MINUTES OF THE CHOUTEAU GROTTO MEETING

 

WEDNESDAY JUNE 4, 2003

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT JOE DOM AT 7:07 PM.  11 MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AND 3 GUESTS

 

TREASURERS REPORT:  $1211.61 IN THE TIL

 

MSS DIRECTOR:  RITA WASN'T PRESENT BUT DAVE WEBSTER       

                            NOTED THAT THE MAY 17 MSS MEETING  

                            AT MERAMEC WAS A SHORT ONE WITH NO

                            PERTINENT INFO TO PASS ON

 

FORESIGHT REPORT:  N/A

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

GROTTO EQUIPMENT:

    - PLEASE RETURN ALL GROTTO EQUIPMENT TO MIKE MORGAN (QUARTERMASTER) ASAP IF YOU NEED ASSISTANT CONTACT JOE AT 234-1158

CURRENTLY MIKE HAS A CLINOMETER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, 4 PETZEL LIGHTS, CABLE LADDER, 360' ROPE DONATED BY RICK, AND CHIN STRAPS.

 

MEMBERSHIP MANUAL:  

    - IT WAS ASKED IF ANYONE HAD A COPY OF THE MEMBERSHIP MANUAL.  RICK BENNETT SAYS HE DOES, SO WE CAN START WORK ON THE NEW ONE .

 

OZARK UNDERGROUND LABORATORIES:   

    - TOM ALEY FROM OZARK LABS IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP CLEAN LAND NEAR TUMBLING CREEK CAVE , HOME OF

THE ENDANGERED TUMBLING CREEK CAVESNAIL. PRIOR THE LAND WAS  A POORLY RAN ANIMAL FEEDING AND REHABILITATION OPERATION  TOM AND OTHERS ARE TRYING TO RESTORE THE LAND AND HOPEFULLY IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTING CONTACT JOE DOM

 

GROTTO STREAM TEAM:

    - A SIGN-UP SHEET WAS PASS AROUND FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN JOINING. IT WILL CONSIST IF CLEAN UP EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND BIOINVENTORY TWICE A YEAR. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CANTACT JOE DOM

 

ROPEWORK AT CAPEN PARK:

    - TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY EVENINGS AT 5PM

    - CONTACT MIKE MORGAN, JOE DOM, OR MIKE WALK FOR

      MORE INFO.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

NSS LIBRARY

 

    - THE FRIENDS OF THE NSS LIBRARY IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL STATES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED A PETITION TO ENSURE  THE CONTINUED WE-BEING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NSS LIBRARY WITHIN THE HANDS OF THE NSS.  RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN TALK OF THE LIBRARY BEING MOVED TO THE NCKRI IN NEW MEXICO. THIS PETITION OS TO STOP THAT ACTION, AND WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT THE CONVENTION IN CALIFORNIA IN AUGUST WHERE THIS WILL BE VOTED ON. IF YOU WANT MORE INFO GO TO THE  NSS WEBSITES DISCUSSION BOARD FOR THE LATEST.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

CHOUTEAU GROTTO STREAM TEAM

    - JUNE 14, 2003 AT 3PM IN THE THREE CREEKS SOUTH PARKING LOT

 

RESTORATION/MAPPING/PHOTOGRAPHY AT ONONDAGA

    -IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 21-22, 2003 AT ONONDAGA CAVE.  FOR INFO CONTACT TIFFANY ADDINGTON OR BEN MILLER AT THE PARK. THEY REALLY NEED YOUR HELP, SO PLEASE GIVE THIS SOME STRONG CONSIDERATION. CONTACT NUMBER IS  

(573)245-6576

 

CAVE CAPERS

    - JUNE  20-22, 2003 IN DELANEY CREEK PARK INDIANA. FOR MORE INFO GO TO WWW.DELANEYPARK.COM

 

MAMMOTH CAVE RESTORATION CAMP

    -JUNE 22-28, 2003

 

NCRC AT MAMMOTH CAVE

    - JULY 18-20, 2003

 

KARST-O-RAMA

    - JULY 18-20, 2003. MT. VERNON KENTUCKY

 

NSS CONVENTION 2003

    - AUGUST 4-8, 2003 IN PORTERVILLE CALIFORNIA

 

FALL 2003 MVOR

    - OCTOBER 3-5, 2003 IN PULASKI COUNTY

 

TAG FALL CAVE-IN 2003

    - OCTOBER 9-13, 2003

 

CARTER CAVES CRAWL-A-THON

    - JANUARY 23-25, 2004  CARTER CAVES STATE PARK., KENTUCKY

 

CAVE REPORTS

    - RICK BENNETT AND FAMILY WENT ON A GUIDED TOUR OF MAMMOTH CAVE AND KENTUCKY CAVERNS. A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL.

    - MARCK SCHNEIDER HAS BEEN REVISITING A FEW OF THE CAVES AROUND BOONE COUNTY KEEPING AN EYE OPEN FOR CHANGES. SOME ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS BUT THE ONES I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD. I'VE ALSO BEEN MAKING SOME GROUND WITH LANDOWNERS AND GAINING SOME GREAT INFO ON CAVE IN THE AREA FROM A LOT OF THEM WHICH HAS LED TO AN UPMAPPED BOTTLENECK PIT SOUTH OF COLUMBIA ON PRIVATE LAND. I AM ALSO WORKING WITH THE LANDOWNER TO GATE THIS PRISTENE CAVE WHICH INCLUDES WHAT I THINK ARE INDIANA BATS WE SAW 6 OR 7 IN THERE LAST VISIT

 

ANYTHING I MISSED

 

        - MO CAVS AND KARST IS LOOKING FOR LAND WITH CAVES ON IN TO PURCHASE IN CENTRAL MISSOURI.  MIKE MORGAN SAID THAT ON ONEAL ROAD IS A PLACE FOR SALE WITH A CAVE ON ITAND 75 ACRES.

 

        - RBSP'S WILD CAVE TOUR SCHEDULE IS SET FOR AUG 1-OCT 8, AND THE LEADERS SIGN UP SHOULD BE READY IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS FOR SIGN UP AND SENT VIA EMAIL

 

        - BILL ELLIOTT'S "GUIDE TO MISSOURI CAVE LIFE" IS NOW OUT FOR VIEWING RICK WALK DISPLAYED A COPY FOR THOSE TO SEE WHO MISSED LAST MONTHS MEETING.

 

        - RBSP BATS ON PARADE WILL BE GOING ON THE MONTHS OF JUNE JULY AND AUGUST. KATHERINE ASKS IF ANYONE CAN TAKE FLYERS TO POST AROUND SHE AND ALL OF US AT THE PARK WOULD APPRECIATE THE HELP IN GETTING THE WORD OUT. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT KATHERINE AT THE PARK 449-7402. OR HTTP://ROCKBRIDGE.MISSOURI.ORG

 

         - MCKC ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD AT MERAMEC     JUNE 21, 2003

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN

      -MOTION WAS MADE TO ADJOURN AND SECONDED AT 7:35PM  AND DAVE WEBSTER PRESENTED A SLIDE PROGRAM ALONG WITH NARRATION FOR NON-CAVERS. WHICH ENDS UP BEING NAME THAT SLIDE TO A GROUP OF CAVERS.  GREAT SHOW DAVE

 

THESE MINUTES ARE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY MARCK CAVEMAN SCHNEIDER.MY APOLOGIES FOR ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN MISSED