, humidity,
Yes, so PLEASE, everyone sign your names to your posts!
Jim Kennedy
On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> Denise, this has been in effect for over a year, damned anti-spam
> mechanisms. Some email clients will show a from
The Auction for spots on the Devils Sinkhole trip is really heating up.
Bid now for a change on one of only 15 spaces!
http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TSASC/tsasc2016/devils_sinkhole_auction.php
We still have a couple of slots left in our presentation schedule. If you
have a talk on the Edwards
Special announcement! After much work, we have arranged for a very limited
trip on Sunday of the Convention into the Devils Sinkhole. You MUST have
your own gear and be proficient in it's use, including passing rebelays and
performing changeovers. Preference is being given to cavers who have NEVER
Would the current Salon coordinators please get in touch with me ASAP?
Thanks!
-- Jim
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Cavers! This year's TSA Convention is going to be the biggest ever. We
will be at the Edwards County Fairgrounds in Rocksprings on April 22-24.
And this year we are also inviting the general public! So come prepared to
interact with ranchers, hunters, landowners, and schoolchildren and help to
These may be a little dated, but they should help. The current cabin
opening and closing instructions are in the big gray notebook at the cabin.
-- Jim
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have the Cabin set up
Posted on behalf of a caver friend, Wendy Shirah. Please do NOT respond to
me or the list if you have questions or comments, but respond to Wendy
directly.
Jim Kennedy
"I am looking for 2 rescue divers to work this Saturday, Sept 12th at a
Savage Race in Grandview, TX (this is close to the
A couple of weeks ago Yaz decided to visit her family in San Luis Potosí.
I was between projects and had some time on my hands. So I got the wild
idea to head to Carta Valley for a week and survey as much of Punkin Cave
as I could. I talked to Ben Hutchins, who said he and Carrie were
interested,
I would love to see this article, if it even exists. Specifically, I would
love to see it reprinted in *The TEXAS CAVER*.
-- Jim
On Aug 17, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Ben Hutchins via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
For years I've heard about a decades old article (Texas Cattle
*Call for Papers*
*National Cave and Karst Management Symposium October 19-23, 2015*
*Cave City, Kentucky*
We are now accepting papers for NCKMS 2015. The theme for the Symposium is
Hidden Landscapes – Hidden Challenges, with particular emphasis on
management issues related to human impact on
*Let's Set a World Record! *
Bat Week 2015 is coming soon and we invite you to join us in celebrating
the importance of bats. With your help, we will set a World Record for Most
Bat Houses Built in a Day—a fun way to get the community active in
conservation and to give bats healthy, safe homes.
Galen, the TCMA Acquisitions Committee is actively looking into the
purchase.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:56 AM, via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
Too bad tcma does not want the cave. It has lots of potential!
Galen Falgout http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Friends,
The premier cave conservation and management meeting in the world, the
NCKMS, happens every other year. 2015 happens to be one of those years.
There is a full week of workshops, talks, and field trips (and parties!),
and an opportunity to interact with the movers and shakers of the cave
Andy, I lost your email address and you didn't sign it with the email
below. Please send it to me offlist. Thanks!
Jim Kennedy
cavercr...@gmail.com
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 11:28 AM, via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
Roger I have been getting more Lidar data lately. I would
There will be a Punkin survey trip on Saturday, 27 June 2015, followed by a
TCMA Board meeting at the cabin the next morning. Please email me offlist
if you are interested in participating in the survey trip, as there is a
limit to the number of people on the property. You MUST be vertically
The Lost Oasis Cave Preserve in South Austin is having a cleanup day
Saturday, April 4th from 9 am until about 2 pm, or until everyone gets
tired.
All in all, we could probably use 20-30 people, considering the
multiple chores we're hoping to take care of.
There are three or four dead trees that
Thanks to all the volunteers who contacted me to say you are coming
out Sunday to help with the gating project. If you are planning to
come and haven't told me yet, please send me a text or email or call
to let me know. We are buying drinks and snacks, and ordering lunch
for the volunteers, so
As a reminder, this Sunday, 8 March, is the Ezells Cave regating
project. We need volunteers to set up, carry equipment and steel,
lift things, and help clean up afterwards. Wear work boots, and work
clothes, bring work gloves. Beverages and snacks will be provided, as
will dinner afterwards
Sorry for the last-minute notice, but I have a few openings that have come
available on this weekend's Punkin survey expedition. Vertical gear and
skills a must. Contact me off-list by this afternoon if interested.
Crash
512-663-2287
cavercr...@gmail.com
The Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) has scheduled four fun events
this spring that need volunteers, and we hope you join us.
We will be building a new, bat-friendly gate at our *Ezells Cave Preserve*
in San Marcos on *Sunday 8 March*. Please contact Preserve Manager Ron
Ralph at
There is a similar position available at Colorado Bend State Park:
*http://tinyurl.com/ojuzhvr http://tinyurl.com/ojuzhvr*
*Crash*
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 1:41 PM, George Veni via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: snip
Good morning,
Please inform current students of an
Nico Hauwert was also in attendance. I agree, it would be a great talk for
TSA Spring Convention, and Chris is a very engaging speaker.
Among the other fauna so far identified in the cave is a dog, lizard, and
extinct ground sloth.
-- Jim
On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Aimee Beveridge
We have a 1995 Honda Civic that has served us well when we needed a car,
and served the Stricklands well before that. It has some issues ---
slipping clutch, needs right front CV joint, no A/C, no radio, and others
--- but the engine is still good. I would like it gone by next Thursday.
If no
Folks, the UT Grotto is planning a trip (in three parts) to northern Mexico
on the last two weeks of November. Although it is primarily billed as a
recreational UT Grotto trip (at least the last half of it is), it is open
to other fun cavers with passports. The first half of the trip will be the
If anyone is not going on the Deep Cave survey trip this coming weekend and
would like to join us on a very promising dig adjacent to Guadalupe River
State Park (and projected to intersect a very long and famous water cave),
contact me offlist. We still have a couple of open spots. Details will
My start date as Director (on the Director info page) is listed as
00-00-. I started on 20 September 1997, as was listed on the old
Officers and Directors PDF. Thanks!
-- Jim
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David,
If you are paying even $100 a month for your storage unit (which is a
really good price), then you are paying $1200 a year. So the cost of the
unit is more than what you say the contents are worth. In 50 years you
will have paid over $60,000. That is just poor economics.
Jim
On Sat,
Julie, Convention was in July. Sorry we missed you there!
-- Jim
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Julie Jenkins via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
I hope to see you and many other caving friends at convention this year!
Sent from my iPad
There are some caving events in October, such as the Texas Cavers Reunion,
but no Convention. Sorry!
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Julie Jenkins via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
No October convention?
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 20, 2014, at 4:34 PM, Crash Kennedy via
These are old sandstone mines, despite the fact that the locals all call
them caves.
-- Crash
On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 8:16 PM, Nigel via Texascavers
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:
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