National Cave Conservancies Issues

A Special Publication Including Proceedings of the
First National Cave Conservancies Forum

Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA

April 15-17, 2004

Sponsored by:
The West Virginia Cave Conservancy, The Northeastern Cave Conservancy, and the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium

Symposium Organizers:
Michael Warner, NCC
Jeff Bray, WVCC

Proceedings Editor:
Jeff Bray

Index of Proceedings

• Welcome to the Greenbrier Valley, and the 1st Cave Conservancies Forum (Jeff Bray)
• Schedule
• Part 1: Supplemental Information
  • Cave Conservancies in the United States: A National Overview from a
    Personal Perspective ( Michael Warner)
  • National Cave Management Resources (Cheryl Jones)
  • National Speleological Synergy (Scott Fee)
  • The Cave Conservancy Movement (John M. Wilson)
  • The Insurance Dilemma (Ted Kayes)
  • NSS CAVE PRESERVES AND ASSOCIATED POLICIES (Thomas Lera)
    • APPENDIX L: CAVE AND KARST ACQUISITION and GRANT POLICY
    • APPENDIX Z: Outline for Writing a Cave Management Plan
  • Bubble Cave LLC (John Pearson)
• Part 2: Material Related to Sessions and Workshops
  • Protecting Special Places with Conservation Easements ( Beth Wheatley)
  • Creative Partnerships for Karst Protection – “How to” ( Kriste Lindberg)
  • Managed Access to Conservancy Caves and Land (Emily Davis)
  • Managing and Protecting Biological Resources: Bats, Bugs, and Ferns (Dave Culver)
• Part 3: Material for Paper Sessions
  • The Value of Delineating Recharge Areas for Critical Caves; A Case History from Tumbling Creek Cave, Missouri.
      (Tom Aley)
  • How to Obtain an NSS Grant to Help Purchase Cave or Karst Property (Philip Moss)
  • Deferred Giving for Conservation (Outline) (Ted Kayes)
  • Restoration/Conservation Practices of the Carroll Cave System,
    Camden Co., MO  (Michael Hartley)
  • Searching for Bits of History (Bob Handley)
  • The John Guilday Cave Preserve: Twenty Years Later (Frederick Grady, David R. West, and Robert B. Hoke)