[Texascavers] TCMA owns a new cave!

[Jay Jorden via Texascavers]

Yesterday, TCMA closed a real estate deal in Austin to purchase Avery Ranch
Cave!
Please see the news release below ... stay tuned for more details.

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Texas Cave Management Association

P. O. Box 7427, Austin TX 78713
www.tcmacaves.org

*NEWS for immediate RELEASE *



*Texas’ oldest cave conservancy acquires new preserve in suburban Austin
area *

AUSTIN, Texas (Dec. 18, 2015) – The Texas Cave Management Association Inc.
 today acquired Avery Ranch Cave in Williamson
County, ensuring that this unique underground resource in suburban Austin
will continue to be preserved.

Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA), the state’s oldest non-profit
organization dedicated to the study and management of Texas cave resources,
closed on the property following negotiations that began this summer.

“We are very excited about the strategic acquisition of Avery Ranch Cave
for TCMA,” said John P. Brooks, TCMA president, of Dallas. “Avery Ranch,
located in a densely populated urban area, will provide exceptional
opportunities for educational programs showcasing these important
underground cave resources as well as community outreach to engage
residents in our conservation efforts.”

Discovered in 2001 by contractors excavating a sewer line with a rock
trencher at a housing subdivision in far North Austin, Avery Ranch Cave had
no existing surface entrance and was in pristine condition when cave
explorers entered it for the first time. The cave received continued
protection through gating its entrance and fencing the surrounding property.


Founded in 1986 as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, TCMA was the first
organization in Texas dedicated to the preservation of caves and our
underground resources. TCMA owns nine cave preserves across Central and
Southwest Texas, including Robber Baron Cave in San Antonio, Ezells Cave in
San Marcos and the Punkin and Deep Cave Preserve in Edwards County.

Avery Ranch Cave was acquired from the Texas Cave Conservancy, which had
first worked with landowners, state regulators and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service to gate the entrance and protect the resource. Hundreds of Austin
area residents have visited the cave over the years. TCMA plans to continue
and accelerate this community outreach.

TCMA is one of 34 land trusts in Texas directly involved in protecting land
for its natural, recreational, scenic, historical or productive value.
Statewide, TCMA is affiliated with the Texas Land Trust Council, Texas
Speleological Association and Texas Speleological Survey. Nationally, TCMA
is affiliated with the Land Trust Alliance, National Speleological Society
and Bat Conservation International.



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*Contacts for more information: *

John P. Brooks, jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net, 214-478-7608

Jim Kennedy, cavercr...@gmail.com, 512-663-2287

Jay R. Jorden, jjor...@gmail.com, 214-202-6611



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[Texascavers] New Passages/TCMA newsletter

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Hi, all – The spring edition of Passages, the Texas Cave Management
Association newsletter, is now available online. It was distributed during
the TSA Convention at CWAN. Check out the latest issue
http://www.tcmacaves.org/PDF/passages/Pass_v15n2.pdf along with our fall
edition http://www.tcmacaves.org/PDF/passages/Pass_v15n1.pdf at:

http http://www.tcmacaves.org://www.tcmacaves.org
http://www.tcmacaves.org

Please consider joining TCMA  – if you're not already a member!  – and
sharing articles and photos from your trips to TCMA preserves and other
events. Please send contributions to the editor jjor...@gmail.com or
the associate
editor rdmilhol...@yahoo.com, R.D.Milhollin.

Thanks,
Jay Jorden
jjor...@gmail.com
214.202.6611
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Re: [Texascavers] Used gear/garage sale Sunday at REI

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FYI, used gear bargains and unadvertised deals will be available at garage
sales tomorrow/Sunday ' Jan. 4, at all Texas REI (Recreational Equipment
Inc.) stores in Texas. Be sure to come early for the best deals.
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[Texascavers] REI garage sales/used gear sales Sunday

[Jay Jorden via Texascavers]

FYI, cool deals on used/discounted gear are available in garage sales 
starting Sunday morning, Jan. 4, at all Texas REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) 
stores. These are usually popular, so get there early ...

Sent from my smart phone

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