USFS Rocky Mountain Region Reopens Closed Caves
After being closed for the past three years, most caves of US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region are once again open to the public. Effective today, a new adaptive management …
After being closed for the past three years, most caves of US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region are once again open to the public. Effective today, a new adaptive management …
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, formally known as Geomyces destructans, was recently detected in low-levels in two north Arkansas caves. The fungus was discovered in Devil’s Den State Park …
A digital guide of Carlsbad Caverns National Park will soon be available in Apple’s App Store. The prototype app, dubbed iCaverns, was unveiled last week during the 16th International Congress …
In preparation for potential cave search and rescue incidents at the park, California’s Lava Beds National Monument recently hosted a week-long cave rescue training course. Thirteen students, made up of …
For the first time in years, Arizona’s Kartchner Caverns will be holding a very special photography tour inside the cave. The event, scheduled from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on August …
Virginia’s Grand Caverns has recently re-opened Fountain Cave, an old commercial cave that has been closed to the public, for Adventure Tours. Once a bustling commercial cave with thousands of …
A proclamation designating August 2013 as Show Cave and Caving Month in Wisconsin was delivered this past Saturday July 21st, during the Wisconsin Speleological Society‘s monthly meeting at Maribel Caves …
A hunting dog was rescued after it became stuck in a deep crevice near Bloomington, Indiana early last Sunday morning. The incident occurred during a field trail competition in Ellettsville. …
A shake up in fungi taxonomy has resulted in Geomyces destructans, the fungus known to be the cause of white-nose syndrome in hibernating bats, to be reclassified Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Since …
Carlsbad Caverns National Park closed early on Wednesday July 17th, due to flooding along the Walnut Canyon Park Road. All visitors and employees were evacuated from the cave and visitor …