A good way to start the day. Those TAG guys, what jokers... Jon
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Texascavers] Re-survey of Mammoth Cave From TagNet this morning: Re-survey of Mammoth Cave by: Mike Rogers (Knoxville, Tennessee) Saw this on a park listserv and thought I'd share with the group. -Mike National Park Service to Recommend Re-Survey of Mammoth Cave (Cave City,Kentucky) In an effort to conserve paper and promote the "greening" of the organization, the National Park Service has recommended that Mammoth Cave be re-surveyed due to the voluminous amount of paper it takes to print all the surveyors names on a single map. Park Ranger Norman McPeebles reports that since the 1954 "C3" (Collin's Crystal Cave) expedition, 26,452 individuals have participated in mapping Mammoth Cave. The amount of paper required to legibly print these names would exceed current park efficiency standards. Because of this, the park recommends a complete re-survey of the cave using no more than 50 individuals. "It is a shame that the work of so many individuals over the years has to go to waste, but we believe it is for the greater good of the environment and, ultimately, for Mammoth Cave," McPeebles reports. "It is certainly much more conservation-minded to print 50 names on a map than 26,452 names." McPeebles notes that the park service is willing to make certain concessions on the maximum number of surveyors. "If two or more individuals share the exact same name, then the park service is willing to allow those individuals mapping privileges in the cave, since we can make efficient use of their names by printing only one on the map," McPeebles said. McPeebles also noted that individuals with shorter names would be given higher priority. "We are especially looking for your typical Joe, Sue, Al, and so forth. We are also recruiting some Brazilian cavers since they typically are known by a single name." The park service hopes to have the re-survey project completed by April 1, 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
