Minutes of the
Chouteau Grotto Meeting
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
The meeting was brought to order at 7:10 PM.
23 members were present
Treasurer's Report: $1221.09 in the coffers
The MSS Meeting is coming up on January 12, Dave Webster reports
We still need a Foresight Editor
New Business
Officer Nominations:
Secretary: Joe Hobbs nominated
Treasurer: Kevin Feltz nominated
Vice-Chair: Jessie Bebb nominated
Chair: Rita Worden nominated
With only a single nomination for each office, no elections were
needed. There was a round of applause for our new officers.
Bob spoke at more
length on the Southern Boone County Karst Team. The team has
submitted a grant proposal focusing on land-use planning and water
quality restoration in the Bonne Femme and Little Bonne Femme
watersheds. The Boone County Commission will be the grant sponsor. If
funded, this project will call for about 20 hours of activities per
month (for a total of 240 hours), in Hunter's Cave, the Devil's
Ice Box and other caves in the area; most of the time will be spent on
Stream Team activities, and mapping and restoration in Hunter's. Bob
passed a letter of intent of participation around, and all
present approved.
Cave Reports
Rick Walk, Mike Morgan, Rita Worden and Mississippi Dan went to TAG.
They visited six vertical and two horizontal caves.
Bill Elliott, Bob Lerch and Ben Miller attended the National Cave and
Karst Management Symposium in Tucson, and visited Kartchner
Caverns.
Upcoming Cave Trips
10 to 20 November, Deer Season. Dress appropriately if you are out and
about!
17 November, Mapping Trip to Hunter's. Contact Bob a day or two
ahead for details.
There was a Grotto Trip to the Ice Box November 4, up the
Rollercoaster and the Left Fork past the Dripstone Cascade. Six Grotto
members were along.
Mississippi Dan, who was at the meeting, was acknowledged with a round
of applause. He's heading for Western pastures.
Mike Morgan is plotting a winter camping trip. Stay tuned for
details.
Daryll Greaser recently got his pilot's license and took Bob Lerch
up to look at Daryl's favorite Conservation Area, Three Creeks. He
said it's quite apparent where Bass is a losing stream.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM
Program: Daryll Greaser presented a power point show on caving in
Montana. Welcome back Daryll!
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Hobbs, Secretary