HEY CAVERS and FRIENDS, This is your last chance. I know you're all rested up after a nice relaxing weekend in the hot tub and tubing, surveying and climbing so come to south Austin's cave district off of S Mopac and Davis Ln. If you're a volunteer or wanna be a volunteer for the TCMA / Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District's 6th Annual Cave Day event please email me direct or call me (512-289-1336) re: equipment and setup for Sat.
Volunteers so far: we can use more folks w/rope knowledge to rig and help get kids into gear. Would everyone but, Bill M and Bill R contact me, pls. either by phone or email, before Thursday. Bill Mixon- books etc. Justin Shaw-rope, vertical equip Dave Ochel- vertical help - email me if you can bring equipment Gary Franklin- vertical help-rope and equipment Drew Thompson- vertical help-rope and equipment Thomas Hallock- general caving or vertical help Bill Russell- Get Down Cave station Corey Moser- vertical help, Lost Oasis station Heather Tucek- Lost Oasis, Equinox stations we have several volunteers from the Capital Area Master Naturalists, whom I have worked w/before and they are stoked to man the cave entrances, so cavers can concentrate on vertical if we have enough help and equipment to pull it off. I'm still looking for help, a few hours, or for the whole event (9-4) if ya can't help, come on by and visit for a bit. Need directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?email=1&mapdat MapQuest.com julie jenkins tcma SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve at La Cresada and Davis Lane (just west of Mopac at the Davis exit) FREE! Come celebrate Austin�s caves, karst, and groundwater. The Austin Cave Festival is a family festival that educates citizens about the importance and sensitivity of the Edwards Aquifer and its recharge features. The day�s activities will include informational booths from local organizations, hands-on activities for children, short caving adventures into the Preserve's Live Oak and Get Down Caves, and a drawing for prizes (including a rainbarrel and a 2-hour cave trip). For directions, a schedule of events, list of booth presenters, and more info: www.bseacd.org/western_oaks.htm 6th Annual Austin Cave Festival
