“ACCA News” Search
Searchable table of “ACCA News” highlighting the Issue, Article Title, Author(s) and a clickable link to the specific newsletter.
| Issue | Article Title | Author(s) | Keywords | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01 Spring | Hidden River Cave and ACCA are Coming Out Of Hiding | David G. Foster | ACCA, ACCA history, Hidden River Cave, American Cave Museum, Sunset Dome, cave restoration, conservation, education, Horse Cave KY, COVID recovery, volunteer opportunities | ACCA News-Spring 2021 |
| 2021-01 Spring | Open the Door, Open their Minds | Annie Holt | environmental education, childhood nature, Hidden River Cave, cave conservation, outdoor learning, South Central Kentucky, ecojustice, nature connection, student field trips | ACCA News-Spring 2021 |
| 2021-01 Spring | Creature Feature: The Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens | Lisa Powers | Gray Bats, Myotis grisescens, endangered species, cave gates, bat conservation, karst, hibernation, White Nose Syndrome, WNS, insect control, ACCA, cave gating | ACCA News-Spring 2021 |
| 2021-01 Spring | Bats & COVID-19 | Debra Silverman | bats and COVID-19, zoonotic diseases, bat conservation, ecosystem services, guano, pollination, seed dispersal, public health, SARS-CoV-2, bat myths, insect control, pollination | ACCA News-Spring 2021 |
| 2021-01 Spring | Remembering Jim Nieland | Jim BaichtaL, Libby NieLand and Shannon Levine | Jim Nieland, cave management, ACCA history, War Eagle Caverns, endangered species, cave gating, Forest Service, karst conservation, bat habitat, public lands, Federal Cave Resources Protection Act, caves on federal lands, ACCA Cave Management Series, US Forest Service Manual 2356, ACCA Director, National Cave Management Seminars | ACCA News-Spring 2021 |
| 2021-02 Fall | Record Cave Visitation and Fall Conservation Projects | David G. Foster | Hidden River Cave, Sunset Dome tour, record visitation, cave tourism, ACCA, conservation projects, cave cleanup, volunteer workday, karst education, Hart County KY, rope work, invasive species removal | ACCA News-Fall 2021 |
| 2021-02 Fall | Mammoth Cave Restoration Field Camp 2021 | Gary Gibula | Mammoth Cave, Restoration Field Camp, cave restoration, National Speleological Society, Main Cave, Coach Cave, Echo River Spring, conservation work, James Cavers, NSS volunteers, cave cleaning, karst land use, Frozen Niagara | ACCA News-Fall 2021 |
| 2021-02 Fall | Hick's Cave Fire | Phil o’Dell, Barbara Graham, Wm “Duke” Hopper | Hick’s Cave, WAR entrance, propane leak, karst pollution, cave explosion, ACCA, cave survey, Gray Bat habitat, Hidden River Cave, cave safety, Kentucky karst, Jim Quinlan, Blue Grass Grotto, Civil War battlefield, USEPA Emergency Response Team | ACCA News-Fall 2021 |
| 2021-02 Fall | Creature Feature: The Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens) Part Two | Lisa Powers | Gray Bats, bat pups, maternity caves, bat reproduction, delayed implantation, cave bats, bat echolocation, bat life cycle, karst, Myotis grisescens | ACCA News-Fall 2021 |
| 2021-02 Fall | Hart County Sinkhole Cleanup | Chelsea Ballard | Hart County, cave dump, cave pit, local landowner | ACCA News-Fall 2021 |
| 2022-01 Winter-Spring | ACCA Needs Your Energy & Ideas | David G. Foster | ACCA history, John Wilson, cave conservation, American Cave Museum, Hidden River Cave, volunteer projects, Jer Thornton, cave management, Tom Aley, nonprofit leadership, sinkhole cleanup, cave protection laws | ACCA News-Winter-Spring 2022 |
| 2022-01 Winter-Spring | Do You Need A Groundwater Protection Plan | Patricia (Pat) Keefe | Groundwater Protection Plan, GPP, Kentucky Division of Water, groundwater pollution, septic systems, private wells, BMPs, household wastewater, karst, real estate inspections, drinking water safety, 401 KAR 5:037, sinkholes | ACCA News-Winter-Spring 2022 |
| 2022-01 Winter-Spring | Creature Feature: Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) | Lisa Powers | cave salamander, Eurycea lucifuga, amphibians, lungless salamanders, karst species, Kentucky caves, salamander habitat, Plethodontidae, environmental sensitivity, cave wildlife | ACCA News-Winter-Spring 2022 |
| 2022-02 Summer | Education + Understanding = Appreciation | David G. Foster | ACCA, cave conservation, prehistoric cave art, Jan Simek, petroglyphs, pictographs, mud glyphs, Crumps Cave, bat cave gate, cave gating, archaeology, volunteer projects, cave education, Tennessee caves, Kentucky caves, karst preservation | ACCA News-Summer 2022 |
