[Texascavers] TSA - CBSP February Project Weekend
This weekend, Feb 11th, is the 5th TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. The project is limited to 20 people and it is already full. So why am I emailing the list about a full trip? Because people will complain either way if I do or dont send the email reminder. :) The March, April and May trips are still open, so email if you want to sign up for one of those. http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html Will Quast cbsp@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] TSA - CBSP January Project Weekend
Remember that this weekend, Jan 14th, is the 4th TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. Looks like its going to be scatted shower, but it doesnt look like it will get too wet and muddy until the heavier showers on Sunday. We currently have 16 of 20 spaces filled. If you are thinking of attending, YOU MUST EMAIL me and reserve you space BEFORE NOON FRIDAY. Liz took some pictures of some creepy crawlies last month. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC0234.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC0235.jpg William Quast cbsp@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend
Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> Date: 12/7/16 10:09 AM (GMT-06:00) To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend The interesting thing is that Bitey McFangface looks more like an Eastern rather than western buzzworm? Sleazeweazel Eastern buzzworm I found a few daze ago here in Fladedah In a message dated 12/7/2016 10:44:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, texascavers@texascavers.com writes: If I had to vote, Bitey McFangface would be my favorite name for a thrash metal group. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:31 PM, texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Joe Noshoulders Cascavel Danger Noperope Bitey McFangface --Don --DonOn Dec 6, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Leslie Bell via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: For those of you who speak Latin, it's called Crotalus atrox ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend
The interesting thing is that Bitey McFangface looks more like an Eastern rather than western buzzworm? Sleazeweazel Eastern buzzworm I found a few daze ago here in Fladedah In a message dated 12/7/2016 10:44:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, texascavers@texascavers.com writes: If I had to vote, Bitey McFangface would be my favorite name for a thrash metal group. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:31 PM, texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Joe Noshoulders Cascavel Danger Noperope Bitey McFangface --Don --Don On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Leslie Bell via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: For those of you who speak Latin, it's called Crotalus atrox as colloquially there are too many variations to list. 'nuff said. From: Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> To: texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: cbsp-...@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend The animal is a chain-link buzzworm. Carry on. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Will Quast via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: Remember that this weekend, Dec 10th, is the 3rd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be nice and chilly with very low chances of rain. We will be camping at Caver Camp. If you are thinking about attending, YOU MUST EMAIL me and reserve your space BEFORE NOON FRIDAY. I am obligated to provide the list of volunteers to the Park by this time. Please read the the information and understand the rules posted at http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . Here is a photo of a long skinny animal seen in the park, can you identify him? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02365.JPG William Quast cbsp@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | _http://texascavers.com_ (http://texascavers.com/) Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | _http://texascavers.com_ (http://texascavers.com/) Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | _http://texascavers.com_ (http://texascavers.com/) Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | _http://texascavers.com_ (http://texascavers.com/) Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend
If I had to vote, Bitey McFangface would be my favorite name for a thrash metal group. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:31 PM, texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: Joe Noshoulders Cascavel Danger Noperope Bitey McFangface --Don --Don On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Leslie Bell via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> wrote: For those of you who speak Latin, it's called Crotalus atrox as colloquially there are too many variations to list. 'nuff said. From: Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> To: texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com> Cc: cbsp-...@googlegroups.com<mailto:cbsp-...@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend The animal is a chain-link buzzworm. Carry on. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Will Quast via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> wrote: Remember that this weekend, Dec 10th, is the 3rd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be nice and chilly with very low chances of rain. We will be camping at Caver Camp. If you are thinking about attending, YOU MUST EMAIL me and reserve your space BEFORE NOON FRIDAY. I am obligated to provide the list of volunteers to the Park by this time. Please read the the information and understand the rules posted at http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . Here is a photo of a long skinny animal seen in the park, can you identify him? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02365.JPG William Quast cbsp@gmail.com<mailto:cbsp@gmail.com> ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com<http://texascavers.com/> Texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com<http://texascavers.com/> Texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com<http://texascavers.com/> Texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend
