CLUBS & GROTTOS

President Tina Schmid

Vice-President Will Harris

Secretary Bobby Lewis

Treasurer Leslie Calderon

Quartermaster Clint Otto

Meeting times & places Every Thursday evening at 8:30, 202
Francis Hall, Texas A&M campus. Purpose To foster an interest
and an education of caves and cave life at Texas A&M University and
the surrounding community. Activities Regular weekend trips, Texas
projects with TSS, Powell's Cave, others; frequent participation by members
in NCRC work with local public schools (cave life lectures to elementary
schools) Publications A.S.S. Explorer bi-semester newsletter
covering recent trips and various caving topics

Chairman Daniel O.Hogenauer
or Daniel O. Hogenauer

Secretary/Treasurer Elizabeth Campbell

Program Chair Rick Corbell

Trip Co-Chairs Robert Campbell and James
Loftin

NSS Contact (address above)Linda
Palit

Meeting times & places Second and Fourth Mondays at Chester's
Hamburgers, 281 N. & Thousand Oaks in San Antonio at 7:30. Jennifer
Vela (James Loftin) Editor The Bexar Facts Ongoing Projects
Robber Baron Cave - Carl Ponebshek, James Loftin co-managers w/ TCMA Government
Canyon SNA George Veni, Cindy Perez w/ Texas Parks & Wildlife.

 

Co-Charman Alvis & Dawn Hill

Vice Chairman Ken Langley

Secretary & Treasurer Pat
Copeland

Editor CTG Update  103 Lori Lane  Brownwood TX 
76801

Meeting time & place the second Friday of each month at Mr.
Gatti's in Lampasas at 7:00pm.  Ongoing projects include Cobb
Caverns Restoration, sponsorship of Earth Day Projects at Colorado Bend
State Park each year and Cave mapping and exploring in the Campwood &
San Saba areas.

Chairman Lynn Burttschell

Vice Chairman Wesley Meyer
(address above)

Treasurer Tina Calaway

Meeting time & place First Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
at Longhorn Grille 1030 Hwy 81 in New Braunfels.

 

Chairperson: David McClung e-mail: cavers@gte.net

Vice-Chairperson: Jerri Pearson e-mail: pearsons@ix.netcom.com

Secretary: Mike Pearson e-mail: pearsons@ix.netcom.com

Editor: Mark Alman e-mail: alman@bigfoot.com

Treasurer: Barbe Barker e-mail: cavers@gte.net

Librarian: Mark Alman e-mail: alman@bigfoot.com

Quartermaster: Mark Alman e-mail: alman@bigfoot.com

Meeting time & place Fourth Wednesday of every month except
November--3rd Wednesday & December at Recreational Equipment, Inc.4515
LBJ Freeway in Farmers Branch Projects Attended by DFW Cavers Fitton
Cave Survey, Carlsbad Caverns Survey & Restoration, Mystic Cave Survey,
Powell's Cave Project, Colorado Bend State Park, Whirlpool and Lost Oasis,
Texas Parks & Wildlife projects.

Co-Directors Troy Lanier
& Mark Livsey

Meeting time & place Fall Term Caving Course, Weekdays, 3:30
to6:00 PM Purpose The Devils Canyon Wilderness Program serves the
students and faculty of St. Stephen's Episcopal School by teaching wilderness
skills in a variety of contexts. The program offers semester long training
in both caving and rock climbing as well as weekly activities such as mountain
biking, kayak rolling and wilderness first aid. The program also offers
extended spring break and summer trips for its students in boating, mountaineering,
caving and climbing. This student club is sponsored by St. Stephen's Episcopal
School and prints the DCWP News, published each semester.

 

President Gregg Cotten

Vice-President John Wilson

Secretary & Web Page Editor Chris
Yarborough

Treasurer Shauna Hampton

Meeting Time and Place 1st and 3rd Tuesday at Texas A&M Galveston
in Rm 215 Classroom/Administration Building (CLB) at 8:30.

 

President Roger Moore

Vice-President Sheryl Rieck

Secretary/Treasurer/Newsletter Editor Speleospace Amber
Currie

Meeting time & place is third Tuesday of each month at 7pm
at the Red Cross Building 2700 Southwest Freeway in Houston.

