Proceedings of the 20th National Cave & Karst Management Symposium OCTOBER 3-7, 2011 MIDWAY, UTAH Proceedings of the 20th National Cave & Karst Management Symposium Proceedings of the 20th National Cave & Karst Management Symposium Midway, Utah October 3-7, 2011 Symposium Sponsor National Park Service Timpanogos Cave National Monument Proceedings Editor Valerie Stratford Proceedings Coordinators Bonny Armstrong Cami McKinney Cover Art and 2011 NCKMS Logo Brandon Kowallis Layout and Design Cami McKinney Published by The National Cave & Karst Management Symposium Printed in the United States of America Host Organization National Park Service, Timpanogos Cave National Monument NCKMS Steering Committee American Cave Conservation Association Bat Conservation International U.S. Bureau of Land Management Cave Research Foundation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USDA Forest Service Karst Waters Institute The Nature Conservancy National Caves Association National Cave & Karst Research Institute National Park Service National Speleological Society www.nckms.org 2011 NCKMS Sponsors Partner Edwards Aquifer Authority ESRI National Park Service Utah Department of Oil, Gas & Mining Contributing Cave Conservancy Foundation Cave Conservancy of the Virginias Cave Research Foundation MayaCon- 2012 NSS Convention National Cave & Karst Research Institute National Speleological Society Northeastern Cave Conservancy Petzl Speleobooks Supporting Bat Conservation International H & K Perforated Metals Mid-Atlantic Cave Conservancy National Caves Association PMI- Pigeon Mountain Industries Project Underground USDA Forest Service USDA Forest Service- Lincoln National Forest Utah Bat Conservation Cooperative Utah State Parks- Wasatch Mountain State Park Wasatch Mountain State Park West Virginia Cave Conservancy The 2011 National Cave & Karst Symposium in Midway, Utah is now behind us. What an exciting week! I am so glad that you made the trip to the mountains to get Karst Elevated. The week was filled with so many memorable events, from the vertical class off the hotel to the opening social and swim at the Zermatt Re- sort hot springs, the varied and interesting talks to the field trips to Logan Canyon and Timpanogos Cave. Before I knew it, the week was over. It is hard to think of the Symposium without feeling grateful for all the support that the organizing commit- tee and I received. The week would have never gone so well without the enthusiastic sponsors that gave money and time to promote and support the NCKMS. There were so many people that were quick to vol- unteer to make the conference run smoother, set up and clean up, offer rides, and drive field trips. I send a huge thanks to all those who prepared talks, posters, and papers sharing their projects and passions for the underground. And lastly, thanks must be given to the NCKMS Steering Committee for continual support for not only this event, but also their continued efforts toward future forums for cave and karst research. I hope that the 2011 NCKMS was a wonderful and rewarding experience for you too. I hope you were able to reestablish old friendships and make new ones. I hope you were able to take home some new ideas for projects and programs and put them to use. Can’t wait to see you all at the next 2013 NCKMS in Carlsbad, New Mexico! Cami McKinney Chair NCKMS 2011 2011 NCKMS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND VOLUNTEERS Cami McKinney - Chair Andy Armstrong - Vice-Chair Brandon Kowallis - Webmaster Bonny Armstrong - Registration Jon Jasper - Sessions Richard Downey -Treasurer Larry Spangler - Field Trips Val Stratford - Proceedings Charles Acklin - Facilities Kyle Gochenour - Staff Aaron Stover - Staff Cami Lee - Staff Drew Crane - Volunteer Shane Coles - Volunteer Debbie Spoons - Volunteer Tony Gallegos - Field Trips Jan Morse - Field Trips Contents Cave Life Biodiversity in High-Elevation Caves in Great Basin Gretchen M. Baker, Steven J. Taylor, Margaret A. 6 National Park Horner, Jean K. Krejca, Michael E. Slay, and Benjamin M. Roberts Bigfork High School Cave Invertebrate and Water Ernie Cottle 7 Chemistry Study A Long-Term Strategy for Monitoring Biotic and Jean K. Krejca, Sean Mohren, Daniel Sarr, 9 Abiotic Parameters in Caves of the Klamath Region Shawn Thomas Ongoing Conservation Efforts to Protect the Michael E. Slay, Steven J. Taylor 11 Foushee Cavesnail, Amnicola cora (Hydrobiidae) Characterization of Cave-Inhabiting Arthropods of Miriam Toro Rosario, Elvira Meléndez Ackerman 12 Puerto Rico: Potential Tools for Conservation Population Monitoring of Illinois’ State Steven J. Taylor, Robert G. Weck, Marlis R. Douglas, 13 Endangered Enigmatic Cavesnail (Hydrobiidae) Jeremy S. Tiemann, and Christopher A. Phillips Assessing Impacts to Endangered Karst