Re: [Texascavers] Avery Cave - Cedar Park ?

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

David,

Galen is the Preserve Manager and he is in Colorado at the moment.  Jim Kennedy 
is the overall Preserves Manager and is also out of town.

If you can find someone with a key, they might let you in.  Remember to bring 
lights.

If all else fails, try Inner Space Caverns as they have a nice party place with 
AC.

Ron, TCMA

From: David via Texascavers 
Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 5:08 PM
To: CaveTex 
Cc: David 
Subject: [Texascavers] Avery Cave - Cedar Park ?

Could the person in charge of trips to Avery Cave please contact me privately. 

My 12 year old daughter and I will be in Cedar Park very late Saturday night 
and spending the night and leaving early Sunday morning.  

We are to meet 3 adult family members and 7 other young children in Round Rock 
for a kid's birthday lunch on Sunday, and it is highly unlikely any of them 
would want to go to Cedar Park.   Meaning, I would like to take my daughter in 
the cave and probably nobody else.

We will be pressed for time, as I have to rush somewhere else.

David Locklear
dlocklea...@gmail.com
281-995-8487 ( text-line )



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Re: [Texascavers] Tcr cooks

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Hey Charlie,

I am all for Axis deer but you can keep your Aoudad.  Hog is lovely.

Ron

From: Charles Loving via Texascavers 
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 7:19 AM
To: Cavers Texas 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Tcr cooks

OK get in touch with Vico. We can work on this. We will have to shoot the small 
ones. Mac and I will set up traps next week and bait them. We were getting one 
a day for about three months awhile back. what about Aoudads? They are pretty 
rank but the small ones are sort of like cabrito. They are a pest too, destroy 
crops and such. And of course we could get an Axisi deer. The vegans will rebel 
I am sure and the PETA people will freak out but these three types of critters 
are bad news.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Don Arburn via Texascavers 
 wrote:

  I have freezer space.



  --Don





  --Don
  On Feb 20, 2017, at 6:24 PM, Charles Loving via Texascavers 
 wrote:


If Vico wants a hog I have a dozen or so to shoot.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 1:39 PM, Eric Flint via Texascavers 
 wrote:

  Well guess I'll toss it out. Unless some one else steps up I'm cook boss 
this year. We are have hamburgers and hotdogs. Thank you Charlie Loving for 
making me feel a lot better about making this menu desision. I haven't decided 
if you people deserve katchup yet.  
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Re: [Texascavers] Dark as a Dungeon, Caver Version by Jan Conn, plus Original Version by Merle Travis, Solo Guitar 1951

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Thanks Preston for the lyrics.  I sing it sometimes to myself but never can 
remember the words and have to make it up as I go along.  I and I love hearing 
Merle sing the original version.

Ron

From: PRESTON FORSYTHE via Texascavers 
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 1:31 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: [Texascavers] Dark as a Dungeon, Caver Version by Jan Conn, plus 
Original Version by Merle Travis, Solo Guitar 1951

DARK AS A DUNGEON
CAVERS VERSION
By Jan Conn 
 
Come all you young fellows so bold and so brave
And seek not adventure way down in a cave.
It’ll form like a habit and seep into your blood.
‘Till your skin bleaches white and your veins fill with mud.
Chorus:
Oh!  It’s dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew,
Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few,
Where the grass never grows and the rain never falls,
And the sun never shines in those underground halls.
 
There’s duckways and crawlways and bottomless pits,
You’re sore and you’re tired and scared out of your wits.
If you slip from your footing you’ll likely be dead,
But you can’t straighten up without cracking your head.
 
Oh, It’s many a fine man I’ve seen in my time,
Who has sunk to the depths and been lost in the grime.
Like a fiend with his dope or a drunk with his booze,
He can’t shake the mud from his old caving shoes.
 
So if you are searching for thrills and delights,
Stay above ground on the tree covered heights.
For once you descend, it’s as though to the grave,
For your soul will be lost to the lure of the cave.
 
First published in The Nittany Groto Newsletter.
Vol. X, No. 3, p.42 
I spotted this in the Speleo Digest, 1961, National Speleological Society, 
Published by the Pittsburgh Grotto
And, here is Merle Travis who wrote the song. Notice Merle walks in wearing his 
miner’s cap with a carbide lite. 
Dark as a Dungeon (solo guitar, 1951)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FPmSLzsbdM 
 
Cavingly,
 
Preston Forsythe
Muhlenberg County, KY
 



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Re: [Texascavers] [Looking for canon video]

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Any sign of my Yeti cup?

