THE 2003 OHIO VALLEY REGION CONSERVATION PROJECT

A CLEANUP OF CARCASS CRYPT PIT CAVE, Lawrence County, Indiana

Co hosted by the Eastern Indiana Grotto

 CCP has a staggering amount of trash nestled snugly in some of Indiana’s finest mud. Three trips are planned to excavate and stage the trash for removal at a later date. CCP has a 71-foot entrance drop. All participants on these 3 prep trips must have appropriate vertical (SRT) skills and posses their own climbing equipment. A signed liability waiver (available on site) will be required. Tools needed include shovels, pry bars, and a pickaxe. Sturdy clothing and leather work gloves are recommended. 5 to 10 volunteers are needed on each of these prep trips. The dates are on the following Saturdays; June 28, July 26 and August 23.

   Each trip will depart from the McDonalds restaurant at the intersection of SR37 and SR60 on the southwest side of Mitchell, Indiana at 10AM local time. To find Mitchell on a road map, look about 30 miles south of Bloomington on SR37 and 20 miles northwest of Salem on SR60. If you plan to attend one or more of these trips please contact Brian Leavell in advance (see contact info below).

One or two additional trips (not yet scheduled) will be needed to install and test the haul system prior to the final project date on September 20/21. Activities on this last weekend will include removal of trash from the pit and its transportation by hand to a nearby dumpster, some removal of brush and small trees and construction of a fence with a hinged gate around the entrance sink. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! Primitive camping will be allowed on site Saturday night and food-n-stuff is only a couple miles away in Mitchell. More detailed information will be made available at a later date.

   Please come help us repay a fine pit cave for the indignities it has suffered in the past and to reward the landowners for their friendliness toward cavers and their diligence in seeing no further damage has been done to CCP during their stewardship of the cave.

Respectively;

BRIAN LEAVELL, Project coordinator

1627 SOUTH M STREET

ELWOOD, IN 46036

PH (evening) 765-552-7619

EMAIL bleavell@indy.net