[Texascavers] TCMA Rolling Oaks Work Day, Saturday, May 9th in San Antonio

2015-04-28 Thread Ellie Watson via Texascavers
We're having another volunteer work day at Rolling Oaks Cave Preserve in Bexar County (northwest San Antonio) on *Saturday, May 9th at 10am*. The main purposes are to clean up the grounds (trash and branches) and to continue the dig at Niche Cave, which is full of old farm trash and sediment that

[Texascavers] UT/USS Grotto Meeting 4/29!

2015-04-28 Thread Mimi Alexander via Texascavers
Greetings, cavers! At the grotto meeting this Wednesday, Pete Strickland will be talking about his recent trip to Quintana Roo! The meeting, hosted by the University Speleological Society, is at 7:45pmin *Burdine 136*. Follow this link to a map of where the building is located on the University

Re: [Texascavers] TCMA Rolling Oaks Work Day; another reference for dating old artifacts

2015-04-28 Thread Logan McNatt via Texascavers
Here's another good resource for dating common 20th Century artifacts you'll find in caves that were used as trash dumps, like Niche Cave. http://www.sha.org/index.php/view/page/20thCent_artifacts Logan McNatt lmcn...@austin.rr.com On 4/28/2015 9:10 AM, Ellie Watson via Texascavers wrote:

[Texascavers] Texas Hydro-geo Workshop September 25-27, 2015 at Cave Without A Name

2015-04-28 Thread Geary Schindel via Texascavers
Folks, The Bexar Grotto of the National Speleological Society is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop at Cave Without A Name near Boerne, Texas. The dates for the workshop are September 25-27, 2015. The workshop will open on Friday afternoon on September 25 with modules

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Heather Tucek via Texascavers
It's prohibited in Texas State Parks as well. -Tucek On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:32 PM, Frank Binney via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Not that it’s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
Not all Texas State Parks prohibit it, some do. Always research and ask before flying a drone in public property. Charles On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Heather Tucek via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: It's prohibited in Texas State Parks as well. -Tucek On Apr 28,

[Texascavers] New Passages/TCMA newsletter

2015-04-28 Thread Jay Jorden via Texascavers
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

[Texascavers] News from NCKRI: groundwater and management conference announcements

2015-04-28 Thread George Veni via Texascavers
Dear Friends, Below are announcements for two upcoming conferences this year: 1) Karst Groundwater at Birmingham 2015 provisional programme 2) National Cave and Karst Management Symposium call for papers Please forward this information to anyone who may be interested. Thank you,

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Frank Binney via Texascavers
Not that it¹s much of an issue in Texas, but remember drone photography is prohibited in National Parks. A guy in Hawaii forgot about this rule yesterday and got tasered. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Ranger-uses-stun-gun-on-man-operating- drone-over-6229716.php#photo-7886918 -Frank

[Texascavers] Karst Information Portal updates

2015-04-28 Thread George Veni via Texascavers
A few months ago Bill Mixon pointed out some gaps and problems with some Texas Caver issues on the Karst Information Portal. Most of those were the result of problems in the files posted on the TSA website which were copied over to the Portal. This post, which I apologize for being a bit late,

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers
I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave.  Its swallow nesting season.   From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 12:34 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves I

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Don Arburn via Texascavers
Winter would be better. --Don On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Aimee Beveridge via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I would not recommend flying the drone into Punkin Cave. Its swallow nesting season. From: Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Don Arburn via Texascavers
Paradise Canyon October 15, 16, 17 18. --Don On Apr 28, 2015, at 12:52 PM, Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Fritz Holt via Texascavers
Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Sounds good, I had

Re: [Texascavers] Drone flying and caves

2015-04-28 Thread Lyndon Tiu via Texascavers
Oct. 15 to 18, 2015. -- Lyndon Tiu On Apr 28, 2015 12:53 PM, Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Charles, What are the dates and location for this years TCR? Others may also want to hear this again. Fritz Holt fritz...@gmail.com 713-818-2496 Sent from my iPhone