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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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The Cave Research Foundation is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to:
Facilitating research, management and interpretation of caves and karst resources; Forming partnerships to study, protect and preserve cave resources and karst areas; Promoting the long term conservation of caves and karst ecosystems.
Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Patchy blowing dust before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
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're not entirely sure 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 critter of some kind, but we still have some time to figure it out.