TEXAS SPELEOLOGICAL SURVEY UPDATE, JULY 2013
The TSS database currently has 12,948 records for caves and karst-related features in Texas, including 5,772 caves; 3,325 karst sinkholes and
cavities; 2,932 springs; 708 shelters, and 211 "other" features such as selected mines and wells. The files include 2,529 maps for 2,197 caves;
and 2,355 photos for 1,050 caves. The database is reciprocal: (1) it serves as a secure, centralized repository where cavers and other
researchers can permanently archive their data; and (2) it provides data to cavers et al. through a carefully monitored request process designed
to protect the resources. The TSS encourages everyone conducting surveys, research etc. in Texas caves to submit their data, so the database
will continue to be as current and useful as possible.
Future TSS publications in various stages of completion are:
/The Caves of Government Canyon State Natural Area/, by Marvin Miller
/The Caves of Hays County/, by Peter Sprouse
/The Caves of the Urban Corridor/, edited by Kevin Stafford
/The Biology of Texas Caves/, by James Reddell and Jean Krejca
The TSS was founded in 1961 and is a non-profit corporation with the mission__to collect, organize, maintain, and publish information on Texas
caves and karst for scientific, educational, and conservation purposes. Visitors are welcome to attend workshops held on the second Wednesday of
each month, and the quarterly Board of Directors meetings at the TSS office on the Pickle Research Campus, University of Texas at Austin. The
next meeting is Saturday, August 17, 2013.For more information on TSS---including how to submit and request data; contact info for the 15
Directors; publications for sale, and more--please visit our website at http://www.texasspeleologicalsurvey.org/
Logan McNatt
TSS Secretary
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