| 2022-02 Summer | Creature Feature: Meet The Odd But Interesting Cave Cricket | Lisa Powers | cave cricket, camel cricket, camelback crickets, Hogan bugs, spider crickets, sprickets, criders, wētās, sand treaders, Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, troglobites, troglophiles, trogloxenes, cave zones, cave invertebrates, cave biology, sensory adaptations, dark zone fauna, entrance zone, twilight zone, dark zone | ACCA News-Summer 2022 |
| 2022-02 Summer | Ancient Americans made art deep within the dark zones of caves throughout the Southeast | Jan Simek | cave art, Mud Glyph Cave, Native American heritage, Mississippian culture, Southeastern archaeology, dark-zone caves, petroglyphs, pictographs, mud glyphs, Cherokee Syllabary, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Coushatta, Muscogee, Seminole, Yuchi, religious cave imagery, prehistoric art, cave surveys, Charles Faulkner, Mud Glyph Cave, Trail of Tears | ACCA News-Summer 2022 |
| 2022-03 Fall | ACCA Update | David G. Foster | show caves, cave stewardship, Natural Bridge Caverns, cave conservation, cave tourism, International Show Caves Association, cave management, mineral formations, Hidden River Cave, water pollution, urbanization impact | ACCA News-Fall 2022 |
| 2022-03 Fall | CRF pushes resurvey at MCKC’s Moore Cave System Endangered sculpin protected, stray dog rescued from cave | Gary Gibula | Berome Moore Cave, Moore Cave System, cave mapping, cave survey, Cave Research Foundation, CRF, Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy, MCKC, Perry County MO, Grotto sculpin, endangered species, karst conservation, cave biology, cave rescue, dog rescue, Chad McCain, Rick Haley, Gerry Keene, cave diving, cave connectivity, cave fauna, habitat protection | ACCA News-Fall 2022 |
| 2022-03 Fall | Creature Feature: The Grotto Sculpin | Lisa Powers | Grotto sculpin, Cottus specus, cave fish, Berome Moore Cave, endangered species, subterranean stream, evolutionary adaptations, lateral line system, Missouri cave fauna, cave biology, environmental indicator species, habitat protection, species discovery, karst aquatic life, cave conservation | ACCA News-Fall 2022 |
| 2023-01 Winter | ACCA Update | David G. Foster | American Cave Museum, Hidden River Cave, exhibit updates, cave lighting, sinkhole cleanup, environmental education, Peggy Nims, Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, endangered bats, Northern long-eared bat, Tri-colored bat, White Nose Syndrome, volunteer projects, John Richards challenge | ACCA News-Winter 2023 |
| 2023-01 Winter | Saving the Tri-colored bat from extinction - The federal Endangered Species Act: An “Emergency Room for wildlife | Gary Gibula | Tri-colored bat, White-Nose Syndrome, WNS, Tri-colored Bat, Gray Bat, Big Brown Bat, Endangered Species Act, bat conservation, ACCA, habitat protection, fungal disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, endangered species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, bat habitat, bat ecology, conservation grants, RNAi research, Bats for the Future Fund, endangered species,threatened species, Bat Conservation International | ACCA News-Winter 2023 |
| 2023-01 Winter | The bat that sparkles: Meet the Tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) | Lisa Powers | Tri-colored bat, Perimyotis subflavus, Eastern pipistrelle, bat conservation, bat biology, White Nose Syndrome, WNS endangered bats, Microchiroptera, cave bats, insectivorous bats, bat habitat, G3 vulnerable species | ACCA News-Winter 2023 |
| 2023-02 Spring | Conservation Is Good Business | David G. Foster | Hidden River Cave, National Caves Association, show caves, cave conservation, groundwater pollution, ACCA history, Russ Campbell, Ann Dunlavy, Lincoln Caverns, cave tourism, Horse Cave KY, sewage treatment, conservation economics, “Conservation is good business” | ACCA News-Spring 2023 |
| 2023-02 Spring | Caves vs. development - Runoff and pollutants an ongoing concern | Gary Gibula | cave conservation, karst pollution, groundwater contamination, runoff, sinkholes, Wakulla Cave System, Woodville Karst Plain Project, Chip’s Hole Cave System, Bluespring Caverns, Smallin Civil War Cave, Fantastic Caverns, Ozark Underground Laboratory, land use planning, recharge areas, cave mapping, cave tourism, environmental impact, White-Nose Syndrome, WNS, cave crayfish, Trichloroethylene (TCE), stormwater runoff, development threats | ACCA News-Spring 2023 |