Joe Noshoulders Cascavel Danger Noperope Bitey McFangface --Don --Don > On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Leslie Bell via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > For those of you who speak Latin, it's called Crotalus atrox > as colloquially there are too many variations to list. 'nuff said. > > From: Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Cc: cbsp-...@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend > > The animal is a chain-link buzzworm. Carry on. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Will Quast via Texascavers >> <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: >> >> Remember that this weekend, Dec 10th, is the 3rd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of >> the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be nice and chilly with very low >> chances of rain. We will be camping at Caver Camp. >> If you are thinking about attending, YOU MUST EMAIL me and reserve your >> space BEFORE NOON FRIDAY. I am obligated to provide the list of volunteers >> to the Park by this time. >> Please read the the information and understand the rules posted at >> http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . >> >> Here is a photo of a long skinny animal seen in the park, can you identify >> him? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02365.JPG >> >> William Quast >> cbsp@gmail.com >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend
For those of you who speak Latin, it's called Crotalus atroxas colloquially there are too many variations to list. 'nuff said. From: Andy Gluesenkamp via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> To: texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: cbsp-...@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend The animal is a chain-link buzzworm. Carry on. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Will Quast via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: Remember that this weekend, Dec 10th, is the 3rd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be nice and chilly with very low chances of rain. We will be camping at Caver Camp.If you are thinking about attending, YOU MUST EMAIL me and reserve your space BEFORE NOON FRIDAY. I am obligated to provide the list of volunteers to the Park by this time.Please read the the information and understand the rules posted at http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . Here is a photo of a long skinny animal seen in the park, can you identify him? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02365.JPG William quastcbsp@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend
The animal is a chain-link buzzworm. Carry on. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Will Quast via Texascavers >wrote: > > Remember that this weekend, Dec 10th, is the 3rd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of > the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be nice and chilly with very low > chances of rain. We will be camping at Caver Camp. > If you are thinking about attending, YOU MUST EMAIL me and reserve your space > BEFORE NOON FRIDAY. I am obligated to provide the list of volunteers to the > Park by this time. > Please read the the information and understand the rules posted at > http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . > > Here is a photo of a long skinny animal seen in the park, can you identify > him? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02365.JPG > > William Quast > cbsp@gmail.com > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] TSA - CBSP December Project Weekend
Remember that this weekend, Dec 10th, is the 3rd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be nice and chilly with very low chances of rain. We will be camping at Caver Camp. If you are thinking about attending, YOU MUST EMAIL me and reserve your space BEFORE NOON FRIDAY. I am obligated to provide the list of volunteers to the Park by this time. Please read the the information and understand the rules posted at http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . Here is a photo of a long skinny animal seen in the park, can you identify him? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02365.JPG William Quast cbsp@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP November Project Weekend
Hey guys we are on our way to the park right now. Aimee 5126991904. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Will Quast via Texascaverswrote: Remember this weekend, Nov 12, is the 2nd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be good for temperature, but there has been rain this week and there is a chance of rain on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, so plan accordingly. We will be camping at Caver Camp unless unless the road is too muddy. Join the mailing list (see website) for this project for last minute updates if are you are planning on coming. Please completely read the project website http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . Also, this project weekend will be the last project weekend for the season that will not require prior reservation. We have decided that we will be able to better handle our responsibilities with the park and productivity if we know who intends to attend and limit the group size to 20 people. I do not expect this to effect any of the regular attendees and will help with the quality of learning for first timers. Keep an eye out for an email and updates to the website on how this will be handled. Will Quast ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] TSA - CBSP November Project Weekend
Remember this weekend, Nov 12, is the 2nd TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. The weather should be good for temperature, but there has been rain this week and there is a chance of rain on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, so plan accordingly. We will be camping at Caver Camp unless unless the road is too muddy. Join the mailing list (see website) for this project for last minute updates if are you are planning on coming. Please completely read the project website http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html . Also, this project weekend will be the last project weekend for the season that will not require prior reservation. We have decided that we will be able to better handle our responsibilities with the park and productivity if we know who intends to attend and limit the group size to 20 people. I do not expect this to effect any of the regular attendees and will help with the quality of learning for first timers. Keep an eye out for an email and updates to the website on how this will be handled. Will Quast ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP October Project Weekend
