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NSS Convention 2012

The NSS Convention is coming to Greenbrier Valley, WV on June 25-29, 2012.  WVCC will be showcasing many of our spectacular caves.

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  • Annual Banquet

    The West Virginia Cave Conservancy Annual Banquet will be on Saturday, November 13 this year.  It will be held in the Quality Inn Motel (Formerly the Brier Inn) in Lewisburg, WV. Happy Hour (cash bar) starts at 6:00 PM and dinner is at 7:00 PM. Cos...
  • The Richard J. Bantel Cave Preserve

    It is with great pleasure that I can announce the newest cave acquisition for the West Virginia Cave Conservancy. Rick Bantel has donated approximately an acre of land ...
  • Local Landowner Receives Prestigious Recognition

    On Saturday, May 22nd Rick Bantel was honored by cavers from the Virginia Region of the National  ...
  • The return of WVCC's FUN-draisers!

    In the spirit of some of the most unique fundraisers OTR or any caving event has ever seen, the West Virginia Cave Conservancy (WVCC) is excited about re-inventing popular games and having fun while raising money for a good cause. At this year's OTR, pl...
  • June Board Meeting

    The upcoming WVCC Board meeting will be held at Luray Caverns on Sunday June 6 at 11:30 AM.  The room is right off the restaurant, is small, but private, and comes at a very attractive price (free).  The restaurant serves reasonable fa...
  • NSS Conservation and Restoration

    Monroe County, WV - Six members gathered up remains of old fencing (wire, etc.) around Haynes Cave entrance, and moved it to a convenient location for later pickup and disposal.  ...
  • 2009 WVCC Elections

    Three new members of the WVCC Board of Directors were elected in November. The Board welcomes: Frank Abbato Carroll Bassett Ed Saugstad ...
  • Lightners Management Report - Jan 2010

    On January 3, 2010, Ellie Florance and I traveled to the Lightner property for a rou­tine property visit and checkup. The 1/3-mile-long driveway was engulfed in snow­drifts too deep for the average car, so we diverted our travels and took the p...
  • WVCC Reopens Most of its Caves

    The five caves that the West Virginia Cave Conservancy owns have no significant bat populations.  Because of this the Conservancy has decided to reopen most of the caves, which are closed due to White-Nose Syndrome (WNS).  At the Conservancy&rsq...
  • Presidents Message

    With the new year, we welcome two new directors; Carroll Bassett and Ed Saugstad. Both have long been members of the West Virginia caving community. Both are on the board of WVACS [West Virginia Association of Cave Studies] and live in West Virginia. Ca...
  • ABBATO, BASSETT, SAUGSTAD WIN DIRECTOR SEATS

    WVCC's triennial election of three new directors concluded on Saturday, November 14th, with the counting of the votes.  The Election Committee was composed of Pauline Apling, Fred Grady, and Alex Sproul. ...
  • Haynes Cave is now OPEN

    Fred Grady, the owner of Haynes Cave, has declared that his cave is OPEN. He requests that all cavers who go into Haynes wear clean clothes and use clean gear that have been properly decontaminated.  Fred assumes full responsibility for opening the ...
  • President’s Message

    I feel that every bright sunny winter day is a very welcome gift. We had such a bright sunny day on September 12th that was set aside to make major changes to the Scott Entrance to the Max.  Carroll Bassett had produced a heavy stainless steel cover ...
  • CAVE BATS and the CAVING MORATORIUMS

    I guess the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (US F & W) and the National Speleological Society (NSS) have put sorting hats on all of us.  Are you going to abide by their caving moratoriums – or not?  Their researchers, who will spend mi...
  • WELCOME to the West Virginia Cave Conservancy (WVCC) Web Site.

    WELCOME to the West Virginia Cave Conservancy (WVCC) Web Site. WVCC now owns five caves, leases one and manages three; with access to 44 miles of cave passage.  We are in the process of upgrading the site and information on these caves will soon be ...
  • Virginia Investigating Possible Cases of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

    Asking Cavers, Owners of Caves to Help by Reducing Cave Traffic Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) is investigating two recent potential occurrences of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats in Virginia. ...
  • White Nose Syndrome

    The winter of 2008-2009 has not been kind to bats. White Nose Syndrome (named for the tell-tale fuzzy white fungus that grows on sick bats' noses) has continued to spread. Bats are essentially starving to death. Affected bat populations continue to declin...
  • WVCC Adopts WNS Policy

    White Nose Syndrome was a major topic of discussion at the West Virginia Cave Conservancy’s Board meeting on March 15.  Some Conservancy members felt that the Conservancy should follow Virginia’s lead and close the Conservancy’s cav...
  • PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

    Now That we’ve started getting use to 2009 I want to recognize some of those who’ve helped keep our organization focused on our stated goals – Acquiring Caves.  The WVCC Board of Directors has an almost perfect attendance record at ...
  • Sale of Cheat Canyon of Northern West Virginia

    October 17, 2002 - A letter from Charlie Walbridge - American Whitewater and Friends of Cheat regarding the potential sale of this property. Craig Stihler from the DNR just contacted me after trying to reach Kieth Pitzer all morning. The DNR jjust had a ...
 
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