| 2023-02 Spring | Clifton Cave Isopod | Lisa Powers | Clifton Cave Isopod, Caecidotea barri, cave isopods, stygobitic species, detritivore, subterranean fauna, endangered species, cave crustaceans, Clifton Cave, Thomas C. Barr Jr., cave ecology, Kentucky caves, caverniculous invertebrates, G1 species, isopod adaptations | ACCA News-Spring 2023 |
| 2023-03 Summer | Protecting Karst Areas: The Job Is Not Finished | David G. Foster | karst pollution, railroad spills, groundwater protection, cave conservation, urban development, Horse Cave KY, Glendale KY, Edwards Aquifer, Lost River Cave, Fantastic Caverns, land use planning, American Cave Conservation Association, sensitive karst regions, ACCA education programs | ACCA News-Summer 2023 |
| 2023-03 Summer | Caution Urged Over Karst Sensitivity to Hazardous Spills-Recent Train Derailment Underscore Risk | Gary Gibula | rail accidents, chemical spills, hazardous materials, East Palestine derailment, Horse Cave train derailment, Agent Orange, PFAS contamination, dioxins, karst groundwater, cave pollution, Hidden River Cave, Horse Cave KY, Norfolk Southern, environmental risk, underground aquifers, forever chemicals, Cave Research Foundation, Ozark Underground Laboratory, dye tracing, karst vulnerability, EPA water grants, groundwater cleanup, ACCA, David Foster, Tom Aley | ACCA News-Summer 2023 |
| 2023-03 Summer | Photography In Cave Rivers | Danté Fenolio, Phd | stygobites, subterranean aquatic wildlife, cave photography, groundwater species, Proteus anguinus, olm, larval dragon myth, Tryplophysa macrocephala, cave loach, half-and-half photography, Sinocyclocheilus microphthalmus, Golden Line Barbels, groundwater fish, cave formations, Tennessee Cave Salamander, Gyrinophilus palleucus, Matthew Niemiller, endangered salamander, Appalachian Cave Crayfish, Orconectes packardi, Kentucky cave fauna, Oklahoma Cave Crayfish, Cambarus tartarus, population study, mark-recapture, cave biodiversity, aquifer species, subterranean ecology, blind fish, cave salamander, karst conservation | ACCA News-Summer 2023 |
| 2023-03 Summer | ACCA Education Programs | Annie Holt | Hidden River Cave, ACCA, American Cave Conservation Association, environmental education, cave education, Sunset Dome, school field trips, K-12 education, cave conservation, cave tour, underground exploration, Covid-19 pandemic impact, educational programming, Next Generation Science Standards, student programs, cave wildlife, knee pads helmets headlamps, hands-on science activities, cave classrooms, environmental educators, conservation education, Summer 2023, cave museum, student engagement, cave field trip, outdoor learning, environmental literacy, science outreach, youth conservationists | ACCA News-Summer 2023 |
| 2023-04 Fall | ACCA is moving forward! | David G. Foster | ACCA, American Cave Conservation Association, Hidden River Cave, American Cave Museum, cave visitation, tourism impact, incline elevator, cave stairway improvements, cave infrastructure, Community Development Block Grant, James Graham Brown Foundation, Wood and Marie Hannah Foundation, John L.G. Richards, Team Kentucky Nonprofit Assistance Fund, Governor Andy Beshear, Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman, nonprofit funding, operating grant, cave and museum improvements, ACCA membership, nonprofit recovery, Onyx Cave, Cave City Kentucky, bat-friendly cave gates, James Cave restoration | ACCA News-Fall 2023 |
| 2023-04 Fall | Preserving James and Coach Caves | Gary Gibula | James Cave restoration, Coach Cave restoration, Bat conservation, Mammoth Cave National Park expansion, Indiana Bat, Gray Bat, cave gating technology, cave ecosystem recovery, federal cave legislation, cave habitat protection, American Cave Conservation Association, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, National Speleological Society, Bat Conservation International, Mammoth Cave Restoration Crew, James Cavers, Pittsburgh Grotto, Louisville Grotto, Philadelphia Grotto, Cave Research Foundation, Dr. Merlin Tuttle, David Foster, Roy D. Powers Jr., Bob Currie, Steve Duncan, Catherine Bishop, Charlie Bishop, Brian Hunsaker, Jim Kennedy, Kevin Mulligan, Kelly McDermott, Joy Wilson, Tim Grass, Sue Grass, Joe Grass, Edmonson County Kentucky, Bald Knob, Mammoth Cave National Park, Horse Cave, Park City, Barren County, Green River watershed, bat hibernacula, endangered species, saltpeter mining, cave commercialization, creosote wood removal, cave artifacts, cave microclimate modeling, cave restoration techniques, volunteer conservation work, intergenerational conservation, capture-mark-recapture study, conservation easement, biodiversity protection, cave tourism, habitat degradation, cave ecosystem management | ACCA News-Fall 2023 |
