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A Glimpse into Wayne’s World Sink Cave System
June 17, 2011 / Florida, United States, North AmericaWayne’s World Sink Cave System AKA School Sink is a coastal cave system near Hudson, Florida. Although the system is now known to be ~18,288 meters (~60,000 feet) long, the …
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NSS Critical in Response to Center for Biological Diversity
June 17, 2011 / United States, North AmericaLast week the National Speleological Society sent a letter to the Center for Biologial Diversity criticizing them for their threats to sue the U.S. government if all the caves in …
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Italy’s Abisso di Malaga Fosetta Passes One Kilometre
In early June, members of the Gruppo Grotte Emilio Roner Rovereto and the Gruppo Grotte Schio Cai descended into Abisso di Malaga Fosetta on an expedition. 32 hours later they …
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For Quick Cave Mapping Use Guns
June 13, 2011 / Massachusetts, United States, North AmericaA new system uses sound waves from a gunshot to quickly map caves. This portable system was created by David Bowen of Acentech in Cambridge, Massachusetts and consists of two …
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U.S. Forest Service Grants Special Permit for NSS Convention
June 12, 2011 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaThe U.S. Forest Service has granted special permission for the National Speleological Society that allows them to visit 17 caves in the White River National Forest during their conference July …
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Temporary Closure of Colorado Vapor Caves
June 11, 2011 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaDue to a record high runoff, there is more water in the than usual, prompting a temporary closures of Glenwood Springs Vapor Caves. While it is common to have a …
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Caves Closed in Mark Twain National Forest Until 2016!
June 10, 2011 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaMissouri’s Mark Twain National Forest is hoping to protect it’s resident from White-nose syndrome by keeping caves closed until at least 2016. The more than 600 caves, which first closed …
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Photography Exhibit inside Greek Bomb Shelter
A photography exhibition put on by the Thessaloniki Speleology Association “Proteus” is currently on display in Greece. The exhibition is housed inside an old bomb shelter dating back to the …
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Wind Cave Makes New Friends
June 8, 2011 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaA new non-profit organization has just been formed. It’s mission; to “support and promote Wind Cave National Park as a natural and cultural treasure.” The group, calling themselves the Friends …
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Tried and Tested Cave Food Recipes
June 7, 2011User Sungura over at Cavechat.org posted a couple of her favorite cave food recipes recently. Took me a few tries to get these, lab tested them by tossing them off …
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The Caves of the Mojave – Pinnacles: Into the Dark
June 6, 2011 / California, United States, North AmericaFollow members of the Southern California Grotto visiting caves in the Mojave desert during Thanksgiving weekend. The video turned out great! Caves of the Mojave [Cavechat.org]
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White-Nose Confirmed, But Caves Open
June 5, 2011 / Pennsylvania, United States, North AmericaTwo caves in Forbes State Forest that were gated in 2006 due to White-nose syndrome will be open for caving once again. Researches from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and …
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Adolf Hitler Plans a Caving Trip
June 4, 2011The following clip taken from a scene from the movie “Downfall”, has had it’s subtitles replaced a clever caving themed alternative. Be sure to have a watch. Caving Video Clips …
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Rare Bat Found in Ohio MetroPark
June 3, 2011 / Ohio, United States, North AmericaFor the first time in more than 100 years a rare species of bat has been discovered roosting in an Ohio MetroPark. Last month a research assistant from the Ohio …
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Floyd Collins Musical Live in Colorado
June 2, 2011 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaThe original musical, Floyd Collins will be showing at the College of Music at the University of Colorado from June 9th to 12th. The original musical, put on by Broadway …
