(From a Columbus, Indiana newspaper.) See:
http://tinyurl.com/3mekahk
ROSWELL, N.M. — The Bureau of Land Management has issued a proposal for
managing a southern New Mexico cave system that includes what is
believed to be the longest continuous mineral cave decoration in the world.
Fort Stanton Cave is home to Snowy River, a formation of white crystals
that stretches for miles.
When Snowy River was first discovered in 2001, scientists believed it
was hundreds of years old. Since then, water has been recorded flowing
through the passage, leading scientists to believe that thin layers of
calcite are deposited with each flow.
Fort Stanton and Snowy River are part of a national conservation area.
BLM officials say the proposal will provide the framework for managing
the area's subsurface and surface resources.
The public has until June 9 to comment on the plan.
Is this proposal online? If so, where? - Lee Skinner
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