---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cheryl Jones <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] Date: Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 10:52 PM Subject: Forest Service to Require Decon Nationwide Oct. 1 To: [email protected]
[forwarded] We've posted some new (to us) important U.S. Forest Service documents on the NSS WNS page: http://www.caves.org/WNS These include: -- the USFS WNS Interim Response Plan; -- a memo from the Washington, D.C. office to all regional foresters; -- the USFS decontamination protocols (based largely on the USFWS ones - and I'm not aware of any separate research that went into their development - but their application is the Forest Service's); -- and a memo to Region 3 folks. Bottom line: any visitation to any cave or mine on USFS land anywhere within the U.S. will need to follow decon protocols as of October 1. These are also supposed to be in place for any show caves on USFS land. Regions are asked to work with their regional stakeholders, including grottos, to address a WNS plan, and to consider closing caves and mines. Peter Youngbaer WNS Liaison --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
