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Setting the Standard on Clean Gear in Western…

Cavers in California recently got the unwelcome news that Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungus that causes WNS) has been detected in California bats. Sadly, it’s a day that we all knew was likely to come sooner or later,…

Spring 2023 WCC Board Meeting

The next board meeting for the WCC will be on 23 April, 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. by Zoom and in person. The location will be posted closer to the actual date. Please contact us…

WCC Conservation Grants Available

WCC Conservation Grants are intended to be used to maintain and conserve cave and/or karst features in the western USA, or to provide support for related scientific research efforts related to cave conservation in the…

Winter 2023 WCC Board Meeting

The quarterly board meeting of the Western Cave Conservancy will take place (via Zoom) from 1PM - 5PM PST on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023.Feel free to contact us for the link to zoom

Malheur Cave Graffiti Clean Up

The Malheur Cave Clean-Up Project took an amazing team of volunteers, hundreds of hours, andthousands of dollars (mostly for new hose) to complete. Every person who came out did an amazingamount of work, and was…

Western Region Meeting

Visit us at the NNS Western Region Meeting in Great Basin National Park. September 30th to October 2nd, 2022

WCC Response to SEKI Cave Closures

In May, the WCC received a letter from Erik Meyer on the closure of SEKI caves. The WCC, along with a consortium of cavers in the community, are actively voicing concerns to the park. [su_quote…