| 2023-04 Fall | What Is A Bat-Friendly Gate | David G. Foster | bat-friendly gates, cave gating, endangered bats, Roy D. Powers Jr., American Cave Conservation Association, Bat Conservation International, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, cave microclimate, bat habitat, hibernating bats, cave conservation, gate construction, predator access, gate bar spacing, cave flooding, Coach Cave, ACCA gate design, BCI gate design, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, state conservation agencies, industry standard cave gate, cave gate consultation, CaveGators.com, Agency Guide To Cave and Mine Gates, bat species protection, cave gate best practices, cave wildlife management, cave entrance protection, ACCA history | ACCA News-Fall 2023 |
| 2024-01 Winter | Thank you! 2023 was an Amazing Year | David G. Foster | American Cave Conservation Association, ACCA, 2024 goals, fundraising drive, American Cave Museum, Hidden River Cave, John L.G. Richards, matching donation, James Graham Brown Foundation, Dow Corporation, Nelson and Opal Gonterman Donor Advised Fund, Central Kentucky Community Foundation, Delta Dental Foundation, Kentucky Colonels, Mildred V. Horn Foundation, People’s Bank, Wood & Marie Hannah Foundation, City of Horse Cave, Bluespring Caverns Park, Toyota Corporation of Kentucky, Talking Rocks Cavern, Pamela White, Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels, National Cave Museum, Natural Bridge Caverns Inc., ACCA library, museum donations, nonprofit supporters, conservation mission, donor recognition, 2023 achievements, conservation programs, educational programs, handicapped accssibility, museum restoration, Chase Studio, Terry Chase | ACCA News-Winter 2024 |
| 2024-01 Winter | Meet Jim “Crash” Kennedy! ACCA’s Conservation Director | Jim Kennedy | Jim “Crash” Kennedy, cave conservation, cave gating, Kennedy Above/Under Ground LLC, CaveGators.com, Bat Conservation International, BCI, cave microclimates, cave restoration, Nittany Grotto, Texas Speleological Survey, Texas Speleological Association, Texas Cavers Reunion, Texas Cave Management Association, Association for Mexican Cave Studies, LagunaCaves.com, National Speleological Society, NSS, National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, NCKMS, cave resource protection, cave mapping, cave rescue, vertical caving, cave data collection, cave education, cave stewardship, cave ecosystem, cave identification, cave philosophy, cave surveying, cave documentation, cave expedition, Mexico cave exploration, cave archive, NSS Fellow, NSS Life Member, cave conservation leadership, cave outreach, Cave Conservation and Restoration, cave protection planning, cave advocacy | ACCA News-Winter 2024 |
| 2024-01 Winter | ACCA Education Programs | Annie Holt | environmental education, technology in education, nature education, sense of wonder, conservation, educational field trips, Hidden River Cave, student exploration, American Cave Museum, hands-on learning, critical thinking, water quality testing, cave tributaries, laboratory testing kits, handheld meters, karst hazards, cave investigation, conservation remediation, industrial park project, geology education, cave animal adaptations, underground water, community environmental issues, environmental stewardship, student engagement, cave connection, lifelong learning, K-12 field trips, college field trips, classroom experiments, real-world scenarios | ACCA News-Winter 2024 |
| 2024-01 Winter | Is climate change affecting caves? The impact of global warming on caves, troglofauna and what we can do | Gary Gibula | climate change, global warming, cave ecosystems, troglofauna, underground ecosystems, bat habitat, drought, heat dome, USDA hardiness zones, Mammoth Cave, NOAA, National Climate Assessment, surface temperature rise, microclimate, cave temperature lag, cave hydrology, cave flooding, sedimentation, stalactite formation, cave erosion, vegetation loss, insect availability, bat hibernation, maternity roosts, shifting bat ranges, White-Nose Syndrome, WNS, species decline, habitat loss, cave adaptation, climate modeling, cave resilience, United Nations Climate Conference, Inflation Reduction Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, energy conservation, ecosystem restoration, carbon footprint, methane reduction, environmental stewardship, endangered species, bat conservation, cave protection, biodiversity, atmospheric change, species resilience, sustainable land use, scientific monitoring, hibernacula, maternity roost protection, climate mitigation, cave geomorphology, subterranean conservation, conservation policy | ACCA News-Winter 2024 |
