U.S. Cavers

Caving Gear: Whats in your Cave Pack?

Wed, 27 May 2009 22:00:00 EST

I have developed a survival drum, one of those 3.5L Darren Drums. Inside of it, I have everything I need to stay alive underground for several days...

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Cave Rescue Forum: Rescue at Water-Works Cave

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:00:00 EST

Rescue crews say Richard Hartman had no business climbing inside a dangerous cave in Orme, Tennessee.

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Caving Gear: The Search for the Perfect Caving Kneepad

Sat, 23 May 2009 09:00:00 EST

I recently purchased a pair of these pads after reading this post and I must say, I'm thrilled.

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Cave Diving Forum: History of the line arrow

Fri, 22 May 2009 04:00:00 EST

"THIS WAY OUT" is the message a directional marker conveys. Dry cavers were using directional markers in the maze of tunnels that constitutes a cave system long before there were cave divers.

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Cave Rescue Forum: Man Rescued From Fermanagh Cave

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:00 EST

The police and members of the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation have achieved a dramatic underground rescue.

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Caves or Caving News: Pristine cave discovered in Samar

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:00 EST

A pristine cave with an underground river has been discovered in Calbiga

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Re: caver tattoos??

Wed, 06 May 2009 19:00:00 EST

Thought this might be a better design than the "MT bat sticker". I wanted a design that said Montana Caver, rather than "montana bat conservationist"

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Caves or Caving Forum: caver or spelunker

Wed, 06 May 2009 18:00:00 EST

I'd rather be called a caver, but to be honest, I'm a spelunker at heart.

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Bats Forum: Caverns bats not being affected by fatal fungus

Thu, 07 May 2009 05:00:00 EST

Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials said bats at the park are not affected by a fungus

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Bats Forum: Feds, 11 States Contribute $1.37 Million for WNS

Thu, 07 May 2009 19:48:00 EST

The Pennsylvania Game Commission and 11 states are working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through a State Wildlife Grant

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Bats Forum: USFWS Cave Advisory

Wed, 06 May 2009 05:00:00 EST

Well Cavemud it is not just people and cavers who are still caving even a very well known nature corporation who says they protect cave ecosystems is still conducting cave projects

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Bats Forum: White Nose Syndrome Affecting Tourism

Wed, 06 May 2009 19:32:00 EST

The deadly bat fungus, White Nose Syndrome, continues to spread throughout the Northeast.

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Bats Forum: Bat house costs developer �20,000

Wed, 06 May 2009 05:00:00 EST

The one-room structure provides a suitable roof space for bats to breed

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Bats Forum: Mammoth Cave National Park Tours Not Affected

Wed, 06 May 2009 04:00:00 EST

White-nose syndrome continues to be a serious problem in many bat populations in eastern states

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Bats Forum: Lawmakers seek funding for bat disease research

Wed, 06 May 2009 04:00:00 EST

Members of Congress from 13 states are asking the Obama administration for emergency funding to investigate the cause of a mysterious illness

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Re: USFWS Cave Advisory

Sun, 03 May 2009 09:00:00 EST

People are still cavin everywhere! This WNS crap is just makin a whole bunch of secret cavers. As a 25+ year member of the NSS...

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Bats Forum: Indiana: DNR Closes Caves

Fri, 01 May 2009 19:00:00 EST

Although we have not seen this disease in Indiana, the responsible thing to do is close our caves

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Bats Forum: Forest Service to close more caves

Fri, 01 May 2009 15:57:00 EST

The U.S. Forest Service is preparing to close thousands of caves and former mines in national forests in 33 states

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Caving News: Re: Worlds largest cave discovered in Vietnam

Fri, 01 May 2009 15:49:00 EST

Wow! Check out the photo's with this article

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Bats Forum: USFS closes most caves/mines on MTNF

Fri, 01 May 2009 05:00:00 EST

The United States Forest Service Regions 8 and 9 issued an order on April 24 limiting human visitation on those units to try to slow the spread of White Nose Syndrome (WNS)

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Bats Forum: Help Bats - Take Action Now

Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 EST

In February, biologists surveying wintering bats in southern Vermont's Aeolus Cave..

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