I await your Budget Request for 2017

-Original Message- 
From: Don Arburn via Texascavers

Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 5:01 PM
To: TSA Cavers List
Subject: [Texascavers] [Looking for canon video]

Hoping there is video of the canon firing and/or smoke ring. Contact me.


--Don
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Re: [Texascavers] AMCS help for TCR

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

I will help you Bill.
Ron Ralph

-Original Message- 
From: Mixon Bill via Texascavers

Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 10:32 AM
To: Cavers Texas
Subject: [Texascavers] AMCS help for TCR

Aside from sitting and minding the store during some part of the time, 
health problem will prevent me from contributing much to the Association for 
Mexican Cave Studies' presence at TCR.


Other people needed to help finish unpacking and reshelving stuff brought 
back from NSS convention and then selecting and packing what should go to 
TCR. Hauling, setting up, and taking down shelter and two folding tables. I 
suggest that the 10x10 pop-up shelter will suffice, but the usual 10x20 
portable-garage thing is available if somebody wants to deal with it. Take 
various accessories like AMCS banner, our small tarps to cover tables at 
night against dew, etc. My truck (manual transmission) could be borrowed to 
haul things if necessary; the tables are 6 feet long.


I can make signs with price lists for whatever is taken for sale and get 
change ($1 and $5 bills) for the cash box.


I'm planning to drive my little car, leaving early afternoon on Friday. It 
will be easier and less intrusive to drive it and a folding chair, rather 
then the truck, around the site to participate in or at least view the 
various activities.


I know a lot of the usual AMCS people have other responsibilities at TCR. 
Maybe some new people can help with this. The AMCS has been too much of a 
one-man show (except for the actual caving) for too long. -- Mixon


A chicken is the egg's way of making another egg.

You may "reply" to the address this message
(unless it's a TexasCavers list post)
came from, but for long-term use, save:
Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu
AMCS: a...@mexicancaves.org or sa...@mexicancaves.org

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Re: [Texascavers] Tcma elections

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Must be a director, correct?
Ron Ralph

From: Galen P. Falgout via Texascavers 
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 10:17 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: [Texascavers] Tcma elections

I need more nominations



Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT 4G LTE smartphone



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Re: [Texascavers] car shopping question

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Bob Oakley – please contact me off-line.  Ron

ronra...@austin.rr.com

From: Bob Oakley via Texascavers 
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 1:56 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] car shopping question

they are CRV platforms with a different body
 



Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 18:17:10 +
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] car shopping question
From: texascavers@texascavers.com


I am trying to by a used car this week, maybe today.

I am leaning towards a 2009 Honda Element that I found at a Tote-the-Note place 
in a ghetto neighborhood in east Houston.

Anybody have any tips or suggestions ?

Late model Honda Elements for sale seem to be very rare in Houston.   Is that 
because the owners do not want to get rid of them ?

dlocklea...@gmail.com

David locklear


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[Texascavers] Ezells maintenance day

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,



I would like to thank the 6 volunteers who came out to spread mulch and finish 
old gate removal at the Texas Cave Management Association’s Ezells Cave 
Preserve in San Marcos on Sunday, 20 March 2016.  Your labor made a big 
difference in combating erosion and in cleaning up the face of our property.  
Volunteers included Ken Demarest, Ellie Falgout, Denise Prendergast, John 
Schneider, Pete Strickland, and Sam W. Young.  



Finishing gate removal were Pete, Ken and John.  They took out the rest of the 
concrete, removed rebar anchor pins, ground off broken rebar, removed the last 
three inch pipe from the wall and removed the plywood platform.  Pete then 
patched the holes with a thin mortar mix.  The only thing left to do is to 
secure the pipe ladder on the first drop.  The rest of the crew spread mulch 
below Brown Street and removed a Japanese Privet tree. TCMA could not have made 
such progress without the many hours of volunteer time provided by each of you. 
 Concrete removal and bamboo clearing will be on the agenda for the next 
maintenance day.



The TCMA cannot manage our properties without the on-going assistance of 
volunteers in preserves (VIPs).  Keeping up our cave resources is an ongoing 
chore, and one that the TCMA can only applaud as a job well done.