| 2024-02 Spring | Improving Impact, from the Inside | Annie Holt | ACCA staff, professional development, cave conservation, Hidden River Cave, educational programs, interpretation, Ozark Underground Laboratory, karst topography, Tumbling Creek Cave, hydrogeology, bat gating, Gray Bat, Myotis grisescens, cave life, underground ecosystem, surface-subsurface connection, cave tours, environmental education, Chase Studio, Terry Chase, museum exhibits, natural history, wax sculpting, diorama making, specimen collection, Talking Rocks Cavern, Bruce Herschend, cave interpretation, cave guest relations, cave geology, Smallin Civil War Cave, Kevin Bright, Wanetta Bright, cave wildlife, cave ownership history, Native American history, ACCA field trip, staff growth, organizational success, American Cave Museum, cave management, conservation education, underground laboratory, museum curation, educational outreach | ACCA News-Spring 2024 |
| 2024-02 Spring | Beneath the Surface: The Environmental Legacy of Tom and Cathy Aley and the Ozark Underground Laboratory | Michael Ray Taylor | Batty About Caves, Bil Gilbert, Sports Illustrated, Tom Aley, Tumbling Creek Cave, Ozark Underground Laboratory, environmental harmony, cave conservation, dye tracing, water sources, sediment pollution, endangered species, Tumbling Creek cave snail, Antrobia culveri, invasive species, crayfish, cave hydrology, land purchase, erosion control, riparian tree planting, cave dumps, trash cleanup, Missouri Department of Conservation, crayfish barriers, biodiversity restoration, ACCA, American Cave Conservation Association, American Cave Museum, Hidden River Cave, Bill Austin, Judy Austin, Horse Cave, Kentucky, cave management, National Caves Association, National Park Service, Forest Service, Blanchard Springs Caverns, alpha radiation, nonprofit fundraising, bingo fundraising, cave training sessions, cave interpretation, David Foster, Cathy Aley, Thomas House, MD Anderson Cancer Center, pancreatic cancer, children’s oncologist, cave exhibit development, conservation legacy, cave animals, bats, cave museum origin, cave stewardship, dye tracing | ACCA News-Spring 2024 |
| 2024-02 Spring | Ozark Underground Laboratory / Tumbling Creek Cave Foundation | ACCA | ACCA Board of Directors Meeting, American Cave Museum, Ozark Underground Laboratory, Tom Aley, Cathy Aley, Tumbling Creek Cave, Tumbling Creek Cave Foundation, 501(c)(3), cave conservation, groundwater protection, endangered species, karst systems, cave education, cave research, cave habitat, native species, field trips, professional short-courses, sinkholes, losing streams, springs, water quality, cave fauna, surface impacts, underground environment, educational programs, Hidden River Cave, national conservation, hydrogeological services, groundwater tracing, cave operations, National Natural Landmark, cave fauna diversity, environmental stewardship, cave and karst education, www.ozarkundergroundlab.com, www.tumblingcreekcave.org, cave field studies, Trevor Osorno, Dave Woods, international groundwater tracing, prudent resource use | ACCA News-Spring 2024 |
| 2024-02 Spring | In Memory of Terry Chase, Gregory Martin Cutcliff, Harry Scott Davis III | ACCA | Terry Chase, Chase Studio, American Cave Museum, permanent exhibits, stalactites, stalagmites, cave column, paleontology, University of Michigan, Missouri State University, natural history models, museum exhibits, Smithsonian, Nature Conservancy Magazine, exhibit design, scientific accuracy, museum landscape, exhibit restoration, Gregory Martin Cutcliff, Construction and Maintenance Supervisor, Hidden River Cave, office remodeling, museum upgrades, Harry Scott Davis III, Horn Foundation, museum support, preservation work, ACCA, Horse Cave Kentucky, museum donations, legacy, memorials | ACCA News-Spring 2024 |
| 2024-03 Summer | ACCA Update | Jay Pruitt | Thomas Hallway Construction Project, Hidden River Cave, ACCA Cave Gating Workshop, Sauerkraut Cave, E.P. Tom Sawyer Park, Kentucky State Parks, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Louisville Cave beetle, bat-friendly gate, Jim Kennedy, Roy D. Powers Jr., bat conservation, Merlin Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, BCI, cave workshop, cave gating, volunteer projects, cave graffiti removal, Val Hildreth-Werker, San Antonio, cave conservation, endangered species, speleothems, archaeological sites, gate maintenance, gate monitoring, Christian Rodriuges, caving, sinkhole cleanup, dumpsite cleanup, Kentucky Science Trail, American Cave Museum, Kentucky Academy of Science, science education, Kentucky caves, Cleveland Grotto, Onyx Cave cleanup | ACCA News-Summer 2024 |
