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Take the Extra Minute Before You Go Batty
It’s that time of the year. International Bat Night is August 29 to 30, 2026. Caves have everything Halloween has taught us to love. Darkness. Mystery. Bats. And the possibility that something unearthly is lurking just around the corner. Okay, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Holidays, Search and Rescue
Tagged bats, cave savety, caves, caving, conservation, International Bat Night, National Speleological Society, NSS, outdoor safety, preventative SAR, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, search and rescue, spelunking, TakeTheExtraMinute, White Nose Syndrome
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A Light in the Forest
A girl with a doll, named Jubilee, Dreamed of the jungle, wild and free, To Africa’s shore, her spirit took wing, With no fancy credentials, but wonder to bring. She walked into Gombe, where shadows descend, A novice observer, a … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Science
Tagged chimpanzees, conservation, environmental activism, Jane Goodall, nature, obituary, poetry, primatology, science, tribute, women in science
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There Be Dragons Here: The Secrets of the Deep
Among the many hats that I wear, one of my favorites is a caving helmet. For many years my wife and I have been members of the National Speleological Society, an organization dedicated to the study, exploration and conservation of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged adventure, caving, conservation, exploration, National Speleological Society, nature, underground
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