Ron Ralph, Manager

Ezells Cave Preserve
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[Texascavers] Fw: TCMA Ezells Cave

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,


The Texas Cave Management Association will need your help again at Ezells Cave 
Preserve in San Marcos on Sunday, March 20, 2016 beginning around 10:00 in the 
morning to finish spreading mulch and to complete removal of the old gate.  
Please bring a wheelbarrow, shovel and rake if you have them.  Pete Strickland 
will be in charge of final gate removal with assistance from others.  You are 
all cordially invited to attend.



Additionally, we will be hauling old concrete and gate parts uphill to the road 
where they will be removed from the preserve.  I apologize for this late notice 
but it is getting harder to schedule an event around so much caving activity.  
Hopefully, this will be the last work at Ezells for the season.



After the work session, the cave will be open to the hard working volunteers. 
If you have questions or need directions, please give me a call.

  

Ron Ralph, Manager

Ezells Cave Preserve

Cell: (512) 797-3817

March 17, 2016

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Re: [Texascavers] [BexarGrotto] NSS Webinar Talk tonight (Wednesday) February 17. Dr. Alexander

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Earth lovers,

I just read “Into the Heart of Our World  --  A Journey to the Center of the 
Earth: A Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery” by David Whitehouse and 
recommend it if you want to see earth first.  It was highly recommended by Arne 
Saknussemm and Jules Verne.  The cover and back have great cave photos.

Ron

From: Geary Schindel 
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 7:34 AM
To: mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com ; bexargro...@googlegroups.com 
Subject: [BexarGrotto] NSS Webinar Talk tonight (Wednesday) February 17. Dr. 
Alexander

Folks,

 

This talk is about looking at extreme environments on earth (The bottom of the 
Soudan Mine) and using them to compare to current conditions on Mars. Dr. 
Calvin Alexander has some wonderful pictures of the Martian landscape from some 
of the high resolution Martian probes that clearly show caves, sinkholes, paleo 
sinking streams, rimstone dams, and paleo and possible existing springs. If 
there is life on Mars, it will probably be subsurface and possibly associated 
with caves and groundwater.

 

This should prove to be a popular presentation. 

 

Register and get there early.

 

Thanks,

 

Geary Schindel

 

 

"The Soudan Mine Hydrobiogeology: A Martian Analog?" (similarity)  Rimstone 
dams found on Mars 

 

Join us for a webinar on Feb 17, 2016 at 8:00 PM CST, (Which is 9PM EST / 7PM 
MST / 6PM PST. Please check your time zone for the correct start time.  
  

 

Register now! 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6013464760054344705 

 

Speaker: Dr. Calvin Alexander, Professor Emeritus Earth Sciences Department 
University of Minnesota. 

The Soudan Iron Mine in northeastern Minnesota mined high grade hematite from 
the late 1800s until about 1960 in 2.7 billion year old rocks. When the mine 
ceased operations it was given to the State of Minnesota and continues 
operations as State Historic Park offering mine tours to visitors. 

The mine has a calcium, sodium, magnesium chloride brine about twice as salty 
as sea water that seeps into its lowest level. The brine is anoxic (oxygen 
free) and has high concentrations of ferrous iron. These anoxic, waters are 
actively depositing a wide variety of classic cave formations: flow stones, 
stalagmites, soda straw stalactites and rimstone dams. These formations are 
made of the iron oxides ferrihydrite and goethite and contain the mineral 
jarosite – and are spectacularly colored. 

Photographs of Mars surface features apparently produced by liquid water, have 
increased in number, resolution and credibility. The “gullies” discovered on 
Mars by the high resolution MOS orbiter camera have been confirmed by the 
higher resolution HiRISE orbiter images and are now known to occur widely on 
Mars. In several locations on Mars the MOS and HiRISE images reveal structures 
that appear to be rimstone dams associated with the distal ends of gullies. 

The presence of iron oxide rimstone dams growing from the brines in the Soudan 
Mine suggest that those brines may be an analog for conditions on some parts of 
Mars. It is interesting to note that in the Soudan Mine brines form a 
productive environment for several microbiological communities.

Please arrive at least 10 minutes to make sure you have a seat at this webinar.

This and all prior webinars are recorded and stored on the NSS website, 
www.caves.org for future viewing. 


The opinions expressed in this webinar are not necessarily those of the NSS. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information 
about joining the webinar.

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[Texascavers] Exells Maintenance Day

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,


Last notice for the workday at Ezells Cave Preserve in San Marcos next 
Saturday, February 20, 2016 beginning around 9:00 in the morning.  After the 
work session, the cave will be open to the hard working volunteers.  So bring 
your tools and caving gear for the Winter 2016 annual maintenance day at Ezells 
Cave Preserve.  I will bring lunch, snacks and drinks.  If you have questions 
or need directions, please give me a call.



