Conservancies Forum 2004   1. A Special Publication Including Proceedings of the First National Cave Conservancies Forum 2. Welcome to the Greenbrier Valley, and the 1st Cave Conservancies Forum! 3. Schedule of Events 4. Cave Conservancies in the United States: A National Overview from a Personal Perspective 5. National Cave Management Resources 6. National Speleological Synergy 7. The Cave Conservancy Movement 8. The Insurance Dilemma 9. NSS CAVE PRESERVES AND ASSOCIATED POLICIES 11. CAVE AND KARST ACQUISITION and GRANT POLICY 12. Outline for Writing a Cave Management Plan   RELATED ARTICLES   Now Is the Time: Help the Cheat Canyon Caves! New President Elected 2004 National Cave Conservancies Forum The Maxwelton Sink Cave Dig will be continuing Maxwelton Update National Cave Conservancies Forum Update Maxwelton Sink Cave Entrance Update Lewisburg Bypass Hide A Bed VAR Project Storm Drain Marker Project to Begin Volunteers Needed!!

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

Conservancies Forum 2004

National Cave Conservancies Issues

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)
  • Management Plans (Thom Engel)
  • 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)

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