That last message was not meant for the group, my apologies! Jennifer Thompson On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:09 AM, Jennifer Thompsonwrote: > I'm interested in going, but mainly to retrieve my purple hoodie from > Kris. I left it at camp at the last project weekend and Kris said she > picked it up; but I haven't received responses to the last couple emails I > sent her asking to pick it up. Do you know anything about it or is it > better if I try to contact her by phone? With Fall here I would like to > get it back if possible. > > Thank you, > > Jennifer Thompson > > On 10/4/2016 9:54 PM, Will Quast via Texascavers wrote: > > Remember that this weekend is the 1st TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the > 2016-2017 season. > Highs in the low 80s and 0% chance of rain, should be really nice. Home > base will be at Caver Camp this weekend. Kris and I will arrive at about > 9:30p on Friday evening. > This would be a good weekend to come out and do the groundwork and lay > claim to a project cave for this season. We are expecting a large group of > new cavers, so any help from experienced cavers to lead groups would be > greatly appreciated. > > Please completely read and understand the information at > http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html. > The 2016-2017 dates are also listed there so you can update your > calendars. > > Reservation is not necessary except for groups of 4 or more, but if you > email me you are thinking about coming I will keep an eye out for you. > > Here is a photo of Tyler from last June coming out of Top Hat Cave, his > fist survey as sketcher. > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02095.JPG > > Will Quast > > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.comtexascav...@texascavers.com > | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] TSA-CBSP
I'm really sorry, I emailed this to the group by accident! : I'm interested in going, but mainly to retrieve my purple hoodie from Kris. I left it at camp at the last project weekend and Kris said she picked it up; but I haven't received responses to the last couple emails I sent her asking to pick it up. Do you know anything about it or is it better if I try to contact her by phone? With Fall here I would like to get it back if possible. Thank you, Jennifer Thompson ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] TSA - CBSP October Project Weekend
I'm interested in going, but mainly to retrieve my purple hoodie from Kris. I left it at camp at the last project weekend and Kris said she picked it up; but I haven't received responses to the last couple emails I sent her asking to pick it up. Do you know anything about it or is it better if I try to contact her by phone? With Fall here I would like to get it back if possible. Thank you, Jennifer Thompson On 10/4/2016 9:54 PM, Will Quast via Texascavers wrote: Remember that this weekend is the 1st TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. Highs in the low 80s and 0% chance of rain, should be really nice. Home base will be at Caver Camp this weekend. Kris and I will arrive at about 9:30p on Friday evening. This would be a good weekend to come out and do the groundwork and lay claim to a project cave for this season. We are expecting a large group of new cavers, so any help from experienced cavers to lead groups would be greatly appreciated. Please completely read and understand the information at http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html. The 2016-2017 dates are also listed there so you can update your calendars. Reservation is not necessary except for groups of 4 or more, but if you email me you are thinking about coming I will keep an eye out for you. Here is a photo of Tyler from last June coming out of Top Hat Cave, his fist survey as sketcher. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02095.JPG Will Quast ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] TSA - CBSP October Project Weekend
Remember that this weekend is the 1st TSA-CBSP Project Weekend of the 2016-2017 season. Highs in the low 80s and 0% chance of rain, should be really nice. Home base will be at Caver Camp this weekend. Kris and I will arrive at about 9:30p on Friday evening. This would be a good weekend to come out and do the groundwork and lay claim to a project cave for this season. We are expecting a large group of new cavers, so any help from experienced cavers to lead groups would be greatly appreciated. Please completely read and understand the information at http://www.cavetexas.org/projects/cbsp.html. The 2016-2017 dates are also listed there so you can update your calendars. Reservation is not necessary except for groups of 4 or more, but if you email me you are thinking about coming I will keep an eye out for you. Here is a photo of Tyler from last June coming out of Top Hat Cave, his fist survey as sketcher. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35637124/DSC02095.JPG Will Quast ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] TSA-CBSP Project trip this weekend
Cavers, Despite it being the Easter weekend, there will indeed be a regular TSA Project trip to Colorado Bend State Park this weekend. In fact, since many people have Friday off, I asked the Park superintendent if we could make the weekend a day longer, and arrive Thursday evening, and he said yes. We are going to spend much of Friday working on projects around the new Caver Camp, including setting stepping stones to the outhouse and cleaning up from the recent prescribed burn near camp. So plan on cutting and hauling firewood, dragging brush, moving stones, and generally tidying up the place. If you have a chainsaw or mower you want to bring, great! Other hand tools like loppers, bow saws, shovels, and mattocks will also be useful for the other projects. I'll have an assortment of tools also. Later that day, people can head off to their own cave-digging projects, or even an evening trip to Gorman Cave. On Saturday we will break up into the usual teams and head out to do more cave inventory work. All trips will leave camp by 10:00 at the LATEST, so if you are not coming up until Saturday morning, plan to arrive well before 10. Remember that camp is primitive, so bring your own water, tent, food, and anything else you need for the weekend. There is also a $2 project fee that will be collected when you sign the Park release form. Due to the heightened concerns about White Nose Syndrome (WNS), a mysterious malady killing tens of thousands of bats in the Northeast (so far), we are stepping up our requirements for clean cave gear. ALL clothing and cave equipment must either be new, never worn outside of Texas, or disinfected following the decontamination protocols listed on the Northeast Region US Fish and Wildlife website (http://www.fws.gov/northeast/white_nose.html). Basically you can wash your clothing in bleach, and disinfect your vertical gear, boots, and electronics with a quaternary ammonium compound such as found in Lysol brand antibacterial cleaner. Look up quaternary ammonium compounds in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Quaternary_ammonium_compounds) if you are not sure if your particular product has the right stuff. When you are sure your helmet, headlamp, boots, clothes, pack, gloves, camera, and everything else is clean, put them in a clean storage container and don't let them come into contact with any other gear or clothing. Anyone showing up with dirty or even suspicious gear will NOT be allowed underground. WNS is too scary for us to be taking a lax attitude. We like our bats and what they do for us. Any questions or comments should be sent to me off list. Do NOT respond just to tell me you are coming. Just show up. Jim Crash Kennedy TSA-CBSP Project Coordinator