Ron Ralph, Manager

Ezells Cave Preserve

Cell: (512) 797-3817

February 13, 2016
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[Texascavers] TCMA Ezells Cave

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,



The Texas Cave Management Association will convene again at Ezells Cave 
Preserve in San Marcos on Saturday, February 20, 2016 beginning around 9:00 in 
the morning to finish removal of the old gate.  Pete Strickland will be in 
charge of this chore with assistance from Matt Turner and others.  You are all 
cordially invited to attend.



Additionally, we will be removing thick brush, briars, and removing dead wood 
in trees throughout the acreage.  We will also continue to remove the many 
invasive species (trees) living in the lower slopes of the property.  A major 
project will involve bamboo eradication which continues to invade the southeast 
corner of the preserve.  This may involve both cutting and removing the stalks 
and grubbing out the roots.



And of course trash removal and brush clearing along Brown Street will be an 
ongoing project.  Once cleared, additional mulch will be spread to slow erosion 
and provide cover for recovering native grasses and shrubs.



After the work session, the cave will be open to the hard working volunteers.  
So bring your tools and caving gear for the Winter 2016 annual maintenance day 
at Ezells Cave Preserve.  I will bring lunch, snacks and drinks.  If you have 
questions or need directions, please give me a call.



The TCMA cannot manage our properties without the on-going assistance of 
Volunteers in Preserves (VIPs). And I hope those who have labored here in the 
past have enjoyed the TCMA preserve and our window into the aquifer.



Ron Ralph, Manager

Ezells Cave Preserve

Cell: (512) 797-3817

February 1, 2016
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[Texascavers] Ezells Maintenance Day

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,



I would personally like to thank the 13 volunteers who came out to help clear 
dead trees and spread mulch at the Texas Cave Management Association’s Ezells 
Cave Preserve in San Marcos this past Saturday, 12 December 2015.  Your many 
hours of labor made a big difference in combating erosion and in cleaning up 
the face of our property.



Volunteers included Lee Jay Graves, Fernando Hernandez, Ben Hutchins, Vivian 
Loftin, Michael Portman and his grandson Oliver, John Schneider, Justin Shaw, 
Pete Strickland, Mark Taylor, Drew Thompson and Sam Young. Also, a special 
thank you to Colin Strickland who returned with Pete the following Tuesday to 
complete one task inside the new gate.  



In preparation for removal of the old cave gate, a crew including Pete, Lee 
Jay, Fernando, Justin and others at times worked on constructing a plywood 
platform below the old gate designed to capture concrete and iron waste when 
the gate is removed early next year.  Others removed limbs and brush inside the 
chain-link enclosure to insure easy access for migrating bats.  Vivian removed 
invasive plant species inside the enclosure and elsewhere on the cave preserve. 
 She was assisted by Ben and Drew who also worked on the erosion control along 
Brown Street by removing dead wood and spreading a layer of mulch.  Michael, 
grandson Oliver, John, Ben and Sam also removed overgrowth in preparation for a 
second shipment of mulch from Terry Raines, a longtime TCMA supporter.



Meanwhile, Mark (with the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance), used his valuable 
skills to repair recent erosion on the trail down to the cave.  He spent the 
day improving the water bars by channeling water away from the eroding surface. 
 Later, additional mulch was spread on the trail to replace eroded material.  
We could not have made such progress without all of you.



We were unable to continue work on the removal of bamboo at the downhill end of 
the property.  Previous grubbing and hand clearing gave us an idea of how much 
more work there is to do (lots!).  There are many more Ligustrum (privet), 
Chinese tallow, Chinaberry, and Agave on the lower slopes which remain and must 
one day be removed.  So please stand by for another call for volunteers this 
winter or spring.



The TCMA cannot manage our properties without the on-going assistance of 
volunteers in preserves.  Keeping up our cave resources is an ongoing chore, 
and one that the TCMA can only applaud as a job well done.



We are seeking additional funds for removing the old gate in order to restore 
the impacted cave ecosystem.  If you would like to make a donation, please 
contact the Preserve Manager.



Ron Ralph, Manager

Ezells Cave Preserve
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[Texascavers] Ezells Maintenance Day

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,

As if there was not enough caving going on this Saturday, I would like to 
remind folks we will be lopping and chopping at Ezells Cave Preserve starting 
at 9:00 in the morning.  If you can attend, bring tools (shovel, machete, 
wheelbarrow, etc.) for a fun day in the sun.

