[Texascavers] Cave and karst news and announcements from NCKRI

Dear Friends, I hope this message finds you well. Below are several important and interesting announcements: International Year of Caves and Karst: Opening Ceremony! Student and Job, and Grant News and Opportunities * Call for Proposals: Fort Stanton Cave, New Mexico, USA New Books and

Re: [Texascavers] Wayne Burks passed away

The *Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers* is an important resource. Thanks to Bill and Susan for maintaining it. Miles Abernathy On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 8:54 PM William R. Elliott wrote: > We have posted an obituary for *Wayne Burks > *from River Oaks (Ft. Wor

[Texascavers] Wayne Burks passed away

We have posted an obituary for *Wayne Burks *from River Oaks (Ft. Worth), Texas. We are sad to report that Wayne died on 7 July 2020 in a long-term care facility from Covid-19 and complications of Parkinson’s Disease. This may be the first Covid-19 death among

Re: [Texascavers] Mexico histo caves article :

Heather, I suspect you have had histo. Most cavers in this area have been exposed enough. Many cases are mild. Repeated exposure increases your antibodies for histo and keeps you inoculated against it. I had an infectious disease doctor tell me to keep on caving to keep my immunity up. Allan