The latest issue of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park's newsletter from the Resources Stewardship & Science Division, Canyons & Caves No. 39 is now available on the park's website. This issue, and all the past issues, can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/cave/planyourvisit/brochures.htm#CP_JUMP_145034
Once there click on Issue 39. The Table of Contents for the issue is listed below. Dale Table of Contents Resource News Replacing Pavement With Plants (M. Gosejohan) Lepidotera Publications (R. West) Underground Lunchroom Takeover (T. Bemis) History: Caverns Historic District Buildings (D. Kayser) Do Microbes Eat Plastic? (P. Burger) Myth Busters – Bats Use Unknown Passages (D. Pate) High-Angle & Cave Rescue Training 2009 (T. Bemis) Bat Population Fluctuations (R. West) Climbing Capitol Dome in Lechuguilla (S. Allison) -------------------------------------------- Dale L. Pate Acting Cave & Karst Program Coordinator Geologic Resources Division - NPS Supervisory Physical Scientist Carlsbad Caverns National Park 575-785-3107
