Hoosier National Forest Cave Closure Extended to 2017
January 13, 2015 / Indiana, United States, North America
Officials have renewed the closure order of caves in Indiana’s Hoosier National Forest.
United States Caving News
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The Spectacular Ice Caves of Colorado’s Rifle Mountain Park
January 13, 2015 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaFour ice caves — the Ice Palace, Soul On Ice, Stone Tree and The Final Curtain — are located inside of the park.
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Changes to Proposed Rules Allow Bridal Cave’s Signs to Remain
January 12, 2015 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaThe Missouri cave will be keeping its traffic generator signs despite a proposed rule that originally would have had seen the signs removed.
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Slaughter Canyon Cave to Get New Gate
January 9, 2015 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaCarlsbad Caverns‘ Slaughter Canyon Cave parking lot and camping areas will be closed from January 13-24, 2015 due to a project that will see the gate at the cave’s opening …
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Oregon Caves National Monument Expands
December 23, 2014 / Oregon, United States, North AmericaWith the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act on December 19, 2014 by President Obama, the long awaited expansion to the Oregon Caves National Monument is a reality.
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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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Louisville Grotto Announces 2014 Speleofest Caving Festival
April 7, 2014 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaThe Louisville Grotto today announced the 2014 Speleofest caving festival will be held from May 23rd to 26th, 2014 at the Lone Star Preserve in Bonnieville, Kentucky. Celebrating paying off …
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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 …