Also, please let me know if you will or think you will attend so I may have 
sufficient drink and food available (coffee and donuts).  There is always lunch 
for volunteers.

Let me know if you have questions or need directions to the San Marcos cave.

Ron Ralph, Manager
Ezells Cave Preserve
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[Texascavers] Maintenance day at Ezells in San Marcos

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,



Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who have participated in building the new 
gate at the Texas Cave Management Association Ezells Cave Preserve in San 
Marcos.  We will convene again on Saturday, December 12, 2015 beginning around 
9:00 in the morning to put the finishing touches on the gate.  This will 
involve first removing thick brush, briars, and small trees inside the main 
compound and second, cutting and welding the sliding gate so that it will 
function smoothly.



We will continue to remove the many invasive species (trees) living in the 
lower slopes of the property.  A major project will involve bamboo eradication 
which continues to invade the southeast corner of the preserve.  This may 
involve both cutting and removing the stalks and grubbing out the roots.  
Hopefully we can enlist the aid of some heavy machinery to assist in the 
effort.  Vivian Loftin has volunteered to assist in this effort.



And of course trash removal and brush clearing along Brown Street will be an 
ongoing project.  Once cleared, additional mulch will be spread to slow erosion 
and provide cover for recovering native grasses and shrubs.



After the work session, the cave will be open to the hard working volunteers.  
So bring your tools and caving gear for annual maintenance day at Ezells Cave 
Preserve.  If you have questions or need directions, please give me a call.



The TCMA cannot manage our properties without the on-going assistance of 
Volunteers in Preserves (VIPs). And I hope those who have labored here have 
enjoyed the TCMA preserve and our window into the aquafer.



Ron Ralph, Manager

Ezells Cave Preserve

Cell: (512) 797-3817

December 1, 2015
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Re: [Texascavers] historic posting

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Gregg,

Regardless of posting, the Texas Speleological Survey would appreciate your 
gifting any and all historic materials to us.  And that goes for every caver 
out there who has cave memorabilia suitable for our museum or records for our 
permanent files.  Please go online to find contact information.  
http://www.texasspeleologicalsurvey.org/

Ron Ralph, President

-Original Message- 
From: Greg Passmore via Texascavers 
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:03 AM 
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: [Texascavers] historic posting 

I have  bunch of historic caving articles, photos, etc.  Is this list an 
appropriate place to post these or should we start up a texas caving history 
list?
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Re: [Texascavers] Looking for TSA Bylaws

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Rob and other interested TSA folks,

Attached is the 2012 version of the bylaws.  I have no idea if it has been 
revised.  Ask the Secretary.

Ron

From: Robert B via Texascavers 
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 11:20 AM
To: Texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: [Texascavers] Looking for TSA Bylaws

I am looking for a copy of the latest TSA Bylaws and any amendments. 
I thought I might have a copy in my old files, but no luck.

Rob Bisset

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2002 constitution and by-laws.doc
Description: MS-Word document
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Re: [Texascavers] More information regarding Jim McLane commemorations

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Roger,

You might mention to Krystal that the TCC (Texas Cave Conservancy) has been 
disbanded and she might choose the TCMA (Texas Cave Management Association) 
instead.  Their address is on their website:
http://www.tcmacaves.org/

I am sure they could put donation monies to good use for Texas cavers.

Ron Ralph
Texas Speleological Survey and TCMA

From: mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com 
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 5:02 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com ; greater_houston_gro...@yahoogroups.com 
Subject: [Texascavers] More information regarding Jim McLane commemorations

Krystal McLane Cox writes that "in case anyone asks, the family is requesting 
that in lieu of flowers, donations in dad's name be made to the Texas Cave 
Conservancy. I ran into a wall tonight and it wasted a lot of my precious time. 
However, the information will all be published in this Sunday's Chronicle. That 
will be the Houston Chronicle. I am also running an obit in the Tullahoma News 
in Tullahoma, TN, where he grew up. My mom asked me tonight if I want his obit 
published in the NSS News and I would like to do that as well. First, I have to 
reach the print deadline and then I will be able to discuss that with whomever 
I need to. Thank you so much! "


Roger G. Moore

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Re: [Texascavers] [TCR][Don's T-Shirt Trading Post]

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Great idea.  I remember Dwight Deal giving out a duffle bag full one year. 
You might ask him and other old timers not on the list if they would like to 
donate.]


