The Williams Canyon Project of the National Speleological Society will be meeting on January 31 at the Cave of the Winds. New Project Chairman Rick Speaect is seeking items for discussion by the board of directors for the meeting.

One new topic will be approval of a new Cave of the Winds board member. Director Laura Salinas of Woodland Park, Colorado, has announced her resignation with her pending move to Pennsylvania the week prior to the January 31 meeting. Laura has served on the board only since September 2008 and, until December, had served as one of the managers at the commercial Cave of the Winds.

Cave of the Winds manager Jeremy Stiles and general manager Grant Carey will be selecting a new board member for the project. Interested cavers should alert Jeremy.

This year is the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Williams Canyon Project. It was created in 1989 to serve as the National Speleological Society’s managing organization for caver activities at the popular Manitou Springs, Colorado commercial cave.