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Setting the Standard on Clean Gear in Western…

AnnouncementsAugust 12, 2019

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,…

National Cave and Karst Management Symposium

NewsAugust 25, 2023

The Western Cave Conservancy will be hosting the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium meeting in 2025. This event will be held in Ely, Nevada from 6-10 October. More details will be provided closer to…

Western Regional Meeting

EventsAugust 20, 2023

The annual Western Region meeting will be held on September 29 through October 1 at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. Hosted by San Francisco Bay Chapter, there will be cave trips, speakers, an auction…

Summer 2023 WCC Board Meeting

EventsJuly 19, 2023

Meeting info The next board meeting for the WCC will be on 23 July, 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. by Zoom and in person. The meeting will be held at Steven Johnson's home at 934…

WCC Conservation Grants Available

AnnouncementsJanuary 3, 2023

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…

Malheur Cave Graffiti Clean Up

NewsNovember 8, 2022

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…

WCC Response to SEKI Cave Closures

AnnouncementsJune 8, 2021

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…