Washington Ice Cave Collapse Claims Life, Injures Others
July 7, 2015 / Washington, United States, North America
The collapse of a popular ice cave in northwest Washington has claimed the life of one person and injured four others.
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Bear Spray Incident Temporarily Closes Timpanogos Cave
July 3, 2015 / Utah, United States, North AmericaUtah’s Timpanogos Cave National Monument was closed earlier this week after a visitor inadvertently set off bear spray while on a tour of the cavern.
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Video: West Virginia’s Cheat Canyon 10 Year Retrospective
July 3, 2015 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaA new video retrospective highlights the project caving in the Cheat Canyon in the Monongalia and Preston Counties of West Virginia from 2004 to 2014.
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USFWS Awards Grants for Work on White-Nose Syndrome
July 2, 2015 / United States, North AmericaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has just announced grant awards totaling just under $1 million to 35 states and the District of Columbia for white-nose syndrome (WNS) related projects.
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Video: Students Debate if Caving is a Sport
July 2, 2015 / Idaho, United States, North AmericaAs part of the BYU-Idaho broadcast journalism program’s Scroll TV News, students argue whether caving can be classified as a sport.
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Newpaper Spotlights Missouri Bat Census
July 1, 2015 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaThe Missouri Bat Census, which provides bat rescues and services to private cave owners such as cave and sinkhole mapping, was recently featured in The Salem News.
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2018 NSS Convention Logo Design Contest
June 30, 2015 / Montana, United States, North AmericaA logo design contest for the upcoming 2018 National Speleological Society Convention in Whitefish, Montana has a nice headlamp as the prize for the winning designer.
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New Climbing Area to Open At Carter Caves State Resort Park
June 30, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaA new rappelling and rock climbing area is slated to open at Carter Caves State Resort Park this Thursday, July 2nd.
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Watch: Freediver Visits Florida’s Morrison Springs
June 30, 2015 / Florida, United States, North AmericaJoin freediver Jerin Collins for a visit to Florida’s Morrison Springs, where he spends two airless minutes exploring underwater caverns.
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Sneak Peak: Inside the July 2015 NSS News
June 29, 2015 / United States, North AmericaGear, expeditions, events and everything in between is covered in the eclectic July 2015 issue of NSS News, due out soon.
