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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,…
Helictites. The next board meeting for the WCC will be on Sunday April 12, 2026 starting at 1:00 p.m. Contact us at mail@westerncaves.org for the Zoom link.
One of the exercises during the SPAR class. Photo by Roger Mortimer. Recently the WCC received a generous donation of $500 from the Small Party Assisted Rescue (SPAR) class held at Ripple Cave over the…
There will be a cave clean up to remove graffitti and trash at Spence and Spirit Caves near Cody, Wyoming on 19-22 September 2024. The work, a joint effort of Oregon High Desert Grotto, Bat…
Cave and karst resource management spans a wide array of scientific and recreational disciplines. Across North America, responsible stewardship of these fragile ecosystems necessitates a broad-spectrum approach to both problems and solutions. Since 1975, the…
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…
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…