Cae Symposium

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2. Missouri to host cave symposium in October

Intrigued by the dark and mysterious world of caves? This event is for you.

ST. LOUIS-Missouri residents who are curious about caves and interested in
learning how to keep them healthy have a rare opportunity this year. The
Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy
are sponsoring the 16th National Cave and Karst Management Symposium Oct. 8
through 12 in St. Louis.

The symposium is designed to give people of diverse backgrounds and interests a
chance to share information and coordinate efforts to care for one of Earth's
least familiar and most interesting biological communities. Cave researchers,
spelunkers, experts on cave biology and amateur cave enthusiasts from around the
globe are expected to attend.

The symposium is held every other year. It has taken place in Missouri only once
before, in 1984, when cave experts, or "speleologists" met in Rolla. This year's
event will be held at the Holiday Inn Southwest and Viking Conference Center,
10709 Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63127. To register for the symposium, visit
www.nckms2007.org. Further symposium details are available at
www.utexas.edu/tmm/sponsored_sites/biospeleology/. Click on "NCKMS 2007."

The nearby Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center will host a free cave photo
exhibition along with guest speakers Oct. 9. For more information about this
event, contact Powder Valley CNC, 11715 Cragwold Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122, phone
(314) 301-1500, or visit www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/powder/. The symposium also
will feature a field trip to Meramec State Park Oct. 10.

Missouri is a natural venue for the event, since the Show-Me State has more than
6,300 known caves, many of which are on public land. Missouri's innovative cave
management and research efforts will figure prominently in symposium offerings.

Conservation Department Cave Biologist Bill Elliott is the symposium chairman.
He can be contacted at P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180, phone (573)
522-4115, ext. 3194, e-mail Bill.Elliott@mdc.mo.gov.

-Jim Low-

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http://mdc.mo.gov/seasons
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[junkman306]

Sounds interesting.