Cyndee A. Watson 14 Invertebrates in Central Texas Bats White-Nose Syndrome and the Ivory Billed Tom Aley 15 Woodpecker The U.S. National Park Service Response to White Kevin T. Castle 19 Nose Syndrome in Bats White-Nose Syndrome: Jeremy T. H. Coleman, David S. Blehert, Eric R. 22 The State of Knowledge and Management in 2011 Britzke, Paul M. Cryan, Ann R. Froschauer, Kevin Keel, Daniel L. Lindner, Joseph C. Okoniewski Implementing a White-nose Syndrome Response Shane Fryer, Shawn Thomas, and Katrina Smith 23 Plan at Lava Beds National Monument Bat Surveys, Bat Gates & Radiation- Bats in Utah Anthony A. Gallegos 28 Abandoned Mines 1995-2010 Responding to the Threat of White-Nose Elizabeth Hale 29 Syndrome at Oregon Caves The Utah Bat Conservation Cooperative Kimberly Hersey and UBCC members 30 A Statewide Framework for Bat Management Building a Diversified Monitoring Program for Shawn Thomas 31 Cave-Dwelling Bat Populations Hydrology/Geology Groundwater Development May Harm National Gretchen Baker 38 Park Caves The Effects of Evapotranspiration Upon Recharge Lee J. Florea 39 Using the Stable Isotopes of Oxygen and Hydrogen in the Carbonate Aquifers of the Cumberland Plateau in Southeast Kentucky The Relationship of Recent Geologic Features to Mike Wiles 46 the Origin of Jewel Cave Cave Management: Policy Powell Mountain Karst Preserve: Strategies for the Joseph H. Fagan, Michael J. Ficco, Wil Orndorff 53 Permanent Protection of Omega Cave and Related Karst and Surface Resources Management Guidelines for Caves and Karst in Greg Horne, John Waithaka 54 Parks Canada’s Heritage Areas Update on the Development of the NPS Cave Rodney D. Horrocks 57 Visitor Impact Vital Signs Monitoring Protocol Alpine Cave and Karst Management on the Johanna. L. Kovarik 60 Tongass National Forest Nutty Putty Cave – Manual Cave Management Michael Leavitt 68 Nightmare or Automated Website Tranquility Crumps Cave Preserve: A Unique Case of Benjamin V. Miller 69 Acquisition and Management of a Cave System for Karst Research Cave and Karst Resources Evaluation Dale L. Pate 75 For Long-term Protection and Conservation Cave and Karst Resources in West-Central Florida, Jason S. Polk, Grant L. Harley, Leslie North, Philip 78 USA: Implications For Management, Education, Reeder And Research The Role of the National Cave and Karst Research George Veni 79 Institute in Cave and Karst Management Lincoln National Forest Revises a Cave Jason Walz 84 Management Program Karst Studies The Geography of Karst James E. Kaufmann 86 Alpine Karst in Utah - An Overview Lawrence E. Spangler 87 The Northern Karst Socio-Ecological Transect Miriam Toro Rosario 93 Education Kids and Caves: Explore the Potential Karissa DeCarlo, BJ Cluff 95 Incorporating Karst/Cave Science in Cave Guide Patricia Kambesis, Leslie North, Chris Groves, Jason 96 Training Polk The Role Interpretation Plays with Cave Resource Dawn Ryan 101 Protection Bats at the Boy Scout Jamboree: An Outreach Carol Zokaites 105 Event for Bat Education Cave Management: Monitoring & Mitigation Representing, Classifying, and Monitoring In-Cave Sandi Baker, Ernie Cottle, Katie Lafeaver, Brennen 106 Features with GIS; Methods Used by the Bigfork Shaw, Hans Bodenhamer High School Cave Club of Northwest Montana The Gating of Eagle Creek Bat Cave, Arizona Tom Gilleland 115 Seasonal Variation of Carbon Dioxide in Oregon Elizabeth Hale 116 Caves Studying Cave Visitation Trends Jon Jasper 127 Comparison of Cave Gate Materials Jim Kennedy 130 Spanish Moss Cave - A 34 Year Photo Comparison Michael Leavitt, Adam Leavitt 136 Project How Resilient to Climate Change is a Show Cave Emily Ring, John Roth 137 at Oregon Caves National Monument? Lehman Cave Restoration Project Ben Roberts 144 Current Cave Management Projects at Jewel Cave Mike Wiles 148 National Monument, South Dakota Paleoclimate Reconciling Speleothem Sampling for Sarah A. Truebe, Julia E. Cole, Michael Lee, Heidi 149 Paleoclimate Research with Cave Conservation Barnett Project Management Volunteers: What Can We Do for Them? Bonny Armstrong, James Goodbar 154 Building a Successful Trip Leader Program Andy Armstrong 156 Cave Rescue Pre-Planning at Rene Ohms, Anmar Mirza, Marc Ohms, John Punches 158 Wind and Jewel Caves, South Dakota Caves and Karst of the Providence Mountains Bernard W. Szukalski, Tom Gilleland, Ted Weasma 162 Study Area, Mojave National Preserve: Building Upon Decades of Volunteer Contributions Author Biographies 167 Participant List 174 6 Biodiversity in High-Elevation Caves in Great Basin National Park By Gretchen M. Baker1, Steven J. Taylor2, Margaret A. Horner1, Jean K. Krejca3, Michael E. Slay1, and Benjamin M. Roberts1 1 Great Basin National Park, Baker, NV 89311 USA, 775-234-7331 [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 2 Illinois Natural