[Texascavers] Texas Hydro Geo Workshop
Folks, The Texas Hydro Geo Workshop last weekend was an outstanding success. We had 220 people attend the event which was hosted by Cave Without a Name and the Bexar Grotto of the NSS. Despite the rain, the event went very well and the participants chose between 20 modules including surface and borehole geophysics, tracer testing, stream gauging, water sampling, cave mapping, caving and cave safety, career development, environmental and geotechnical drilling, etc. The grotto volunteers did an outstanding job. Most of the colleges and universities in Texas were represented and even a few from outside the area including Univ of Minnesota, University of Arkansas, Hofstra University and even our own George Veni from the National Cave and Karst Research Institute was present. We had a number of cavers that also attended. You can view the workshop web pages at http://caves.org/grotto/bexargrotto/HydroGeo/ On Saturday evening, Dr. Robert Brinkmann, professor at Hofstra University was the keynote speaker. His talk on karst and sustainability was presented in the cave and very well received. After his talk, we had a yodeling/hog calling contest lead by Dr. John Van Brahana. Dr. Brinkmann recorded some video of the winner of the yodeling contest. You can few the video here at http://bobbrinkmann.blogspot.com/ Special thanks to the following: Mr. Tom Summers, owner of Cave Without a Name and his staff, Chris Webb and Mike Burrell, for all their help in hosting the event. The many volunteers of the Bexar Grotto for a job well done. The comments from the evaluation forms indicate it was enjoyed by everyone. Thanks, Geary Schindel Gregg Williams Workshop Organizers <>___ 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] Ebola
The Dallas Cavers should all wear surgical mask at TCR, and pink latex gloves, and hair-nets, and pose for a funny group photo just for historical sake. And maybe have a caver in a haz-mat suit, hosing them down. That would be fun. ___ 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] TCMA Board Election Information
Fall is the season for TCMA Board elections! The slate of candidates for the TCMA Board of Directors includes Pam Campbell, Michael Cicherski, Galan Falgout, Jim Kennedy, and Gregg Williams, and their statements are posted on the TCMA website at http://www.tcmacaves.org/about/bod_candidates_2014.html. Write in votes are possible, and there are 5 board positions to fill. Voting by current members of TCMA will be by EBallot unless paper ballots are requested. Voting opens October 4, and members will receive an invitation to vote. Voting closes October 24 at 5pm. Candidates will speak at the TCMA Members Meeting at TCR Sunday morning . Thanks to all for your support of TCMA and for participating in this election. Linda Palit lkpa...@sbcglobal.net ___ 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] Robber Baron Open House on Nov. 1st
Joe and Evelynn, Melissa and I will not be able to attend this year. We have an engagement up in Dallas that i cannot miss. Have a great time and thanks for all you do for TCMA. Michael On October 1, 2014 at 9:33:55 PM, Joe & Evelynn Mitchell via Texascavers (texascavers@texascavers.com) wrote: The next Robber Baron Open House is coming up on Sat, Nov 1, 2014! This is a great event for the public to visit and learn about a wild cave and also a great fundraising opportunity for TCMA. Many volunteers are needed to make this happen and we would love to have your help either in the cave or on the surface. We request that everyone be at the cave by 8:00 am at the latest since there is a lot to setup. If you can be there earlier, that would be even better. Lunch and water will be provided to all volunteers, however if can bring you own water bottle that would be better, especially if you plan to work in the cave. We will need at least 15-20 people working in the cave and another 15 or more on the surface. If you know of anyone else who would like to help, let them know - we could use the assistance! People who plan to work in the cave will need to bring all of their own gear. Every bit of loaner gear is in use by the public. Kurt and Kitty Menking are planning to host a covered dish party at their place after the RBC open house. (Bring something you want to share.) There will be burgers, venison sausage, and okra on the grill. Please RSVP if you plan to attend the after party so that our hosts can know how many to prepare for. Accommodations can be found for anyone staying overnight from out of town. It is likely that there will be a Government Canyon Survey on the day following the open for those wanting to stay and go caving. Marvin Miller is the contact for that survey, so check in with him if you would like to go to Government Canyon. Let me know if you can come and help with this big TCMA fund-raising event! We have a lot of fun each time we do it, so we hope you can join us to represent TCMA. Please contact Evelynn Mitchell if you can volunteer at evel...@satx.rr.com or 210-288-7872. ___ 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
