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Springfield Plateau Grotto Caving Trips October 2006 |
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| H'Doubler Cave Bio Survey October 14 |
Jon Beard Roy Gold Bill Heim Lloyd Morrison Jack Rosenkoetter |
Jon Beard, Roy Gold, Bill Heim, Ron Kittle, Lloyd Morrison and Jack Rosenkoetter conducted a bio survey and photography of H’Doubler Cave (pronounced doh’-bler) of Christian County. The cave is about 1,500-2,000 feet long, developed in the somewhat cherty upper Pierson limestone. Two bristly cave crayfish were seen as well as one unidentified surface species specimen several hundred feet into the cave. Three cave salamanders, two big brown bats, a rove beetle and dozens of eastern pipistrelles were also seen.
Image of Ron Kittle at the entrance of H'Doubler by Jon Beard |
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| Giboney Cave Dedication (Formerly named Doling City Park Cave) October 21 |
Jon Beard Charity Gramm Roy Gold Eric Hertzler Bonnie Howard Melvin Johnson Charley Rey Jack Rosenkoetter Bob Taylor |
October 21st—Jon
Beard, Charity Gramm, Roy Gold, Bill Heim, Eric Hertzler, Bonnie Howard,
Melvin Johnson, Charley Rey, Jack Rosenkoetter and Bob Taylor participated
in the Giboney Cave dedication day at Doling Park in Springfield.
The cave, formerly known as Doling City Park Cave, has been renamed
Giboney (gib’unney) Cave after the family that originally homesteaded the
property. Display booths with brochures were manned and most participated
in informal tours and photography of the cave. Image of SPG display at dedication by Jon Beard |
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