The next Colorado Cave Survey general meeting will be at 7 pm on Thursday January 26, 2023. It will be a virtual meeting using Google Meet. A meeting link can … [Read more…]
Colorado Cave Survey meeting Nov. 7, 2022
The next Colorado Cave Survey general meeting will be at 7 pm on Monday November 7, 2022. It will be a virtual meeting using Google Meet. A meeting link can … [Read more…]
Pd found on bat in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced that a bat at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in Otero County outside of La Junta, Colorado has test positive for Pseudogymnoascus destructans … [Read more…]
White Nose Syndrome fungus detected in Idaho
Idaho Fish and Game biologists have announced that Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes the deadly White Nose Syndrome disease in many bats, has been detected for the first time … [Read more…]
White Nose Syndrome decimates bats in Montana cave
Biologists doing an annual bat census study in May, 2022, at Azure Cave, Montana, found a 98% reduction in numbers of bats compared to previous years, caused by infection with … [Read more…]
Colorado Cave Survey meeting January 20th, 2022
The next CCS meeting will be January 20th, 2022, at 6:30pm. The meeting agenda includes a long list of cave updates, project status changes, and officer elections. Because of the … [Read more…]
Updated USFS R2 cave closure order
Region 2 of the US Forest Service (which includes all of Colorado) has issued an updated order R2-2021-02 concerning prohibitions and restrictions on cave access. This mostly concerns seasonal cave … [Read more…]
USFS acquires Sweetwater Lake Ranch
The White River National Forest has announced that it has acquired the 488 acre Sweetwater Lake Ranch. The Colorado Cave Survey is working with the Forest Service to better understand … [Read more…]
New CCS / WRNF Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed
An updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Colorado Cave Survey and the White River National Forest. This document states the shared goals of the two organizations … [Read more…]
Coffee Pot Road (#600) gated and closed until June 1
The White River National Forest (WRNF) has installed a gate on the Coffee Pot Road at the Forest Service boundary just below Willow Peak. The road, which is often used … [Read more…]