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By Southwestern Region of the NSS May 2012 NNSSSS 5500 YYeeaarrss BByy SSoouutthhwweesstteerrnn RReeggiioonn ooff tthhee NNSS SS This booklet was compiled and edited by Linda Starr Cover Art by Andy Komensky Back Cover Art by Gary Davis Reviewers: Carol Belski, Stephen Fleming, and Pete and Karen Lindsley Published by Southwestern Region of the NSS May 2012 © 2012 Southwestern Region of the NSS Contents Page Introductory Message ………………………………………………………………………. 4 E-mail Letters from Lee Skinner……………………………………………………………. 4 SWR Member Organizations……………………………………………………………….. 5 SWR Members as Directors of the NSS Board of Governors……………………………… 5 50th Anniversary Planning Committee ……………………………………………………... 5 Letter from National Cave and Karst Research Institute …………………………………... 6 Grotto Reports 7 Gypsy Underground ………………………………………………………………… 8 21 Years, Hondo Grotto…………………………………………………………….. 9 Lubbock Area Grotto ……………………………………………………………….. 10 Mesilla Valley Grotto (MVG) History, 1986 – 2012 ………………………………. 11 New Mexico Tech Caving Club ……………………...…..………………………… 13 Pajarito Grotto Is 24 Years Old …………………………………………………….. 15 Pecos Valley Grotto ………………………………………………………………… 18 Permian Basin Speleological Society ………………………………………………. 20 Sandia Grotto, A Short History and Influences on Me …………………………….. 22 More on Sandia Grotto …….….…………………………………………………….. 26 White Sands Grotto …………………………………………………………………. 29 Jeff Lory, Past SWR Chairman ……...……………………………………………………… 30 Letter from Current SWR Chair, 2012 ……………………………………………………… 30 SWR and NSS Project Reports ……………………………………………………………… 31 Big Manhole Dig ……………………………………………………………………. 32 Dry Cave Project, 2005 to 2012 …………………………………………………….. 34 El MaP: A Sandia Grotto Project to Study and Inventory Caves of El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area ……………………………………. 37 Fort Stanton Study Project (FSCSP) ……………………………………………….. 38 GypKaP – Gypsum Karst Project ………….……………………………………….. 39 High Guads Restoration Project (HGRP) …………………………………………... 41 Some Historical Anecdotes The Discovery – and Rediscovery – of Sentinel Caverns …………………………... 42 Lincoln Caverns ……………………………………………………………………... 47 Following Jim White’s Footsteps …………………………………………………… 50 Still Tracking Jim White ……………………………………………………………. 54 Discovery of Nudnick and Andy’s Caves ...………………………………………… 56 Cave Science Articles New Mexico Bat Work, 1994-2012 ………………………………………………... 61 Searching for Intraterrestrials: The Microbial World of Caves ……………………. 70 2 Contents continued Page The Rich Scientific Potential of Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area ………………………………………………………………… 74 Memorials: In Regard for SWR Cavers of the Past ………………………………………….. 76 NSS Award Recognition ……………………………………………………………………... 89 SWR Honorary Members …………………………………………………………………….. 91 The Wuss Walker Award …….………………………………………………………………. 92 Southwestern Region Members and Associates, 1962-2012…………………………………. 99 A Little Something by Ells Rolfs …………………………………………………………….. 112 Cartoon art by Mike Bilbo, 2011 This entire publication is copyrighted by the Southwestern Region (SWR) of the National Speleological Society. Contributors of stories, artwork, photographs and other materials contained herein retain full copyright with respect to their work. No commercial use of any portion of this publication may be made without the written consent of the SWR and the additional consent of any affected contributor. 3 In light of the 50th anniversary, two documents of historical interest have been posted to the SWR website. These are in a private directory E-mail letters from Lee Skinner and are not indexed on the site, so you have to use the links below. I was one of the founders and the first chairman of the SWR. Has it really been 50 years? The first is the 25th anniversary booklet (58 I was also a founder of both the White Sands pages). and El Paso grottoes. When founded, the White http://www.caves.org/region/swr/docs/25th­1962­ Sands Grotto had members in El Paso, 1987.PDF Alamogordo and Las Cruces. Later, the El Paso Grotto broke away from White Sands. This document was produced in an era when At the first meeting of the SWR, we decided privacy information was less easily found (and to have regional meetings four times a year, and less worried about) and it contained names, it's been that way ever since. addresses and phone numbers. After 25 years I think that the first regional was in the there likely are only a handful that still are Guads. At that time, I was a Spec 5 in the U.S. accurate. However, in the interest of keeping Army at Fort Bliss. unnecessary personal information off the Do you realize that in 1962 there were only internet, all addresses and phone numbers were three known caves of any size in the High removed from wherever they were associated Guads: Cottonwood, Hidden, and Black. with