Mammoth Cave Restoration Group

Mammoth Cave Restoration Group

Welcome to Restoration Camp Signup!

Next Camp is MAY 1st-2nd 2010

** CAMP SIGNUP IS ON THIS SITE **

** SIGNUP STARTs APRIL 1st **

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** Work conditions for camp **

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UPDATE - 2/26/08 - Cave Gear Situation

Greetings MaCa Volunteers,

Most of you have probably heard of the bat affliction called White Nose Syndrome (WNS). Not a lot is known about it at this time, but it is thought to be linked somehow with the deaths of thousands of bats in New York and Vermont. Several states in the northeast and eastern United States have already ordered caves used by bats to be closed partly because of the possibility of cavers spreading WNS.

As a precautionary measure the National Park Service is asking all cavers involved in projects at Mammoth Cave to voluntarily take measures to ensure their equipment is clean and disinfected with a bleach solution or something similar. Once you have it clean you should try to keep it separate from any other source that may contaminate it again (such as the trunk of your car, etc.) by perhaps putting it in palstic garbage bags.

Also, if you have been caving in New York or Vermont anytime within the last two years, they ask that you not bring the gear you used to Mammoth Cave.

The Mammoth Cave Restoration Camps exist for one reason: to protect and restore the caves and karst landscape in Mammoth Cave National Park. Lets all do our part to make sure this scourge doesn't show up at MaCa by complying with this reasonable request from the Park Service.

Roy Vanhoozer, Camp Director

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This site is for registration to sign up for the upcoming MAY 2010 camp.

The camp is limited to 45 participants

Currently 35 spots are filled, 10 are available.

Currently 00 spots are filled on the backup list.

Please fill out this regristration form if you are committed to attending this weekend camp.

* IMPORTANT TO NOTE *

If you have signed up in the past for a camp (November 2006 camp and following camps) feel free to use the smaller signup form to signup. If you are new to the signup system, we encourage you to use the larger signup form found below.

DISCLAIMER: Minors under the age of 18 are required to submit a completed parental consent / release form to attend camp.

Camp is restricted to 45 participants due to restrictions set forth by the Mammoth Cave National Park Service Administration and current work loads of the camp.

If you have any questions about Mammoth Cave Restoration Camp or the Mammoth Cave National Park, please see either our restoration site or the Mammoth Cave National Park Official Site.

Also you can contact the Mammoth Cave Restoration Camp, Camp Director, Roy Vanhoozer with your concerns.

Be sure to stay connected by joining the Yahoo Groups

for the Mammoth Cave Restoration Group!

It is open to past, present and future participants