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Symposiums

Date: April 20, 2024
Location: Orange County Community Center

Presentations

  • ICS: What’s in it for you? - Carla Striegel-Winner
  • Wayne Studebaker Dye Tracing to Blair Hollow, Monroe County, Indiana - Mike Drake and Kevin Romanak
  • Henderson Park Caves at Twin Creek Valley: A TNC/IKC Partnership - Scott Frosch
  • The Connection and Future Management - Danyele Green
  • Monroe County Karst Conservancy Land Planning Ordinance: Proposed Updates, Definition & Implications - Ginger Davis
  • Navigating the Springs Database of the Indiana Geological and Water Survey - McKailey Sabaj
  • The Discovery and Exploration of Buck Creek Lodge Cave, Harrison County, Indiana - Chris Bell
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Date: April 22, 2023
Location: Orange County Community Center

Presentations

  • Molecular Phylogenetics of Indiana Cave Isopods - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Slide Presentation of Lesser Known Indiana Caves - Carroll Ritter
  • Dog Hill/Donahue Cave Connection - Dave Everton
  • Bat Counts and misc. - Darwin Brack
  • Studebaker Pit - Mike Drake
  • Binkley Cave System Update - Rand Heazlitt
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Date: April 23, 2022
Location: Orange County Community Center

Presentations

  • Lowry Karst Preserve - Ray Sheldon
  • Cave Art in Kentucky & Indiana - Joe Douglas
  • National Cave Museum and Library - Gordon Smith and John Benton
  • IKC Update (2019-2022) - Laura Demarest
  • Structural Control of the Mitchell Plateau and Some of its Caves - Sarah Burgess
  • Mid-States Corridor Update - Kevin Strunk & Carla Striegel-Winner
  • Bat and Salamander Count Project in Buckner - Anmar Mirza
  • Binkley Cave System Update - Rand Heazlitt
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Date: April 27, 2019
Location: Orange County Community Center

Presentations

  • Cave fauna of the Garrison Chapel Karst - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • The Cave Rover™ Project - Christopher Dick
  • Scholarship Program for Cavers to Attend 2019 NCRC Seminar - Laura Demarest
  • Oral Histories of Indiana Caving - Matt Pelsor
  • Cave Maps - the Art of Cave Survey and Cartography - Marion Akers
  • Binkley update a year to deep! - Rand Heazlitt
  • A Packed Year at the Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy - Anmar Mirza, Jessica Deli, Laura Demarest
  • Aquatic Fauna of Upper Twin Cave - Tom Sollman
  • The Mitchell Plateau Karst Observatory—Toward a long-term strategy for studying Indiana karst - Lee Florea
  • Preliminary look at hunting snakes in Wyandotte Cave - John Benton
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Date: April 14, 2018
Location: 2827 E Moffett Ln

Presentations

  • Small Town Boy Travels to Big City: The Molecular Phylogenetics of Cave Isopods of Indiana - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Binkley Cave & Dewey Eckart Hole - Rand Heazlitt & Marion Akers
  • Scholarship Program for Cavers to Attend 2019 NCRC Seminar - Laura Demarest
  • Bat Counts in Indiana Caves - Keith Dunlap
  • State Geographical Surveys, Karst Science, and a Decade of Exploration in Southern Kentucky - Lee Florea
  • Studebaker Pit - Ty Spatta
  • Texas Bear Cave, Owen County - Rob Jarboe & Scott Davis
  • A New Species of Spider from Stygian River Cave - Dr. Marc Milne
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Date: April 29, 2017
Location: 2827 E Moffett Ln

Presentations

  • Indiana Karst Conservancy highlights of the past 25 years - Salisa Lewis
  • Buck Creek and Mosquito Creek area of Southern Harrison County - Chris Bell
  • Indiana Cave Survey Archives highlights of the past 25 years - Bruce Trotter
  • Binkley Cave updates and highlights from the past year - Rand Heazlitt
  • Lessons learned from the Recent Binkley Cave Entrapment - Laura Demarest
  • A photographic history of past Indiana Cave Symposiums - Dave Black
  • Highlights from past Symposiums, significant accomplishments, and more… - Dave Everton
  • Retracing the steps of the ISS and recent discoveries of the -
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Date: April 30, 2016
Location: Crawford County Community Park

Presentations

  • Multi-pronged compilation - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Binkley cave update - Rand Heazlitt
  • Bat boxes - Bill Greenwald
  • Caving Club of Indiana University - Kevin Romanak
  • CCIU bat box project - Melissa Fitzpatrick
  • TBA - Dean Wiseman
  • ICS survey & other activities - Dave Everton
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Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Lawrence County Fairgrounds

