texascavers Digest 5 Apr 2011 16:37:40 -0000 Issue 1284
texascavers Digest 5 Apr 2011 16:37:40 - Issue 1284 Topics (messages 17543 through 17549): National Cave and Karst Management Symposium 17543 by: Jim Kennedy Re: TSA Spring Convention-thanks! 17544 by: Chris Vreeland 17545 by: Logan McNatt 17547 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com 17548 by: Logan McNatt 17549 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com Five Mouth Dig etc. 17546 by: J. LaRue Thomas Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- This is the premier conference for everyone interested in cave and karst management, including private landowners, show cave operators, state and federal land managers and biologists, NGOs such as The Nature Conservancy and Bat Conservation International, cave conservancies, and others. It is only held every other year, and the last one was folded into the ICS in Kerrville in 2009, so we haven't had a stand-alone NCKMS since 2007. This year we will be in the fabulous Wasatch mountains in Midway, Utah, and meeting October 3-7. The website is http://www.nckms.org/2011. There is currently a call for papers (http://www.nckms.org/2011/CallForPresenters.html) with an August 15 deadline. There are also scholarships available for participants, with preference given to presenters and students (http://www.nckms.org/2011/Scholarships.html). The NCKMS also publishes the proceedings from each and every conference to date, starting with the first in 1975, making this one of THE best resources for cave managers anywhere. And I would be remiss if I did not point out that they are ALSO on the Karst Information Portal at http://www.karstportal.org. I have been to every NCKMS since 1997, and I always learn a lot. This year I will again be teaching a ½ day workshop on Bat Cave Assessment and Management (http://www.nckms.org/2011/Workshops.html). I hope to see a good Texas contingent there this year. Jim "Crash" Kennedy NCKMS Steering Committee --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- No lie! Great job, Ellie. On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Linda Palit wrote: And to ELLIE for putting it all together and holding it all together! Great Spring Convention, Guys! --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I would like to add my thanks and congratulations to everyone who gave their time and effort to make it a very enjoyable convention. Several more people not listed below also deserve specific mention: the speakers: I am always impressed with the variety and quality of the talks at TSA Conventions, and this one was no exception. They covered exploration, digs, and scientific studies ranging from central Texas to Far West Texas to other states to the Galapagos and China, and even included a poetry reading. the photographers and cartographers: thanks for taking the time to enter the photo and map salons; whether you won an award or not, your entries were certainly worth seeing the folks who pack, load, unpack, sit for hours at the display tables, repack, reload, at every TSA gathering Lee Jay Graves (TSA Store, which makes a lot of money for TSA) Ron Ralph, Jim Kennedy, et al. for the TSS Bill Mixon for the AMCS Becky Jones for Gonzo Guano Gear James Jasek for herding almost all of us into one place and making us sit still for a group photo; Carl Kunath for taking another photo to send to Blair Pittman (I sent it tonight) looking forward to seeing one or even both of these photos in the Texas Caver the many unnamed folks who donated some very interesting items for the auction; it never ceases to amaze me how much money is raised from such a relatively small group of dedicated cavers who either have a lot of disposable income and/or consumed a lot of the free libations Thanks! Logan On 4/4/2011 9:19 AM, ellie :) wrote: We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in Brackettville with over 100 in attendance. Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the convention a success! I would like to give special thanks to the following: * Mallory Mayeux for enthusiastically recruiting speakers and for entertaining us during the TCMA fundraising auction. * Roger Moore for being dedicated to having a great line-up of speakers for the convention and for hauling 4 kegs of beer to and from the convention from Spoetzl Brewery. * Stefan Creaser for masterminding Saturday dinner and all the work involved with that. * Leslie Bell for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday dinner, and for the prep work done weekends before. * Vico for masterminding with Stefan to create a delicious BBQ dinner. Yum. * Chris Francke for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday dinner, and for transporting, setting-up, and
texascavers Digest 5 Apr 2011 16:37:40 -0000 Issue 1284
