11th Indiana Cave Symposium
Blue's Canoe Livery
4220 West 700 North Edinburgh, Indiana 46124Presentations
(Not necessarily in order)
Update on the Indiana Cave Permit System
Todd Webb
An overview of the IDNR system of granting permits for individuals to go caving on state-owned land and gave a couple of excellent examples of why the system is in place.
Creative Partnerships for Water Quality Protection in Karst Areas
Kriste Lindberg
Kristi described some of the various groups she's been working with to increase collaboration between local, state, and federal government offices regarding karst protection and education.
The Exploration and Survry of Redman Cave
Brian Killingbeck
A detailed account of the recent caver access to this long-known and previously visited cave in Washington County which until recently had been mainly inaccessible since the creation of Palmyra Lake in the 1930s
The Subterranean Fauna of the Hoosier National Forest
Dr. Jerry Lewis
A virtual aerial tour of various areas of southern Indiana and caves in which he's studied during the last year. He also told of discovering new species of troglobites and how they were assigned names.
Indiana Cave Survry On-line Cave Report Form
Rob Jarboe
The current effort of the ICS to make available and implement an on-line report form modeled after the current paper version. It will be equipped with on-line tips and helps making it easier for users to complete.
Lost River Cave
Tony Cunningham
Results of the latest and greatest efforts in this vast system, which does nothing but continue to produce more leads each time surveying is done.
2003 Biennial Bat Census
Keith Dunlap
A chart and graph exploration allowing us to see the results of this year's census and how it compares to previous ones in many southern Indiana caves.
Browns Farm Cave
Bruce Trotter
An overview of caving in the eastern karst area of the state by describing and showing this multiple-entrance cave, and has even added a new meaning and dimension to cave radio location
Time Stood Still in Heltonville
Dave Everton
An overview of a small and obscure cave area in northeastern Lawrence County near the Mount Carmel Fault zone containing a few small caves.
The Exploration of Big Rock Swallowhole
David Black & Chris Schotter
A review of Big Rock Swallowhole cave.