Presentations

  • Boone Cave Bioinventory Project - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Lost River Cave Survey Update - Joy Baiz
  • Bluespring Cave Photos - Joe Kinder
  • Driveby Cave Survey - Chris Dick
  • 2015 Bat Census - Keith Dunlap
  • Big Bat Cave LiDAR Map - Ken Bailey and Ben Shinabery
  • Binkley Cave Update - Laura Demarest
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Date: April 26, 2014
Location: Crawford County Community Park

Presentations

  • The French Connection to Indiana Cave Biology - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Gas Monitoring Project and/or Blenz Nature Preserve - Anmar Mirza
  • Historic Look at Indiana Cave Rescues & Incidents - John Benton
  • Indiana’s Closed Caves: a Historic Photo Compilation - George Jaegers
  • Biennial Bat Count and/or Partial State Caves Opening - Keith Dunlap
  • LiDar Karst Imaging - Dick Powell
  • Binkley Cave Update - Dave Everton
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Date: April 20, 2013
Location: Lawrence County Fairgrounds

Presentations

  • Shawnee Karst Preserve - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Relationship Between Natural Disasters & Speleology - Kriste Lindberg
  • Buckner Graffiti Update - Bill Baus
  • Binkley Cave System - Dave Everton
  • ICS Website - Aaron Valandra
  • Indiana Saltpeter Operations in the War of 1812 - Bill Shulze
  • Book - Sam Frushour
  • Cave Connection Newsletter - Bill Greenwald
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Date: April 21, 2012
Location: Lawrence County Fairgrounds

Presentations

  • Shawnee Karst Perserve - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Binkley Cave Update - Dave Everton
  • White Nose Syndrome Update - Keith Dunlap
  • Cave Connection Newsletter - Dave Haun
  • Gas Monitoring - Anmir Mirza
  • 2011 Bio Inventory - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Dukes Cave - Chris Schotter
  • Guy Stover Cleanup - Brenda Shulthesis
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Date: April 30, 2011
Location: Lawrence County Fairgrounds

Presentations

  • Harrison County Cave Project & IKC 25-year Anniversary - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Permit Caving in a WNS World - Todd Webb
  • Get Down: Connecting with Our Underground Resources - Kriste Lendberg & Bob Vandeventer
  • Happy 25th Anniversary, ICS - Randy Jackson
  • Lucas Project Part One - Chris Schotter
  • The Indiana Cave Connection - Dave Haun
  • The 2011 Indiana Bat “Census”: - Keith Dunlap
  • Binkley and Blowing Hole Caves Update - Dave Everton
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Date: April 17, 2010
Location: Crawford County Community Park

Presentations

  • Prosecuting Cave Vandalism - Patti Cummings
  • Houghton Hole Cleanup - Brenda Shultheis
  • Crawford County Biomass Incinerator - Carla Beth Jones
  • Buckner Cave Graffiti Removal Project Update - Bill Baus
  • Biology of Caves and Sinkholes on the Hoosier National Forest - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Indiana Cave Survey Cave Database Update and New On-line eLibrary - Keith Dunlap
  • Binkley and Blowing Hole Caves Update - Dave Everton
  • Gas Monitoring in Indiana Caves - Anmar Mirza
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Date: April 18, 2009
Location: Lawrence County Fairgrounds

Presentations

  • IKC Education & Outreach Committee Update - Kriste Lindberg
  • 2009 Bat Census - Keith Dunlap
  • White Nose Syndrome: What It’s Done, Where It Is, and Why You Should Care: - Todd Webb
  • New ICS Online Database - Randy Jackson
  • Biota protected in IKC Preserves - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Buckner Restoration Project - Bill Baus
  • Caves of the Greater Stinesville Area - Dave Everton
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Date: April 16, 2008
Location: Blue's Canoe Livery

