Sixty one cavers arrived at Caverns of Sonora this weekend for the 14th annual restoration project. The long promised completion of the Devil's Pit was finally achieved, as well as the removal of rubble from an area above the pit left over from the first project in 1990. In total, 205 tons of rubble has been removed from the cave, with 145 tons from the Devil's Pit alone.
The rock-hauling phase of the project is coming to a close -- for now. For the next few years restoration work will involve detailed and delicate clean-ups with much smaller teams. The details on these trips, such as number of people, dates, and objectives will be announced once they are known. On behalf of the owners, I sincerely thank everyone who came to help on this trip and throughout the years which made this all possible. I hope to write a summary of the project for the coming NSS News Conservation Issue, as well as a more detailed version for the Texas Caver that will include a listing all of the participants over the years. You did an incredible job! George _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
