ACCESS POLICY
The Preserve and Island Ford Cave shall be maintained in an “open” condition,
and will be freely available to all responsible cavers, regardless
of organizational affiliation.
At this time, Island Ford Cave Preserve will be open throughout
the year, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.
No cave-for-pay or any other activity “for pay” is
allowed.
Access Rules:
The management committee will be responsible for monitoring
the following rules controlling use of the preserve:
- No camping
or open fires will be permitted.
- All trash and human waste must be packed out.
- Motorized vehicles are prohibited except in designated parking
areas and roadways.
- The collection, destruction, and/or removal of
plants, animals, minerals, or historical/cultural
items are strictly
forbidden.
- Defacement or marring of the cave in any permanent
or semi-permanent manner is prohibited.
This includes the
placement of bolts,
anchors, graffiti, and/or directional
paint markings.
- No littering or glass containers are allowed.
- Hunting and/or the discharge of firearms
or fireworks are prohibited.
- No commercial activity, including cave-for-pay,
will be allowed on the property.
- Visitors conduct shall conform to National
Speleological Society conservation
guidelines, and to NSS Safety
and Techniques Committee recommendations.
- Visitors are expected to comply with
all applicable state and federal
laws (see
Addendum I).
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