Ron

-Original Message- 
From: Don Arburn via Texascavers

Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 7:18 PM
To: TSA Cavers List
Subject: [Texascavers] [TCR][Don's T-Shirt Trading Post]

This year I will be hosting "Don's T-Shirt Trading Post". I'll have some 
caving shirts up for trade & barter, so remember to bring your own gently 
used caving T's (or trade items) for trade to TCR.



--Don
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Re: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention information

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Roger,
I will help serve.  Please send contact info as my computer crashed and I am 
rebuilding.  That goes for other TSA folks who have not contacted me in a year.
Ron

From: mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com 
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:10 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: [Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention information

The registration fess will be $18.00 for single, $45.00 for family and $10 
child 12-16. The meal will be a catered BBQ feed with a choice of beef and/or 
chicken and enough extra non-meat sides to take care of the vegetarians.


Server volunteers are needed for the time necessary to dole out the catered 
Saturday evening meal. Serving utensils will be provided by the caterer, but 
don't forget to bring your own plates, silverware, and drinking cups. 

If you are willing to help serve, please e-mail or text me directly.

Thanks,

Roger G. Moore, Vice Chair
cavera...@aol.com
713 628-0589 cell







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[Texascavers] Charlie Loving

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Please send contact information as my computer crashed and I am trying to 
rebuild.

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Re: [Texascavers] Charlie Loving

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Good point.  I am remiss.

Ronald William Ralph

From: Jim Kennedy via Texascavers 
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 9:46 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Charlie Loving

Which Ron?  It always helps to sign your full name. CaveTex does not always 
tell you who sent the email. 

Jim Kennedy

Mobile email from my iPhone

On Apr 12, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Ron Ralph via Texascavers 
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:


  Please send contact information as my computer crashed and I am trying to 
rebuild.

  Ron
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Re: [Texascavers] Charlie Loving

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Got it and thanks
ron

From: Gill Ediger via Texascavers 
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 12:17 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Charlie Loving

gi...@att.net 




On Sunday, April 12, 2015 8:41 AM, Ron Ralph via Texascavers 
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:




Please send contact information as my computer crashed and I am trying to 
rebuild.

Ron

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Re: [Texascavers] April 2014 NSS News

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

I hope this link works for all of you -- I got a 404 ERROR message.
Ron

-Original Message- 
From: Geary Schindel via Texascavers

Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 8:17 AM
To: 'texascavers@texascavers.com'
Subject: [Texascavers] April 2014 NSS News

Today is an exciting day for the National Speleological Society.  Today we 
are launching the very first digital issue of the NSS NEWS.  Last month we 
sent you an email letting you know that you would soon be receiving the NEWS 
digitally and today it is happening.  We’re excited!


If you click on the following link you’ll find the April issue of the NSS 
NEWS:


https://caves.org/nss-business/m8prAthe.shtmlhttp://cts.vresp.com/c/?NationalSpeleologica/1c99834e20/ee35311f07/552de27f02

Please note that you’ll need your NSS number as your log-on ID and the 
password is your five-digit zip code.  If you don’t recall you NSS number, 
give the office a call at 256-852-1300 and the staff will be happy to help.


Dave Luckins, NSS Operations Vice President







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Re: [Texascavers] April 2014 NSS News

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Thanks William, that worked just fine.  I was able to visit the April 
newsletter and even flip the front so that I did not have to tilt my head to 
the left.  I am considering changing my delivery preference to electronic to 
save the NSS a few dollars a year.

Ron Ralph
Texas Speleological Survey

-Original Message- 
From: Wm Shrewsbury via Texascavers 
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 8:45 AM 
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] April 2014 NSS News 

Ralph,

AVP Geary accidently included an extra bit to the link from the email blast we 
sent out. The correct link is:
https://caves.org/nss-business/m8prAthe.shtml

As Geary noted below you will need to log on with your NSS # and the zip code 
we send your hard copy to.

Cave softly,

Wm Shrewsbury
President, National Speleological Society

-Original Message-
From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Ron 
Ralph via Texascavers
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:33 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] April 2014 NSS News

I hope this link works for all of you -- I got a 404 ERROR message.
Ron

-Original Message-
From: Geary Schindel via Texascavers
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 8:17 AM
To: 'texascavers@texascavers.com'
Subject: [Texascavers] April 2014 NSS News

Today is an exciting day for the National Speleological Society.  Today we are 
launching the very first digital issue of the NSS NEWS.  Last month we sent you 
an email letting you know that you would soon be receiving the NEWS digitally 
and today it is happening.  We’re excited!