texascavers Digest 5 Apr 2011 16:37:40 - Issue 1284 Topics (messages 17543 through 17549): National Cave and Karst Management Symposium 17543 by: Jim Kennedy Re: TSA Spring Convention-thanks! 17544 by: Chris Vreeland 17545 by: Logan McNatt 17547 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com 17548 by: Logan McNatt 17549 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com Five Mouth Dig etc. 17546 by: J. LaRue Thomas Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- This is the premier conference for everyone interested in cave and karst management, including private landowners, show cave operators, state and federal land managers and biologists, NGOs such as The Nature Conservancy and Bat Conservation International, cave conservancies, and others. It is only held every other year, and the last one was folded into the ICS in Kerrville in 2009, so we haven't had a stand-alone NCKMS since 2007. This year we will be in the fabulous Wasatch mountains in Midway, Utah, and meeting October 3-7. The website is http://www.nckms.org/2011. There is currently a call for papers (http://www.nckms.org/2011/CallForPresenters.html) with an August 15 deadline. There are also scholarships available for participants, with preference given to presenters and students (http://www.nckms.org/2011/Scholarships.html). The NCKMS also publishes the proceedings from each and every conference to date, starting with the first in 1975, making this one of THE best resources for cave managers anywhere. And I would be remiss if I did not point out that they are ALSO on the Karst Information Portal at http://www.karstportal.org. I have been to every NCKMS since 1997, and I always learn a lot. This year I will again be teaching a ½ day workshop on Bat Cave Assessment and Management (http://www.nckms.org/2011/Workshops.html). I hope to see a good Texas contingent there this year. Jim "Crash" Kennedy NCKMS Steering Committee --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- No lie! Great job, Ellie. On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Linda Palit wrote: And to ELLIE for putting it all together and holding it all together! Great Spring Convention, Guys! --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I would like to add my thanks and congratulations to everyone who gave their time and effort to make it a very enjoyable convention. Several more people not listed below also deserve specific mention: the speakers: I am always impressed with the variety and quality of the talks at TSA Conventions, and this one was no exception. They covered exploration, digs, and scientific studies ranging from central Texas to Far West Texas to other states to the Galapagos and China, and even included a poetry reading. the photographers and cartographers: thanks for taking the time to enter the photo and map salons; whether you won an award or not, your entries were certainly worth seeing the folks who pack, load, unpack, sit for hours at the display tables, repack, reload, at every TSA gathering Lee Jay Graves (TSA Store, which makes a lot of money for TSA) Ron Ralph, Jim Kennedy, et al. for the TSS Bill Mixon for the AMCS Becky Jones for Gonzo Guano Gear James Jasek for herding almost all of us into one place and making us sit still for a group photo; Carl Kunath for taking another photo to send to Blair Pittman (I sent it tonight) looking forward to seeing one or even both of these photos in the Texas Caver the many unnamed folks who donated some very interesting items for the auction; it never ceases to amaze me how much money is raised from such a relatively small group of dedicated cavers who either have a lot of disposable income and/or consumed a lot of the free libations Thanks! Logan On 4/4/2011 9:19 AM, ellie :) wrote: We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in Brackettville with over 100 in attendance. Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the convention a success! I would like to give special thanks to the following: * Mallory Mayeux for enthusiastically recruiting speakers and for entertaining us during the TCMA fundraising auction. * Roger Moore for being dedicated to having a great line-up of speakers for the convention and for hauling 4 kegs of beer to and from the convention from Spoetzl Brewery. * Stefan Creaser for masterminding Saturday dinner and all the work involved with that. * Leslie Bell for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday dinner, and for the prep work done weekends before. * Vico for masterminding with Stefan to create a delicious BBQ dinner. Yum. * Chris Francke for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday dinner, and for transporting, setting-up, and
texascavers Digest 5 Apr 2011 16:37:40 -0000 Issue 1284