Presentations

  • Karst Education - Kriste Lindberg
  • ICS GIS - Dave Everton & Todd Webb
  • BioInventory - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Hat Dome Radio Location in Hell Hole Cave - Jamie Winner
  • Sediments in Porter Cave - Jack Wood
  • Linking All Cave Maps - Keith Dunlap
  • American Bottoms Survey - Dave Everton
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Date: April 21, 2007
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • 2007 Indiana Bat Census - Keith Dunlap
  • Bugs R Us - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Caves: Life Beneath the Forest - Kriste Lindenberg
  • HNF Cave & Karst Inventory Project Update - Bruce Trotter
  • Coon Trap Cave Exploration & Survey - Chris Schotter
  • Lost River Cave System Project Update - Mark Deebel
  • Buckner Cave Resurvey Project - Sean Lewis
  • The Buckner Cave Graffiti Removal Project - Dave Everton
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Date: April 22, 2006
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • Cave Signs - John Benton
  • Cave Biota Webumentary - Kriste Lindberg
  • I-69 Indiana Potential Bat Hibernaculum Identification Project - Sam Frushour
  • Recent Projects in Indiana Cave Biology - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Cave Airflow - Sean Lewis
  • Hoosier National Forest Cave and Karst Update - Bruce Trotter
  • Bat Caves With No Bats - - Identifying and Protecting Overlooked Habitat - Jim Kennedy of Bat Conservation International
  • The Roger Spring Cave System - Dave Everton
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Date: April 30, 2005
Location: Spring Mill Bible Camp

Presentations

  • Wayne Cave Property Update - Robert Sollman
  • 2005 Winter Bat Census - Keith Dunlap
  • Carcass Crypt Pit Cleanup - Brian Leavell
  • Richard Blenz Nature Conservancy - Anmar Mirza
  • Caves East of Spring Mill State Park - Cave Owner Willie Roberts
  • Robinson Ladder Property Acquisition - Keith Dunlap
  • HNF Cave & Karst Project - Bruce Trotter
  • Gemini Cave - Brian Killingbeck
  • Karst Education: Working WITH Developers - Kriste Lindberg
  • Lost River System Project Update - Jake Morris from the SJVG
  • Jakes Water Bowl Cave - David Black
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Date: April 24, 2004
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • Wayne Cave Management Plan - Robert Sollman
  • Clark County Cave Projects - Todd Webb and Jamie Winner
  • Cave and Karst Networking Process - Kristie Lindberg
  • Floyd Collins' Presence in the Mammoth Cave Area - John Benton
  • The Exploration and Survey of Allens Lost Cave - Brian Killingbeck
  • Indiana Cave Data Collection: Past, Present, & Future - Rob Jarboe & Dave Everton
  • HNF Cave & Karst Inventory Project - Bruce Trotter and Ray Sheldon
  • NSS Convention 2007 - Dave Haun
  • Caves of Harrison-Crawford and TAG - Chuck Perkins
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Date: April 26, 2003
Location: Blue's Canoe Livery

Presentations

  • Update on the Indiana Cave Permit System - Todd Webb
  • Creative Partnerships for Water Quality Protection in Karst Areas - Kriste Lindberg
  • The Exploration and Survry of Redman Cave - Brian Killingbeck
  • The Subterranean Fauna of the Hoosier National Forest - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Indiana Cave Survry On-line Cave Report Form - Rob Jarboe
  • Lost River Cave - Tony Cunningham
  • 2003 Biennial Bat Census - Keith Dunlap
  • Browns Farm Cave - Bruce Trotter
  • Time Stood Still in Heltonville - Dave Everton
  • The Exploration of Big Rock Swallowhole - David Black & Chris Schotter
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Date: April 20, 2002
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • Signs of Caves - John Benton and Terry Clark
  • Bugs, Bombs, and Bureaucrats - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Agencies as partners in Karst Conservation and Education - Kristie Lindberg
  • Conservation of the Federally Endangered Grey Bat in Indiana - Lori Pruitt
  • Sellersburg Quarry Survey - Bruce Trotter
  • Caves of Lost River Drainage Basin - Bruce Bowman
  • History of Indiana Bat Management at Wyandotte Cave - Todd Webb
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Date: April 21, 2001
Location: Blue's Canoe Livery

