Real Explorers Don’t Use Cable Cars: Save Son Doong
People often ask me why I go caving. Surely it is dark, tight, claustrophobic, cold and dangerous and you might get lost – why would anyone want to do this? …
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White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Michigan and Wisconsin
April 10, 2014 / Michigan, Wisconsin, United States, North AmericaBoth the Michigan & Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced earlier today that their states have become the 24th & 25th states in the U.S. to confirm white-nose syndrome. Three …
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Virginia’s New River Cave Becomes 14th NSS Cave Preserve
March 17, 2014 / Virginia, United States, North AmericaThe NSS Board of Governors, meeting this weekend in Richmond, Virginia, voted to add a 14th preserve to the NSS Cave Preserve system—the five-mile-long New River Cave, longest cave in …
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White-Nose Syndrome Discovered along Mammoth Cave Tour Routes
February 25, 2014 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaFollowing the discovery of white-nose syndrome in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park early last year, park staff have now found the devastating disease present along Mammoth Cave’s tour routes. Since …
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Crashed Tanker Spills Fuel into Kentucky Cave
February 3, 2014 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky Department of Environmental Protection crews are working with cavers after a fuel spill late last week. Early on the morning of January 30th 2014, a gasoline tanker truck left …
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Volunteer During 20th Annual National Public Lands Day
September 24, 2013 / New Mexico, South Dakota, United States, North AmericaThe 20th annual National Public Lands Day, the largest, single-day volunteer event for US public lands, is happening this Saturday, September 28th. Launched in 1994 as a way to promote …
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Spectacular Malaysian Cave in Danger of Being Quarried
Gua Kanthan in Perak, Malaysia, is a spectacular cave, nicknamed Cathedral Cave because of its size. It has a small river flowing through and is home to a variety of …
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FFS Asks Geocachers Not to Place Geocaches in Caves
Geocaching and caves do not go together according to a recent statement by the French Federation of Speleology (FFS). The FFS reaction comes following the discovery of a number of …
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Volunteer at the Timpanogos Cave Restoration Camp This September
September 2, 2013 / Utah, United States, North AmericaUtah’s Timpanogos Cave National Monument is looking for volunteers to help clean and restore the cave during its second annual restoration camp this September 26th to 28th. Each year 70,000 …
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Carlsbad Caverns Project Awarded Sustainable Design Certification
August 16, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaA parking lot rehabilitation project at Carlsbad Caverns National Park recently joined 23 other projects newly certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), a pilot program to promote sustainable land …
