TONY GROVE PROJECT

Statistics

71 Cave or Karst Feature GPS Locations (over 20 ft in length)
20 Caves (being) surveyed
16,047 ft (3.04 miles) surveyed-to-date

Project Status

Open (New people welcome, but must be physically fit and vertically competent in European Alpine style caving, and willing to help survey, and friendly and fun)

In State Contacts

Peter Hartley | 435-882-7439
Brandon Kowallis | 801-368-4771

Out of State Contact

Jon Jasper | 801-368-2272

WIND CAVE PROJECT

Wind Cave in South Dakota is one of the great maze caves of the world, and has been surveyed to a length of 124.1 miles as of March 2007. The Wind Cave Project is an official project of the Colorado Grotto, but is open to non-CG members. Volunteers conduct exploration, survey, and inventory in Wind Cave National Park. Trip leaders must be approved by, and receive training from, the NPS. Sketchers must also be approved by the NPS. The Park designates the 2nd Saturday of each month for survey trips. Caving volunteers bunk in a Park building complete with kitchen and showers on Friday and Saturday nights. The winter months are the most active time for Colorado cavers at Wind Cave. Colorado Grotto contact: Amy Bern (amybern@juno.com). NPS contact: Rod Horrocks (Rod_Horrocks@nps.gov).

WILLIAMS CANYON PROJECT

Exploration, survey, and digging in caves of Williams Canyon, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Digging by dedicated cavers over the years has opened some extensive and occasionally well-decorated caves in Williams Canyon. The land is the private property adjacent to the commercially-operated Cave of the Winds. Trips must be led by designated trip leaders. The WCP is an official project of the National Speleological Society and governed by a board of directors in cooperation with Cave of the Winds management. Active months are October through April. Contact Patricia Malone (pzmalone@pcisys.net) or Fred Luiszer (luiszer@spot.colorado.edu).