Ron, Put me down for a $100. donation as I hope to visit Ezell's Cave one day since it is in "my neighborhood". I prefer to pay by check so will need to know to whom payable and the address. Isn't there a caver welder who would volunteer his labor? Fritz Holt fritztcr@gmail.c Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 9, 2015, at 10:45 AM, Ron Ralph via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Cavers, > > Ezells Cave Preserve in San Marcos, owned by the Texas Cave Management > Association, is in need of a new gate. Many years ago the cave was > permanently sealed and the small population of Myotis velifer bats was denied > access, which cut off the nutrient supply for many rare and endangered > denizens living in the lake below. Later, the gate was removed and sporadic > use by bats was noted by visitors. Later still, a new gate and concrete > platform were installed which did nothing to enhance bat populations to > return, although a few tricolored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) have been noted > in recent years. A new gate is envisioned that would reopen the window into > the aquifer and help restore the ecology of the cave. > So how can you help? > We have already applied for and received a Landowner Incentive Program grant > but we need more to offset the greatly-discounted $13,000 price tag for the > construction project. A lot of the design work and equipment is being > donated by Jim Kennedy through his business, but we will need additional > funds for steel and welding supplies. We also need to pay a welder. Please > go to the Donate section on our website to pledge today. For those who wish > to donate additional funds, we are giving you an opportunity to have your > name welded on steel. For every $100 donation, we offer to put your full > name on a length of steel which will be incorporated into the gate. Lesser > donations may entitle you to steel initials. > And we will need many volunteers to need carry steel from the street to the > cave, lift bars into place, remove the old concrete platform, and clean up > the site after the work is complete. We will keep you posted on our > construction schedule via e-mail and Facebook. > If you wish to donate your time and labor, call Ron Ralph (512-280-0648) or > Jim Kennedy (512- 663-2287) and you will be added to the volunteer labor > sign-up sheet. The Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) will thank you. > http://www.tcmacaves.org/financial/EzellGate.php > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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