Meetings are now held at REI in Brentwood on the first Thursday of each month. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm.

62nd Annual SERA Summer Cave Carnival

Submitted by Dave Wascher on Mon, 2013-05-20 14:46
2013-06-14 12:00 pm
2013-06-16 12:00 pm
America/Chicago

62nd Annual SERA Summer Cave Carnival
"SERA Luau"
Hosted by the Central Alabama Grotto
June 14 - 16, 2013
Cumberland Caverns
McMinnville, TN
http://centralalabamagrotto.org/
SERA 2013 Registration Form

Full text available to Nashville Grotto members only

Vertical Practice

Submitted by Dave Wascher on Mon, 2013-05-20 14:39
2013-05-22 5:30 pm
America/Chicago

John Hickman will be leading a vertical practice/training at Ashland City Bluffs. Please contact him in advance for info. Rain may cancel.

Full text available to Nashville Grotto members only

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White Nose Syndrome

White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is continuing to impact bats and caves. Last winter, WNS was confirmed in 5 counties in Tennessee and suspected in a sixth. It is likely we will see further spread in Tennessee this winter. The Nashville Grotto strongly encourages cavers to observe caving moratoria in WNS-infected areas, and stresses the importance of proper gear decontamination after all caving trips.

For more information on WNS please see the NSS white nose page.
http://www.caves.org/WNS/

Download the latest Decontamination Procedures -click here- updated 6/25/12


(Photo by Nancy Heaslip, New York Department of Environmental Conservation.)

What's Killing The Bats?

Submitted by Joe Stewart on Thu, 2009-04-16 08:05

"Bats play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of nature and they're dying in record numbers in several U.S. states. As Daniel Sieberg reports, it's a mystery that has biologists baffled."

CBS News report from Aeolus Cave February 2009 about White Nose Syndrome. It aired April 5, 2009.


Watch CBS Videos Online

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4920589n

More info: http://www.batmanagement.com/wns/wns.html

and http://www.caves.org/WNS/WNS%20Info.htm

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