If you click on the following link you’ll find the April issue of the NSS
NEWS:

https://caves.org/nss-business/m8prAthe.shtmlhttp://cts.vresp.com/c/?NationalSpeleologica/1c99834e20/ee35311f07/552de27f02

Please note that you’ll need your NSS number as your log-on ID and the password 
is your five-digit zip code.  If you don’t recall you NSS number, give the 
office a call at 256-852-1300 and the staff will be happy to help.

Dave Luckins, NSS Operations Vice President







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[Texascavers] Ezells Cave Preserve

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

The University Star is running a story on the front page of todays paper 
covering the new gate.  You may see the electronic version of the article here 
, http://star.txstate.edu/, if you wish.  The TCMA thanks all the sponsors and 
volunteers who made this project possible.
Ron Ralph, Manager, Ezells Cave Preserve

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Re: [Texascavers] Texas Caver

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

And I received two copies for some reason.
Ron

From: via Texascavers 
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 9:43 AM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Texas Caver



Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 22, 2015, at 11:26 PM, Heather Tucek via Texascavers 
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:


  I mailed them both at the same time. I even had them put right next to each 
other in the stack. They both went out on Saturday morning. 

  Sent from my iPhone

  On Jan 22, 2015, at 10:44 PM, Katherine Arens via Texascavers 
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:


heather, is there some reason william got his copy and I didn’t get mine? 
We both renewed at the same time . . .  
k

On Jan 20, 2015, at 5:12 PM, Heather Tucek via Texascavers 
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:


  And mailed copies went out Saturday morning!


  On 20 January 2015 at 16:45, Jill Orr via Texascavers 
texascavers@texascavers.com wrote:

The On-line and E-pub versions of the Texas Caver are up!



image001.png 

jill orr 



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[Texascavers] TCMA news

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Cavers,

Ezells Cave Preserve in San Marcos, owned by the Texas Cave Management 
Association, is in need of a new gate.  Many years ago the cave was permanently 
sealed and the small population of Myotis velifer bats was denied access, which 
cut off the nutrient supply for many rare and endangered denizens living in the 
lake below.  Later, the gate was removed and sporadic use by bats was noted by 
visitors.  Later still, a new gate and concrete platform were installed which 
did nothing to enhance bat populations to return, although a few tricolored 
bats (Perimyotis subflavus) have been noted in recent years.  A new gate is 
envisioned that would reopen the window into the aquifer and help restore the 
ecology of the cave.
So how can you help?

We have already applied for and received a Landowner Incentive Program grant 
but we need more to offset the greatly-discounted $13,000 price tag for the 
construction project.  A lot of the design work and equipment is being donated 
by Jim Kennedy through his business, but we will need additional funds for 
steel and welding supplies. We also need to pay a welder.  Please go to the 
Donate section on our website to pledge today.  For those who wish to donate 
additional funds, we are giving you an opportunity to have your name welded on 
steel.  For every $100 donation, we offer to put your full name on a length of 
steel which will be incorporated into the gate.  Lesser donations may entitle 
you to steel initials.

And we will need many volunteers to need carry steel from the street to the 
cave, lift bars into place, remove the old concrete platform, and clean up the 
site after the work is complete.  We will keep you posted on our construction 
schedule via e-mail and Facebook.

If you wish to donate your time and labor, call Ron Ralph (512-280-0648) or Jim 
Kennedy (512- 663-2287) and you will be added to the volunteer labor sign-up 
sheet.  The Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) will thank you.

http://www.tcmacaves.org/financial/EzellGate.php
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Re: [Texascavers] TCMA news

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Yes Fritz, we will use Lydia, a caver welder but will probably need at least 
one other paid welder.  Also, some of the materials may not be completely 
covered by present donations.  My goal was to give cavers like you an 
opportunity to support the cause and I have succeeded.  You can mail a check to 
the TCMA:

Texas Cave Management Association
PO Box 7427
Austin, TX 78713

Just note in the memo section that it is for Ezell’s Cave new gate and write 
out your full name for us to weld onto steel.  Thanks a lot for your 
contribution and your support.

