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…
National Cave and Karst Management Symposium
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…
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…
The Caving Podcast
"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…
Fundraising Support For Volcano Purchase
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…