texascavers Digest 5 Apr 2011 16:37:40 - Issue 1284 Topics (messages 17543 through 17549): National Cave and Karst Management Symposium 17543 by: Jim Kennedy Re: TSA Spring Convention-thanks! 17544 by: Chris Vreeland 17545 by: Logan McNatt 17547 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com 17548 by: Logan McNatt 17549 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com Five Mouth Dig etc. 17546 by: J. LaRue Thomas Administrivia: To subscribe to the digest, e-mail: To unsubscribe from the digest, e-mail: To post to the list, e-mail: -- --- Begin Message --- This is the premier conference for everyone interested in cave and karst management, including private landowners, show cave operators, state and federal land managers and biologists, NGOs such as The Nature Conservancy and Bat Conservation International, cave conservancies, and others. It is only held every other year, and the last one was folded into the ICS in Kerrville in 2009, so we haven't had a stand-alone NCKMS since 2007. This year we will be in the fabulous Wasatch mountains in Midway, Utah, and meeting October 3-7. The website is http://www.nckms.org/2011. There is currently a call for papers (http://www.nckms.org/2011/CallForPresenters.html) with an August 15 deadline. There are also scholarships available for participants, with preference given to presenters and students (http://www.nckms.org/2011/Scholarships.html). The NCKMS also publishes the proceedings from each and every conference to date, starting with the first in 1975, making this one of THE best resources for cave managers anywhere. And I would be remiss if I did not point out that they are ALSO on the Karst Information Portal at http://www.karstportal.org. I have been to every NCKMS since 1997, and I always learn a lot. This year I will again be teaching a ½ day workshop on Bat Cave Assessment and Management (http://www.nckms.org/2011/Workshops.html). I hope to see a good Texas contingent there this year. Jim "Crash" Kennedy NCKMS Steering Committee --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- No lie! Great job, Ellie. On Apr 4, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Linda Palit wrote: And to ELLIE for putting it all together and holding it all together! Great Spring Convention, Guys! --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I would like to add my thanks and congratulations to everyone who gave their time and effort to make it a very enjoyable convention. Several more people not listed below also deserve specific mention: the speakers: I am always impressed with the variety and quality of the talks at TSA Conventions, and this one was no exception. They covered exploration, digs, and scientific studies ranging from central Texas to Far West Texas to other states to the Galapagos and China, and even included a poetry reading. the photographers and cartographers: thanks for taking the time to enter the photo and map salons; whether you won an award or not, your entries were certainly worth seeing the folks who pack, load, unpack, sit for hours at the display tables, repack, reload, at every TSA gathering Lee Jay Graves (TSA Store, which makes a lot of money for TSA) Ron Ralph, Jim Kennedy, et al. for the TSS Bill Mixon for the AMCS Becky Jones for Gonzo Guano Gear James Jasek for herding almost all of us into one place and making us sit still for a group photo; Carl Kunath for taking another photo to send to Blair Pittman (I sent it tonight) looking forward to seeing one or even both of these photos in the Texas Caver the many unnamed folks who donated some very interesting items for the auction; it never ceases to amaze me how much money is raised from such a relatively small group of dedicated cavers who either have a lot of disposable income and/or consumed a lot of the free libations Thanks! Logan On 4/4/2011 9:19 AM, ellie :) wrote: We had a great turn out for the 2011 TSA Spring Convention in Brackettville with over 100 in attendance. Thank you to all who attended and to all who helped to make the convention a success! I would like to give special thanks to the following: * Mallory Mayeux for enthusiastically recruiting speakers and for entertaining us during the TCMA fundraising auction. * Roger Moore for being dedicated to having a great line-up of speakers for the convention and for hauling 4 kegs of beer to and from the convention from Spoetzl Brewery. * Stefan Creaser for masterminding Saturday dinner and all the work involved with that. * Leslie Bell for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday dinner, and for the prep work done weekends before. * Vico for masterminding with Stefan to create a delicious BBQ dinner. Yum. * Chris Francke for slaving away in the kitchen all day for the Saturday dinner, and for transporting, setting-up, and
