For those of you who haven't seen it, today "Bing" has highlighted a lot of articles on the closures. There're a lot of duplicate articles, but it's interesting that there are so many general and scientific news organizations emphasizing this. See: http://www.bing.com/search?q=caves+closed+bat+fungus&form=msnhpm&adlt=strict Louise
From: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:05:12 -0400 To: [email protected] Subject: [Texascavers] Region 3 USFS cave closures are official : For those that don't keep up with the Rockies caving scene, the USFS has officially closed their Region 3 caves for a 12 month period in response to the WNS situation. The states affected by the closure are Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. For more information, see: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/wns/index.shtml Note that the FAQ on the above site contains the most relevant information to cavers. The details of what constitutes permissible research and other closure exemptions have not been worked out. To read the official closure order: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/news/2010/july/nr-wnsclosureorder-final7-27-10.pdf Jerry.
