[NMCAVER] Cave Closings in the Guads - update
Hi all, I have been maintaining communications with Jacque Buchanan, the Forest Supervisor of the Lincoln National Forest concerning the closoing of the caves in the Guads. Here is an update of what has happened since our meeting in Carlsbad on Feb 22nd: Jacque has met with her counterparts at BLM and Carlsbad Caverns National Park. She has also had a meeting with Jerry Trout (who is retiring at the end of the month). The talks with the Washington office are going well and she has another meeting with Jerry at the end of this week. The development of the proposal going forward up the chain of the Forest Service to improve the Cave Management program is progressing on schedule and should be available for review in about two weeks. The cave permit system for the Guadalupe Office will be back up and running (issuing permits) by the end of this week (Friday the 12th). She is planning another meeting in Carlsbad in about two weeks to review the new proposal for the cave managment program. I and several others have provided her with comments about the current system and how we believe it could be improved. She claims to have considered all of the suggestions and to have incorporated many of them into the new program. While her plate is very full with many different activities occuring, she is devoting a significant share of her time to the issue of the caves, cavers, and cave management. So far she does not appear to be the same type of Forest Service manager that we have seen in the past. She actually acts like she realizes that the caves are a very valuable asset and deserve a level of attention that has not been present in the past. She also seems genuine in listening to the concerns of the caving community. I will keep you informed as things develop. Ken _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ ___ NMCAVER mailing list nmca...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/nmcaver_caver.net
Re: [NMCAVER] Cave Closings in the Guads - update
Thanks, Ken. On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:03 AM, Ken Harrington wrote: I will keep you informed as things develop. Ken Steve Peerman Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. attributed to Mark Twain, but no record exists of his having written this. ___ NMCAVER mailing list nmca...@caver.net http://caver.net/mailman/listinfo/nmcaver_caver.net
