texascavers Digest 18 Mar 2012 02:44:43 -0000 Issue 1516
Topics (messages 19722 through 19729):
Change in Texas Cave Conservancy Access Policy
19722 by: Mike Walsh
NSS Ballots in your Inbox
19723 by: R D Milhollin
Caving News Features upcoming TCC Cave Day Activities
19724 by: R D Milhollin
NSS election
19725 by: Mixon Bill
Re: Devils River State Natural Area - Public Meetings - Save the Date
19726 by: Joe Ranzau
L&D Cave List
19727 by: Gill Edigar
SWR 50th registration is live online
19728 by: Stephen Fleming
Laos and Vietnam, October 25-November 14, 2012
19729 by: dirtdoc.comcast.net
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Recently, we have had some serious problems with some of the caver
visitors to caves owned or managed by the TCC. As a result, we will be
making some changes in our cave access policy. One of the changes involved
will require cavers to contact us at least one week before their visit. We
do want to publicly post our caver related problems on the internet. If you
have been coming out to TCC caves in the past, or if you want to visit the
caves in the future, please contact us at: [email protected] and we
will send you information concerning some of the problems that we have had
and the new requirement that will assist us in continuing access.
Thank you, Mike Walsh TCC President.
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Attn: NSS Members
Dean Wiseman 9:13pm Mar 15
CHECK YOUR EMAILS FOR THE NSS DIRECTOR BALLOT. In some cases, folks with high
levels of security on their accounts may have to look to see if the email has
been accidentally tagged as junk or spam. Sorry about that.
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From: Caving News <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 7:09 AM
Subject: Your Daily Caving News
Caving News
Your Daily Caving News
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Cave Causes Delays in Kentucky Landfill Development
Posted: 15 Mar 2012 10:57 AM PDT
Plans to build a coal ash landfill in Kentucky are on hold after a cave was
discovered at the site. Louisville Gas and Electric is seeking a permit to
build … Read More
Upcoming Semi-Annual Cave Tour Focuses on Groundwater
Posted: 15 Mar 2012 09:03 AM PDT
A Texas cave will soon be open for its semi-annual cave public cave tour. First
discovered in 2001 by construction crews installing sewer lines, Avery Ranch
Cave had no surface … Read More
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I've done the NSS ballot thing. Seems to work easily enough. One
mystery that was not explained: why may you vote for up to five
instead of four? That's because there is a vacancy on the board. The
fifth person in the count will get the remainder of the unexpired
term, ending in 2014. The first four will get a full term ending in
2015.
Note that it is not necessary to vote for as many as possible. If
there are only a couple you really want to win, filling out the rest
will just make it more likely that one of the fillers will beat one of
your favorites. (The votinh software will fuss mildly at you if you
don't vote for five. Ignore it.) -- Mixon
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From: DevilsRiverComment <[email protected]>
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Subject: FW: Devils River State Natural Area - Public Meetings - Save the Date
To: [email protected]
Greetings -
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold Public Meetings in April
2012, regarding the proposed Public Use portion of the Devils River
State Natural Area - General Management Plan. State Parks officials
will discuss proposals related to public access, camping, trail
systems, interpretive plans and other recreational opportunities
within the Units of Devils River State Natural Area. This will be
followed by the opportunity for the public to provide input on the
proposals.
Please hold the date for a meeting in your area:
April 10 – Houston
April 11 – Dallas
April 12 – Austin
April 16 – Del Rio
April 19 – San Antonio
Venues for the meetings are being finalized. All meetings are
currently scheduled from 7-9pm. Be on the lookout for general
information related to the proposals and exact meeting locations in
the next few weeks via email, social media and press release.
You are receiving this email because you have previously expressed an
interest to TPWD about Devils River State Natural Area. For question
or comments please email [email protected].
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Bob Gulden National Speleological Society
Have updated the USA & World Long & Deep Cave lists, updated the USA
caves by State and updated the Pit list.
www.caverbob.com
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Folks, you now can register for the SWR 50th Anniversary dinner online.
Please go to *http://www.caves.org/region/swr/50th/register.html* and
sign up.
The registration results only in a charge for the dinner. The blank for
tshirt choices and extra glassware is an indication of interest only as
those details still are pending.
Keep in mind one 50th anniversary glass will be included with each dinner.
Below the online registration block there is a link (
*http://www.caves.org/region/swr/50th/50thregister.pdf* ) for a
downloadable PDF registration form that you may mail in.
However, we encourage online registration as it is simpler and will give
us a better idea of attendance early on.
Please note, there is a substantial price increase May 1 for late
registrants. Save yourself some money and sign up now.
See you at Fort Stanton on May 26.
Thank you.
Stephen Fleming
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Laos and Vietnam, October 25-November 14, 2012
You may be interested in noting that I have updated my posts on Cave Chat:
http://www.forums.caves.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13148
There are 3 pages to these posts including a number of new images added through
January 1, 2012. When you get to the bottom of the first page, click on the
small "next" on the lower right. You may also be aware that we have scheduled
a return trip with a group of caves and karst scientists for OCT 25 - NOV 14,
2012. The trip is more than half-filled but we still have some space. If you
have an interest you should contact me soon at [email protected] for
itinerary and costs.
Although we are presently in Terlingua until early May, we do have a good
internet connection that is up and running (most of the time!). Note that
this is NOT A CAVING EXPEDITION as such, but more like an extended NSS
Convention geology field trip. We will see a lot of spectacular karst and get
into quite a number of caves, but as tourists, not as expedition cavers.
Feel free to pass this on to anyone you think might have an interest. First
come, first served.
DirtDoc
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