| 2024-03 Summer | The Charming Allegheny Woodrat | Lisa Powers | Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister, cave mammals, endangered species, karst regions, eastern United States, IUCN near threatened, Dr. Karen Powers, Radford University, Virginia Division of Wildlife Resources, pack rat, midden, cave ecology, habitat loss, cave rodents, wildlife research, woodrat survey, species conservation, cave conservation, climate impact on wildlife, Appalachian fauna, naturalist writing, caving community, wildlife monitoring, Allegheny woodrat behavior, cave entrance habitat, human interaction with wildlife, habitat degradation | ACCA News-Summer 2024 |
| 2024-03 Summer | The Cave Formation Repair Project: 1,000+ Repairs and Counting | Michael C. Mansur | Cave Formation Repair Project, CFRP, cave conservation, speleothem repair, cave restoration, Carlsbad Caverns, Lechuguilla Cave, cave formations, cave epoxy, cave repair tools, Stalactijack, Speleoclamp, Speleocrane, Speleocup, Speleorack, cave conservation volunteer, broken cave formation, NSS, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, cave conservation workshops, cave volunteer program, stalagmite repair, stalactite support, cave damage, Queen’s Chamber, cave education, karst geology, limestone cave, cave water chemistry, dripstone growth, cave impact, White Nose Syndrome, WNS, conservation ethics, cave formation growth rate, cave interpretation, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Cave of the Winds, Rushmore Cave, Caverns of Sonora, Black Cave, cave repair devices, conservation book, speleology training, caving education, NSS News | ACCA News-Summer 2024 |
| 2024-04 Fall | ACCA Update | Jay Pruitt | Louisville Cave Gating Workshop, Sauerkraut Cave, Kentucky bats, Louisville Cave Beetle, bat gates, cave gate construction, cave gating materials, National Cave Gating Workshop, ACCA, Kentucky State Parks, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, Jim Kennedy, cave conservation, microclimate monitoring, endangered species, Pseudanophthalmus troglodytes, Perimyotis subflavus, Tricolored bats, cave ecology, hibernacula protection, hands-on workshop, steel cutting, welding, unauthorized access prevention, cave rescue training, NCRC, Orientation to Cave Rescue, cave incident response, ACCA staff training, basic cave rescue, incident command, hypothermia, patient packaging, cave rescue psychology, Central Region NCRC, ACCA library, cave and karst collection, cave research archives, cave maps, karst biology, show cave history, carbide lights, paper ephemera, ACCA archives, collection donations, John Barnes, Jim Nieland, Mike Strother, cave documentation, cave history preservation, James Pruitt, library inventory, nonprofit archives, research support | ACCA News-Fall 2024 |
| 2024-04 Fall | Renowned Cave Archaeologist, Patty Jo Watson Leaves a Lasting Legacy | ACCA | Patty Jo Watson, ACCA member, cave archaeology, Mammoth Cave, pre-Columbian archaeology, southeastern United States, Washington University, WashU, anthropology, ethnoarchaeology, archaeological flotation technique, plant domestication, agricultural origins, McMillan Hall, archaeology lab, Iraq archaeology, Iran archaeology, Turkey archaeology, gender barriers in archaeology, women in science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences, Richard “Red” Watson, The Longest Cave, Roger W. Brucker, archaeology education, cave research, anthropology pioneer, cave archaeology legacy, cave scientist | ACCA News-Fall 2024 |
| 2024-04 Fall | Species Spotlight: The Berry Cave Salamander | Matthew L. Niemiller, Ph.D. | Berry Cave Salamander, Gyrinophilus gulolineatus, Tennessee Cave Salamander, Gyrinophilus palleucus, salamanders, southern Appalachian Mountains, karst regions, Ridge and Valley, East Tennessee, Knox County, cave-obligate species, troglophiles, Spring Salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus, Meads Quarry Cave, Mudflats Cave, Berry Cave, larval salamanders, metamorphosis, conservation, endangered species, Critically Imperiled, IUCN Red List, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, groundwater pollution, stormwater runoff, sedimentation, limestone valley, urban development, cave ecosystems, amphibians, salamander diet, salamander hybridization, salamander reproduction, Matthew L. Niemiller, University of Alabama Huntsville, cave biodiversity, cave fauna, marble quarry, Meads Quarry, habitat loss, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southern Environmental Law Center, Center for Biological Diversity, phreatic lakes, troglophile definition, cave-obligate definition, interstices, type locality, amphibian conservation, salamander survey, salamander monitoring, caver sightings | ACCA News-Fall 2024 |
