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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,…
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…
The Western Cave Conservancy will be hosting the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium meeting in 2025. This symposium will be held in Ely, Nevada from 6-10 October 2025. Additional information can be found at…
Meeting info The next board meeting for the WCC will be on 20 July 2025 starting at 1:00 p.m. Contact us at mail@westerncaves.org for the Zoom link.
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…
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…