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West
Virginia Cave Closures
There is a mysterious problem that is causing many bat deaths in several northeastern caves and there is great fear that this problem may spread to West Virginia. As a result, a number of West Virginia caves have been closed by their owners or managers. Additional information about this problem is available at www.white-nose.info or http://www.fws.gov/northeast/white_nose.html If a cave you want to visit is marked with "WNS Closure" please do not go to it. |
The Virginia Area Region Limited Access Caves list includes all the caves in the Virginia Region of the NSS that are known to have access restrictions placed on them. Caves are listed by state and county with an index in the left frame. Each cave has a four letter code showing it's access status. Keys to the code are given in the top frame.
Caving organizations are encouraged to give this list wide distribution. The Web version of the list is the "master" copy, but versions suitable for printing in newsletters are available from Bob Hoke (bob@rhoke.net).
This list is updated from information received from cavers. Many of the entries in this list are very old. If you are familiar with the access status for a cave with an old entry, please let Bob Hoke know whether the entry is still correct, or provide a current status. Additions, corrections, deletions, or comments should be sent to:
Bob Hoke, 6304 Kaybro St., Laurel, MD 20707Please do not ask for cave locations, owner's names, maps, or similar information.
(301)725-5877 e-mail: bob@rhoke.net
With the large number of restricted caves in the Region, it should be obvious that all cavers must practice the usual rules of caving courtesy. Especially, be sure to obtain the owner's permission before entering any cave.
(The VAR Limited Access Cave List is hosted on the DC Grotto's Web site at www.caves.org/grotto/dcg/. The rather strange address you may see at the top of your browser is the Web page address on that site).