| 2024-04 Fall | Beloved ACCA Friend, Bob Danielson, Passes | ACCA | Robert Eric “Bob” Danielson, Cleveland Grotto, National Speleological Society, American Cave Conservation Association, ACCA, Hidden River Cave, volunteer projects, Danielson Dome, cave conservation, caver, zipline project, outdoor exhibit, Navy veteran, San Juan Mountains, cave studies, cave exploration, First Dome, Bob Danielson Day, Bev Danielson, generous supporter, manufacturing company, Cleveland Ohio, Green Valley Arizona, NSS member, nonprofit contributions | ACCA News-Fall 2024 |
| 2024-04 Fall | Kartchner Caverns: A Legacy of Conservation and Scientific Discovery | Chelsea Ballard | Kartchner Caverns, Arizona, Randy Tuffs, Gary Tenen, cave conservation, show cave, environmental preservation, Arizona State Park, AZCP, Arizona Conservation Project, environmental monitoring, HOBO data loggers, CO2 meters, LED lighting, white-nose syndrome, WNS, bats, bat guano, cave ecosystem, Bob Pape, invertebrates, scuttle fly, biodiversity, speleothems, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, quartz needles, hydrothermal intrusions, soda straw, cave column, geological faults, paleoclimate research, University of Arizona, lint management, misting system, lint camps, University of Nevada, COVID-19 impact, citizen science, cave temperature study, collaborative cave management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, climate change, human impact, Science and Research Center, STEAM education, cave education programs, cave research, public access, conservation through commercialization | ACCA News-Fall 2024 |
| 2025-01 Winter | Resolutions and Plans for 2025 | David G. Foster | ACCA, Hidden River Cave, incline elevator, accessibility, cave entrance, grand opening, cave gates, bat gate workshop, restoration workshop, 2025 projects, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Service, Overstreet Cave, cave gate construction, volunteer opportunities, American Cave Museum, museum remodeling, exhibit upgrades, educational efforts, conservation message, museum facelift, cave conservation | ACCA News-Winter 2025 |
| 2025-01 Winter | ACCA Education Director, Annie Holt Completes Leadership Kentucky Program | ACCA | Annie Holt, Education Director, Leadership Kentucky | ACCA News-Winter 2025 |
| 2025-01 Winter | Dusting off the Clinometer | Annie Holt, Liam Tobin | Ken Bailey, cave surveying, survey training, Hidden River Cave, ACCA staff, Cole Avery, Maddox Carroll, Jay Pruitt, Al Warren, Dylan Wilson, survey instruments, sketching, survey procedures, cave exploration, cave documentation, Lover’s Lane, Sentinel Dome, cave mapping, Second Dome, commercial tour, Peppercorn Canyon, Wonka’s Parkway, cave discovery, new passage, stream passage, cave flooding, Gosset Knob, survey footage, Christmas Break, upstream mop-up, small passages, cave biology, cave hydrology, Cave Adapted Harvestman, baseline readings, cave health, new survey, cave length, 10.4 miles, cave potential, unexplored passages, Warren M. Briggs, Mykah Carden, Pat Kambesis, Dave West | ACCA News-Winter 2025 |
| 2025-01 Winter | ACCA Strengthens Environmental Education Connections at KAEE Annual Conference | Annie Holt | Dylan Wilson, Environmental Education Specialist, ACCA, KAEE, Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, environmental educators | ACCA News-Winter 2025 |
| 2025-01 Winter | Here’s a Free Cave. Too Bad it’s Trashed | Jim "Crash" Kennedy | Texas Cave Management Association, TCMA, graffiti removal, cave restoration, Jim Kennedy, Val Hildreth-Werker, Wurzbach Bat Cave, San Antonio, Cave Myotis, Myotis velifer, Bexar Grotto, Joann DeLuna, David DeLuna, vandalism, cave gating, endangered species, Rhadine infernalis, Texas Department of Transportation, TexDOT, karst features, habitat mitigation, cave management, Robber Baron Cave Preserve, spray paint removal, cave conservation, Cave Conservation and Restoration, Jennifer Arbeiter, Texas grottos, restoration workshop, cave preservation, educational outreach, historic inscriptions, cave history, wet towel technique, cave documentation, cave restoration tools, US Fish and Wildlife Service, endangered invertebrates, Bexar County caves, cooperative cave conservation, cave interpretation, conservation education, cave cleanup | ACCA News-Winter 2025 |