 

Chairman Rex Housouer

Vice-Chairman Jim Stephens

Sec/Treas Jimmy Thurlo

Cons/Safety Don Mittan

Editors The LAG News (address above) Bryan Alger
and Noble Stidham - exchanges on request

Meeting time & place 1st. Thursday of each month at Eagle
Self Storage, 1110-98th Street in Lubbock at 7:30. Ongoing projects Endless
Cave Survey, Eddy County, NM on the last Saturday in odd numbered months.
Other full teams welcome to help.

 

Chairman Joe Langevin

Vice-Chairman Pam Massey

Secretary Chad Fenner

Treasurer Sharon
Mastbrook

Meeting time and place Second Tuesday of each month at Smokey's
Ribs, 5300 E. Lancaster, F. Worth 7:00pm.

 

President Meliene Davis

Vice President Sheree Mahan

President Elect Melynn Conway

Treasurer Nino Cavender

Newsletter Editor CAVERS' ECHO Martha
McArthur

Meeting time & place First Tuesday each Month at the Polynesian
Gardens in Wichita Falls. Ongoing projects Maintaining and Cleaning
of local caves, Monthly Work Trips to Carlsbad, Vertical Certification
of Members.

President Tom Stoner

Secretary Lisa Carlile

Infrequent meetings.  Organization's purpose is locating caves
in the area in cooperation with the TCC.

President Noel Pando

Vice-President Kerry Lowery

Secretary/Treasurer Walter
Feaster (above address) Newsletter Editor The
Hole News

Meeting time & place Second Tuesday of each month at Murry's
Delicatessen, 3211 W. Wadley in Midland Ongoing projects Restoration
projects at Carlsbad Caverns and Lechuguilla.

 

President Jessica
Snider

Vice President Jeanette
Joost

Meeting time & place 1st & 3rd Monday at Mr. Gatti's
in San Marcos at 7:45pm.  Projects: Recruitment and training.
Hays County Cave Project co-sponsored by TSS which includes updating information
in the Hays County file, checking & digging new leads and surveying
caves.

 

President Kevin Stafford

Vice-President Melonie Alspaugh

Secretary/Treasurer Mei Zhou

Meeting time & place 1st, 3rd, & 5th Wednesdays at 7:30
in room 4.28 of Painter Hall on UT campus. Ongoing projects TCC
Masterson Ranch work area, caver recruitment & training each long semester,
members participate in most other major projects. Publications UTG
News Irregular schedule & editor, handed out at meetings.

 

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

This loosely organized group collects, publishes, and distributes information
on Mexican caves and caving. Cave & trip reports and maps are always
needed and welcomed. Box 8424 Austin TX 78713 AMCS Activities Newsletter
Nominally Annual reports on the past year's activities. For list and prices
of other publications e-mail or write: PO Box 7037 Austin TX 78713.

 

 

Executive Director Dr. Merlin D. Tuttle

Caver Contact Jim Kennedy

Purpose: BCI is a non-profit corporation promoting bat conservation,
education, and research. A large percentage of cavers are numbered in our
overall membership. BCI has been the leader in many cave conservation projects
where bats are affected, such as Hubbards Cave in Tennessee.  Bracken
Bat Cave in Comal County Texas is owned and managed by BCI to protect the
largest known concentration of bats in the world, up to 40 million Mexican
free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) at the peak of the season. Many
educational products and gift items are available through our catalog.
Activities sponsored: Bat Conservation and Management Workshops
in Arizona, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania; Bats and MinesWorkshops in varying
localities; Bat House Building Workshops; Cave Gating Workshops; Bat watching
at Bracken Bat Cave (members only); Bat education and research symposia
at conferences throughout the year, including the NSS Convention and the
National Cave Management Symposium; scholarship opportunities for graduate
students; and more. Publications BATS Magazine quarterly,
to BCI members. The Bat House Researcher semiannual, to North American
Bat House Research Project participants. America's Neighborhood Bats and
other books, many professional a-v materials, including slide sets and
videotapes. Membership: Regular BCI membership is $30/year, and
gets you BATS, catalog discounts, workshop and scholarship opportunities.
Student rates available. NABHRP membership is $15/year, $10 for BCI members.
Benefits include The Bat House Builder's Handbook, semiannual newsletter,
participant directory, and more.

