Archive for March, 2009

And Now a Word Regarding White Nose Syndrome

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

If the federal government asked you to stop caving today, possibly for the remainder of your life, would you be willing to do so? For northeastern American cavers, that particular question is being asked of them today.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service in the northeastern United States, watching with concern the spread of the White [...]

Protecting Williams Canyon Caves from White Nose Syndrome

Friday, March 13th, 2009

This April’s National Speleological Society Board of Governors meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado could bring dozens of cavers from eastern states to the caves of Williams Canyon. In many eastern states, cavers are currently refraining from entering or visiting caves in an attempt to combat the spread of White Nose Syndrome, a fatal fungus that [...]