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During their annual meeting, the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium (NCKMS) Steering Committee unanimously approved the bid from the Western Cave Conservancy to host the 2025 event in Ely, Nevada. The 2025 event is scheduled for October 6-10 at Ely's Bristlecone Convention Center.
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Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Scattered rain showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Scattered rain showers before 11am, then patchy blowing dust and scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monte Neva Hot Springs is one of the largest effluences in White Pine County. Heavily mineralized, this spring serves agricultural purposes in the valley. Located on private property, we hope to include this site on our hydrology field trip.
Troglodyte Playing Cards
We have no idea what these will look like yet, but we couldn't think of hosting NCKMS in Nevada without offering some themed-out playing cards. There's a good chance the card backs will feature a cave animal of the year, but we still have some time to figure it out.
Advance registration for the 2025 symposium is expected to open in mid-2024. We will send an email to past attendees when that system comes online.
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