President Mike Walsh

Vice-President Jack Ralph

Secretary Gary Napper

Treasurer Stan Moerbe

Caver/Cave Owner Liason Pat Copeland

Meeting times & places - second Wednesdays at 7pm in Austin. 
Activities - Provides access for several Grotto exploration and
mapping projects around the state including Austin, Camp Wood, & Cleo
areas.  Develops & manages cave preserves. Works with cavers and
cave owners to increase awareness of conservation and effective management. 
Sponsors a TCC Weekend each year, an Open TSA Weekend each year and sponsors
other TSA meetings.  The TCC has access to over 100 caves.

 

President Jay Jorden

Vice President Barbe Barker

Treasurer Bruce Anderson

Secretary Julie
Jenkins

Publications Noble
Stidham Editor and Publisher TCMA Activities Newsletter

Web Site Manager Mike Grimm

Projects and Managers:

ROBBER BARON CAVE San Antonio Carl Ponebshek
& Bexar Grotto

WHIRLPOOL & LOST OASIS CAVES Austin  Nico
Hauwert

MARIGOLD & BUTTERCUP CAVES Austin area Mike
Wharton

AMAZING MAZE, 0-9 WATER WELL and the Southwest Texas Area Walter
Feaster and Gralin
L. Coffin

Besides the above listed cave management projects in the Austin and
San Antonio areas, TCMA also manages caves on University of Texas System
lands and elsewhere. Its volunteers work with landowners and developers
to manage the non-renewable resources - protecting them for future generations,
helping them develop access policies and educating the public.  Meeting
Times & Places: Annual membership meeting & multiple board
meetings, usually held in conjunction with TCMA projects at caves &
Texas caving functions.  Purpose: Chartered in 1986 as a 501(c)3
nonprofit Texas corporation for: "The preservation for posterity of the
caves and caverns of Texas and their mineral, biological, archaeological
and aesthetic contents; to promote the conservation and study of caves
within the state of Texas; to promote and support any scientific and educational
programs on caves in Texas the Board of Directors shall from time to time
authorize; to acquire ... real and personal property by lease, ownership
or other means ... . All of the activities are to be carried out solely
for conservation, scientific and educational purposes and not for profit". 
For more information and membership applications contact the treasurer.

TCR

In Charge G.Willikers (address above)

To get the very latest news on TCR, click
here.

Meeting time & place: The weekend following Columbus Day
each October which is the Saturday nearest the 20th of October. Purpose:
The Texas Cavers' Reunion: organized to support the TSA primarily by giving
cavers from around Texas a chance to interact with other cavers they might
not otherwise meet. The TCR provides an eclectic weekend of cave related
education and training activities, fun and games, equipment and publication
sales, extreme good socializing & fellowship, and the caving world's
best feed. Publications: The TSA Members' Manual - The TCR
maintains the TSA/TCR database of Texas cavers and annually publishes this
listing to aid the various entities of the TSA in the conduct of their
caving activities.

President Dr. George Veni

Editor Dr. William R. Elliott

Secretary-Treasurer Gerald L. Atkinson

Meeting times & places Board meetings, 3 time/year. TSS Technical
Workshop, annually in the spring. See TSS calendar on web page for dates
and locations of these and other activities. Purpose TSS is a nonprofit
corporation dedicated to scientific, educational, and conservation purposes,
with the specific objectives to collect, organize, and maintain information
on Texas caves and karst, and to generally make that information available
to responsible persons and organizations. TSS works with caving organizations
to make science an important part of all cave-related activities, and to
document new cave-related information. TSS is affiliated with the TSA,
TCMA, TCC, NSS, Government Canyon Natural History Association, and the
Texas Memorial Museum at The University of Texas at Austin. Publications
"From the Files of the TSS": a regular column in The TEXAS CAVER
which highlights caves or karst areas in need of exploration and study.
"TSS Caves of...": a series of books describing the known caves
of an area, including their history, biology, geology, etc. Older, out
of print issues are being reprinted. "TSS Monographs": a new series
for major technical works, and for the publication of dissertations and
theses as high quality, page-efficient reformatted books.