Presentations

  • IKC Updates - Kristie Lindberg
  • Indiana Bio-Inventory Projects - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Versailles State Park Karst Study - Ray Sheldon
  • Bats and The Bees - Bill Greenwald
  • Lost River Cave System - Tony Cunningham
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Date: April 15, 2000
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • Binkley Cave History - John Benton
  • Crane Karst Study - Ray Sheldon
  • IKC Update, Leonard Springs Update - Kristie Lindberg
  • IKC Sullivan Cave Update - Keith Dunlap
  • IKC Orangeville Rise - Bruce Bowman
  • IDNR Bat Project - Keith Dunlap
  • Bioinventory Updates - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Versailles State Park Cave Inventory - Ray Sheldon
  • Underwater Mapping in Blue Spring Cave - Sam Frushour
  • ICS Website - Jim Adams
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Date: April 17, 1999
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • Welcome and Introduction - David Black
  • Awards at Cave Capers - Dave Haun
  • Cave Biology Study - Blue River Drainage - Jerry Lewis
  • The Nature Conservancy's Blue River Project - Allen Pursell
  • Dye Tracing in Southern Indiana - Jim Keith & John Bassett
  • The HNF/IKC Inventory Project - Kriste Lindberg
  • Indiana's Biannual Bat Census - Keith Dunlap
  • Crane Karst Study - Ray Sheldon
  • The Lost Caves of Harrison Crawford Counties - John Benton
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Date: April 25, 1998
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • Acquisition of Sullivan Cave - Bill Tozer
  • Blue River Project bioinventory - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • HNF Inventory - Kristie Lindberg
  • Crane Naval Depot Caves - Ray Sheldon
  • State Cave Policy - Jeff Cummings
  • Wesley Chapel Gulf Project - Mark Deebel
  • Qualkinbush Cave System - David Black
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Date: April 19, 1997
Location: Cave Country Canoes

Presentations

  • Activities of the IKC - Bruce Bowman
  • Jefferson Proving Ground Update - Ray Sheldon
  • Bioinventory Blue River Project - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • IKC Bat Count - Keith Dunlap
  • Mexico Expedition - Joe and Tina Oliphant
  • Reeves Cave Project - Andrew DuBois
  • Marengo Crayfish Count - Tom Sollman
  • Caving in the 70s - John Benton
  • Wesley Chapel Gulf - Mark Deebel
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Date: April 20, 1996
Location: Spring Mill State Park

Presentations

  • Jefferson Proving Ground Update - Ray Sheldon, Bruce Trotter, Kevin Wools
  • Overview of GPS Units - Harold Geick
  • Kool Spring Cave - Scott Fee
  • Indiana Biological Inventories - Dr. Jerry Lewis
  • Eric’s River Cave - Chris Schotter
  • Whistling Cave - Bill Baus
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Date: April 22, 1995
Location: Bluespring Caverns Park

Presentations

  • 10 Year history of the IKC - Bruce Bowman
  • Tracking the Indiana Bat - Keith Dunlap
  • HNF (KARST) update - Clyde Simerman
  • HNF Management - Larry Mullins
  • Surveying in Jefferson Proving Grounds - Ray Sheldon
  • The Northern Blind Cavefish - Dr. Bill Pearson
  • Baker Hollow Cave Update - Terry Clark
  • Nelson Maudlin Spring Cave - Ronnie Burns
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Date: April 23, 1994
Location: Spring Mill State Park

Presentations

  • The Wyandotte Cave Cleanups - Roger Gleitz
  • Delineation of Sinkhole Drainage Routes Utilizing Fluorescent Dye Tracing Procedures, Highway 37 Improvement Project, Lawrence Co., Indiana - Andy Duwelius
  • Blind.fish Study in Indiana and Kentucky - Dr. Bill Pearson
  • Exploration of Carter Cave, Kentucky - Joe Parks
  • Exploration of Baker Hollow Cave, Harrison Co., Indiana - Terry Clark
  • Temperature Monitoring in Rays Cave, Greene Co., Indiana - Keith Dunlap
  • Crayfish Population Study in Shiloh Cave, Lawrence Co., Indiana - Tom Sollman
  • Cave & Karst Inventory at Jefferson Proving Grounds - Ray Sheldon & Bruce Trotter
  • Exploration of Milltown Quarry Cave, Harrison Co., Indiana - David Black
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Date: April 24, 1993
Location: Hardin Ridge Recreation Area

Presentations

  • Current Activites and Future Goals of the IKC - Keith Dunlap
  • HNF Karst Inventory Project - Larry Mullins
  • Goals of the Indiana Cave Survey - David Black
  • Bat Census - Keith Dunlap
  • Digging and Gating the Khan Entrance to Roppel - Bob Sergesketter
  • The Discovery of Carter Cave in western Kentucky - Joe Park
  • The New Extension to Baker Hollow Cave - Terry Clark
  • Stubby Cave - David Black
  • Numerous Survey Projects - Brian Leavell
  • Cave Biology Inventory Project - Dr. Horton Hobbs
  • Spring Mill State Park Survey - Steve Collins
  • Cave Digging and how it leads to major discoverise - Joe Oliphant, George Cesnik, and Tina Shirk
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