Howdy Cavers, You are cordially invited to attend the next Underground Texas Grotto meeting - Wednesday April 4th from 7:45PM- 9:00PM University of Texas Campus in 2.48 Painter Hall (156 West 24th Street, Austin TX 78712) http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/pai.html
City of Austin - Water Quality Protection Lands staff members will present Karst Management: A Critical Component of the Water Quality Protection Lands They will describe the overall management of the Water Quality Protection Lands (WQPL) and discuss the maintenance/restoration of cave/karst function as a critical component to providing high quality recharge water to Barton Springs as well as provide examples of opportunities for volunteers to assist in many of the activities described. Come out to learn about their mission of Environmental Awareness and for the fun and fellowship with Austin Texas Cavers. For information on Underground Texas Grotto activities, please see www.utgrotto.org Officer contact, trip reports, event calendar, and new caver training links to beginner trips or vertical rope training are available. Before the meeting, take advantage of Sao Paulo www.saopaulos.net for happy hour specials. This area is the best place to park and meet folks walking over to the meeting. Then after the official meeting, we continue with the decades long tradition to reconvene for burgers, beer, and tall tales of caving at Posse East. www.posse-east.com The UT Grotto Program calendar has plenty of room you, the caver with photos and a story to share about your adventures, scientific research, or something else really cool. Contact me. Sincerely, Gary Franklin UT Grotto Vice Chair & Program Organizer 512-585-6057 [email protected]
