The next Colorado Cave Survey meeting will be on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 7 p.m. We will meet in the upstairs meeting room at O’Meara Ford, 400 W. 104th, … [Read more…]
New USFS Region 2 cave closure and visitation order
The previous USFS Forest Service WNS management policy implementation order concerning cave access on National Forest lands in Colorado just expired. The new superseding order has now been released by … [Read more…]
Positive Pd fungus tests on bats in northern California
The fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome (WNS) has been detected in low levels in California for the first time. Fungal DNA of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) was detected in swab samples … [Read more…]
Spring Cave is open again
The closure order for Spring Cave has been rescinded effective June 28, 2019. The cave is now open for normal visitation under the same rules as in previous years (permits … [Read more…]
Colorado Cave Survey meeting, June 8, 2019
The next CCS meeting is scheduled for Cave of the Clouds near Glenwood Springs, hosted by the Defiance Cave Preserve owners, Mike and Donna Frazier. It will start at 11:00 … [Read more…]
Spring Cave is closed
The Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest has issued an emergency closure order for Spring Cave, effective April 2, 2019. The stated reason for the closure is … [Read more…]
Colorado Cave Survey meeting, January 22 2019
The next CCS Meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. It will be at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, in the Marquez Building (Room … [Read more…]
Groaning Cave visitation summary 2017-2018
Access to Groaning Cave, Colorado’s longest cave, is managed by the Colorado Cave Survey for the White river National Forest. A short summary has been prepared of caver visitation to … [Read more…]
Proposed quarry expansion in Glenwood Springs may impact caves
Rocky Mountain Resources has proposed a large expansion of the existing Midcontinent limestone quarry near Glenwood Springs. Many cavers are concerned about the potential impacts both on the popular, wonderfully … [Read more…]
New scientific reports on bats and WNS
Two recent scientific publications on bats and White Nose syndrome may be of interest to Colorado cavers. Both provide some evidence that caver visitation will probably not be a primary … [Read more…]