[Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention - Call For Presenters
The TSA Spring Convention is happening May 1-3 this year and I'm putting out the call for presenters! Have something you'd love to tell your fellow cavers about? Or maybe a workshop you've dreamed of giving? We're looking for people to give talks and lead workshops at this year's convention. Do you think maybe you have an idea, but you're worried it's not relevant? Cavers have wide and varied interests. If it's something you think you might want to hear about, chances are your caver friends might too. Here's some ideas of subjects that you might not have thought about: * Trip Reports of adventures to new and interesting places * Trip Reports of new adventures to places we all know and love * Hydrology - water flowing through caves, water in the aquifer, water on the surface * Geology - geology in caves, rock formations, the limestone of Texas * Biology - animals that spend their whole lives in caves, about animals that make their homes in caves some of the time (raccoons, snakes, crickets), things living and growing in caves that aren't animals * Bats - bat science, bat biology, diseases spread by bats, diseases not spread by bats, WNS updates, bat rescue, bat conservation * Cave technology - lighting, headlights, survey instruments, environmental sensors * Outdoor enthusiast topics - hiking, flora and fauna identification, animal tracks, things seen on hikes to caves * Cave Rescue - cave rescue reports or topics related to rescue * Vertical techniques * Dark Spaces * Cave mapping - classic techniques, modern techniques, future techniques Maybe you still don't think you have something to talk about, but you know someone else would be perfect? Let me know who and I'll chase them down. Contact me directly if you or someone you know has something to teach us about: vicechair...@cavetexas.org ___ 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] [SWR CAVERS] Cave Salamander Didn't Move for 2, 569 Days
Here is a better article on the salamander with more pictures: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/blind-aquatic-salamander-may-have-sat-mostly-still-seven-years Lee On 2/5/2020 1:15 PM, Lee H. Skinner wrote: https://www.newser.com/story/286552/theres-a-creature-that-didnt-move-for-2569-days.html Lee Skinner ___ 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] UT Grotto Meeting Announcement for 2/19
The UT Grotto meets again this coming Wednesday, February 19th at 7:30 pm at The High Road on Dawson - 700 Dawson Road, Austin, TX 78704, off Barton Springs Road. Please, no outside food or beverages. They have happy hours from 5-7 pm for $2-$3 beers, otherwise beer is $3-$4 and a burger with fries is $5. Arrive early to order! Our featured speaker for the week is Dr. Sarah Fritts, assistant professor of Wildlife Ecology at Texas State University. She conducts research at TSU on bat conservation across the state. Specifically, her lab uses technology both in the field and in analysis to better understand population variability over space and time with a goal of guiding wildlife management. The talk will begin with an overview of threats to bats in Texas and their current research projects aimed at conserving bats in the state. Projects include estimating bat activity and habitat use across Texas before white-nose syndrome causes fatalities, increasing species-specific effectiveness of an advanced ultrasonic deterrent to reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines, and assessing mercury exposure of bats across Texas. You don't need to be a member of the UT Grotto to attend this presentation - you can learn how to become a member at the meeting, if that interests you. You can also learn about more caving opportunities locally, and throughout the world. You can learn how to join several state level caving projects, and folks are preparing for various spring break expeditions. You may hear about other trips you can join locally, throughout Texas, and the world. You can also learn more about how to go caving safely, and where to learn how to do vertical work from cavers at the meeting. Kara Savvas Vice Person, UT Grotto ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