an individual's name. --Lee If you have never seen this document before, it Just a reminder: Tuesday, August 9, marks is interesting reading. Thanks go to Jennifer both the 49th anniversary of the discovery of Foote for getting it posted very quickly after the Heinz Schwinge Hall and the 43rd anniversary scrubbing was done. of the discovery of Lincoln Caverns. I can't believe time flies so fast! My The second document is a listing of all SWR memories of seeing these areas for the first time officers, meeting sites, and birth/death dates of are as vivid as if I'd been there only last month. grottos. This document contained no privacy --Lee Skinner materials. It covers the SWR from inception in 1962 through 2010 (10 pages). http://www.caves.org/region/swr/docs/ officers­meetings1962­2010.pdf By Stephen Fleming th Director, 50 Anniversary Committee Ken Streicher and Lee Skinner, 1963. Photo courtesy of Doug Rhodes. 4 SW R Member O rganizations Escabrosa G rotto, PO Box 3634, Tucson, AZ 85722, [email protected] Guadalupe G rotto, PO Box 1229, Carlsbad, NM 88221, [email protected] Gypsy Underground Grotto, c/o K. Nielsen, 194 South Fork Rd., Durango, CO, [email protected] Hondo G rotto, 1816 Orchard, Roswell, NM 88201, Frank Everitt, [email protected], [email protected] Lubbock A rea G rotto, 3403-89th St., Lubbock, TX 79423, Brian Alger, [email protected] Mesilla Valley G rotto, 528 Melendres, Las Cruces, NM 88009, [email protected] New Mexico Tech Student Grotto, Dept E&ES, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, Jane Overton, [email protected] Pecos Valley G rotto, 1825 Mission, Carlsbad, NM 88220, [email protected] Permian Basin Speleological Society, PO Box 1326, Sonora, TX 76950, [email protected] Pajarito G rotto, c/o James Hunter, PO Box 751, Los Alamos, NM 87544, [email protected] Sandia G rotto, Student Activities Box 192, MSC 03 2210, 1 Univ. of NM, Albuquerque, NM 87131- 001, [email protected] Sierra Blanca G rotto, PO Box 1721, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346-1721, Paul Dunlap, [email protected] White Sands G rotto, c/o Carol Belski, 408 Southern Sky, Carlsbad, NM 88220, [email protected] th 50 Anniversary SW R Members as Directors Planning Committee: of the NSS Board of Governors Carol Belski Mike Bilbo Dave Belski (1989-1992), (1993-1996), Stephen Fleming (1996-1999) Kathy Peerman Dwight E. Deal (1967-1968), (1971-1974, Wayne Walker (1974-1977) Additional significant planning help from: Stephen Fleming (1998-2001) Jennifer Foote, Blake Jordan, Pete Lindsley, Jennifer Foote (2008-2011) Kevin Lorms, Peg Sorensen, Linda Starr, Jim Goodbar (1987-1990) Aaron Stockton … Alan Hill (1969-1970) (1970-1973) …and the entire membership for helping David Jagnow (2000-2002) to complete the Fort Stanton historic building Mark Joop (2008-2011) balcony renovation project. Don R. Martin (1977-1978) Bill Yett (1994-1996) Thanks also to the State of New Mexico, Department of Cultural Affairs Monument Division, Fort Stanton State Monument for allowing use of their facilities for our 50th Anniversary celebration. 5 6 G rotto Reports 7 Gypsy Underground G rotto By Evelyn Townsend (aka E.T.) The Gypsy Underground Grotto (GUG) was just an idea that started in 1998 at the Filer, Idaho, NSS Convention by a group of cavers from many different locations. The idea was to form a community of traveling cavers that was based on people and not their location – be it state, country or other locale. So in February, 1999, the GUG officially became the first traveling grotto in the NSS membership, with a charter membership of 25 people. At present the membership is more than 100 people with over 90 percent of them being NSS members. We communicate electronically via email and a onelist, and we meet at regional events and NSS conventions. We contact one another and go caving where we can and/or at specific events. One of our projects that has been going for long term is the Big Bend Karst Project (BIBEKaP). This was started in 1998 by Stephen Fleming, Steve Peerman and Keith Heuss as co- investigators. In 2007, Evelyn Townsend (ET) and Hank Boudinot took over the project as co- investigators. BIBEKaP is a registered National Park Service permitted study project to locate and document caves in Big Bend National Park. The GUG caver membership supporting this project is over 99 percent. Many of the Gypsys work on other projects such as the Fort Stanton Cave Study Project. Since many of our members are from the Southwest, the GUG petitioned to become a member of the Southwest Region (SWR) in December, 2010. In March of 2011 the GUG hosted their first SWR event at Fluorite Ridge near Deming, New Mexico. As one of the newer members of SWR, we hope to continue our participation in SWR activities in the near and far future. 8 50 Years for the
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