| 2025-01 Winter | Floyd and Me | Michael Ray Taylor | The Death of Floyd Collins, cave archaeology, Sand Cave, Crystal Cave, Mammoth Cave, Cave Wars, Floyd Collins History Tour, Floyd Collins musical, Adam Guettel, Tina Landau, Playwrights Horizons, Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins, Garrison Keillor, National Public Radio, radio rescue coverage, Victorian farmhouse, Pulaski County Illinois, Florida State Cave Club, TAG region, creative writing, National College Media Convention, urban caving, Old Croton Aqueduct, High Bridge, New York City caving, Bob Cohen, Ian Baren, Tom Stockert, National Speleological Society, Northern New Jersey Grotto, Met Grotto, aqueduct exploration, caving literature, Cave Passages, cave musical, Kentucky caving history, 100th anniversary, Mammoth Cave National Park, cave tours, legacy of Floyd Collins, historic preservation, vertical caving, rappelling, NYC urban exploration, Irish stonemasons, historical research, caving journalism, NPR, cave art, cave exploration, New Yorker magazine, environmental storytelling | ACCA News-Winter 2025 |
| 2025-02 Spring | Hidden River Cave Experiences Record-Breaking Flood | David G. Foster, Jay Pruitt | hidden-river-cave-flood, 2025-cave-flooding, spring-2025-flood, record-rainfall, cave-closure, flood-damage, flood-recovery, flood-fundraising, kentucky-flood-2025, lost-river-cave-flood, mammoth-cave-flood, green-river-flood-stage, aquifer-overflow, hidden-river-cave, horse-cave-ky, mammoth-cave-national-park, lost-river-cave, bowling-green-ky, green-river, river-hall, river-styx-spring, goren-mill-spring, hicks-spring, karst-hydrology, groundwater-basin, karst-landscape, cave-aquifer, subterranean-river, cave-drainage-system, rick-toomey, justin-jennings, mammoth-cave-specialist, lost-river-cave-ceo, tourism-loss, spring-break-closure, revenue-loss, school-group-cancellations, tour-lighting-damage, infrastructure-loss, economic-impact, kentucky-gives-day, flood-relief-donations, acca-fundraising, emergency-appeal, nonprofit-funding-needs, support-acca, cave-conservation, educational-programs, nonprofit-challenges, environmental-education, conservation-mission, support-cave-science | ACCA News-Spring 20205 |
| 2025-02 Spring | Engineering Our Future | Annie Holt | ecoengineers-program, acca-education, karst-education, cave-conservation, engineering-karst-landscapes, annie-holt, environmental-education, project-based-learning, pbl, kentucky-education-standards, eco-conscious-engineering, karst-hazards, sinkholes, depth-to-bedrock, geophysical-surveys, microgravity, electrical-resistivity, remediation-techniques, bmp, best-management-practices, cave-protection, industrial-planning, stormwater-management, rain-gardens, retention-ponds, wetland-filtration, vegetative-strips, student-planning-teams, real-world-learning, clean-water-act, infrastructure-design, conservation-careers, next-generation-scientists, community-development, groundwater-protection, pollution-prevention, karst-ecosystems, | ACCA News-Spring 20205 |
| 2025-02 Spring | Conservation Isn't Easy | Jay Pruitt | overstreet cave, kentucky river palisades, gray bat, endangered species, cave gating, bat conservation, Jim Crash Kennedy, Powers Fence, bat friendly gate, acca conservation, cave protection, species of greatest conservation need, maternity colony, karst ecosystem, myotis grisescens, myotis sodalis, northern long eared bat, white nose syndrome, habitat restoration, us fish and wildlife service, cave volunteers, cave conservation projects, gating remote caves, highline system, steel transport, cave accessibility, extreme weather, hurricane helene, conservation leadership, volunteer effort, speleological protection, cave gators, kentucky bat working group, cave conservation partners, Roy D Powers Jr, Third Rock Consulting, University of Kentucky, Bernheim Forest, cave resilience, protecting natural history, cave biology, climate resilient cave management, karst conservation, ecological sensitivity, biological transparency, cave gate design, Dylan Wilson, Cole Avery, Jay Pruitt, Maddox Carroll, collaborative conservation, nonprofit partnerships | ACCA News-Spring 20205 |
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