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"The Caving Podcast" is a great monthly show by NSS caver Matt Pelsor -- and this month (March 2021), the WCC gets airtime! Check out the interview with Marianne Russo and Steven Johnson about the…
Just wanted to give a quick update on the WCC's Volcano Purchase: The Mother Lode Grotto has made a pledge of a *$50,000 matching grant *-- they'll match other donations towards the purchase of the…
Exciting News! The Western Cave Conservancy is acquiring 150 acres of property near Volcano, CA, containing over 10 named caves (including Santa Claus, also known as Pearl, Mushroom, Lulu Bell, and Connie’s), plus acres of…
[caption id="attachment_473" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Inside the White Room in Volcano, CA. Photo by Dave Bunnell.[/caption] The WCC is acquiring 150 acres of property near Volcano, CA, containing over 10 known caves (including Santa Claus/Pearl, Mushroom,…
We are excited to announce that the Western Cave Conservancy has purchased the bulk of Cave of the Catacombs, including the main entrance. This gold country cave was first discovered by European settlers in 1850, but it had clearly been known to the natives for much longer, as evident by the presence of…
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,…