Ron Ralph, Preserve Manager

From: Fritz Holt via Texascavers 
Sent: Friday, January 9, 2015 1:04 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TCMA news

Ron,
Put me down for a $100. donation as I hope to visit Ezell's Cave one day since 
it is in my neighborhood. I prefer to pay by check so will need to know to 
whom payable and the address. Isn't there a caver welder who would volunteer 
his labor?
Fritz Holt
fritztcr@gmail.c
Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers online

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Mike,

The Texas Speleological Survey would like a copy or two.  Please send to Ron 
Ralph with copies to Butch, Logan and Jerry.  Addresses to follow separately.

Ron

-Original Message- 
From: Mike Flannigan via Texascavers 
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 3:31 PM 
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers online 


I downloaded most of them more than a year ago.  I
just updated with the one I was missing and I now have
411 files (4.1 GB).  If anybody wants them in
~10 large zip file links, let me know.


Mike



On 11/7/2014 11:00 AM, via Texascavers wrote:
 For those who don't already know:

 Texas Cavers from v1 n1 through v59 n1 (1955-2013) have been scanned
 and put on-line by the Karst Information Portal 
 athttp://www.karstportal.org/taxonomy/term/1025

 The scans are a bit inexpertly done, but adequate. Someone ought to
 download all 397 issues so that that TSA and the TSS have their own
 copies of the files for archiving. Should there be a link to these on
 the TSA web site? (Maybe this is already dealt with on the Member
 Login page. I haven't signed up for on-line access.)
 -- Mixon

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Re: [Texascavers] Not Dead Yet Party Nov 1 at Dave's

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

Who is Peter and where is the party?
Ron

From: Charles Loving via Texascavers 
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 4:05 PM
To: Terry Plemons ; Cavers Texas ; he...@comcast.net ; Carl Kunath ; 
quincti...@aol.com ; Bill Calvert ; Jim Weiler ; Gill Ediger ; Gill Ediger ; 
Ray Reece ; R Simmons ; Judy ; J. Katherine McClure ; Charley Jennings ; Jeff 
Nightbyrd ; John Loving ; James Jasek ; Mary Jane Ford ; Hershberger ; Mark 
Hernandez ; Larry Reagan 
Subject: [Texascavers] Not Dead Yet Party Nov 1 at Dave's


Peter and his band will play. BYO pot luck. BBQ furnished.
-- 
Charlie Loving 



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Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard forGeoscientists

[Ron Ralph via Texascavers]

I have had it along with most California archeologists.  it almost killed 
McEachern.

Ron

From: Julia Germany via Texascavers 
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:37 PM
To: texascavers@texascavers.com 
Subject: [Texascavers] Fwd: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard 
forGeoscientists

As a member of AGI, I received this press release.  Until now, I have never 
heard of Valley Fever.  I am curious if any of you out there have any 
experience/knowledge about it.

julia


germa...@aol.com 



-Original Message-
From: AGI Public Relations outre...@agiweb.org
To: germanyj germa...@aol.com
Sent: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 2:15 pm
Subject: EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists


Contact: Megan Sever (mse...@earthmagazine.org)

For Immediate Release

EARTH: Valley Fever an Occupational Hazard for Geoscientists

Alexandria, Va. -  Valley Fever - a sometimes-fatal infection with no known cure
and no vaccine - is caused by a soilborne fungus that thrives in the hot, dry
soils of the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central and South America. However,
recent reports of infections far outside the endemic area indicate the fungus is
either spreading or becoming active in new areas. The disease is contracted
through inhalation of fungal spores, which can be aerosolized by soil
disturbances from construction, excavation, gardening and landscaping, as well
as natural events like dust storms, earthquakes, landslides and wildfires.
Geoscientists working in the field need to take precautions against contracting
the disease.

Scientists say that little is currently known about the fungus' preferred
geology and how a changing climate might be affecting its spread. Read more
about where the disease has been found, current research on the disease and how
to protect yourself in the field in the September issue of EARTH Magazine:
http://bit.ly/1l1mi21. 

For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine
online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org. The September issue, now available
on the digital newsstand, features stories about floating nuclear plants
potentially being safer from tsunamis than land-based plants, natural arsenic
levels exceeding regulatory standards in Ohio, and the new literary genre of
Cli-Fi, stories about the future of humanity living under an altered climate,
plus much, much more. 

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Keep up to date with the latest happenings in Earth, energy and environment news
with EARTH magazine online at http://www.earthmagazine.org/. Published by the
American Geosciences Institute, EARTH is your source for the science behind the
headlines.

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The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of 49 geoscientific
and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists,
geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides
information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in
the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and
strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in
society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with
the environment.

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