| June 2024 Minutes | | Meeting was held on June 04, 2024 | | Minutes recorded by: Brian Alger |
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| Attending | - Brian Alger (Host)
- Susan Alger (Host)
- Lee Ann Dean
- Matthew Plett
- Trent Bell
- William Tucker
- Tammy Tucker
- Tim Kohtz
| | Old Business | - Covered last month's minutes
- Radon monitoring at CaCa is being phased out.
- Merus Cave Mapping - No new developments.
| | New Business | - William presented information regarding new rules for caving at CaCa.
- Memorial Day CRF - The trip will require housing for at least 3 days making it unavailable. The superintendent wants a compliance document before the trip can take place.
- Volunteer housing in building "56" is almost available again at CaCa.
- Cottonwood Cave has tested positive for White Nose Syndrome. Decon of all equipment is require before and after entering the cave. In addition to Cottonwood, it has also be detected in Left Hand Tunnel of CaCa.
- Brian gave a treasury report of $719.07 in the account.
- Tom Evens is conducting vertical training in Caverns of Sonora.
- Lee Ann has a notebook for recording who and when gear is loaned out. This is great for folks that want to try caving before committing to purchasing the required gear.
- Tim - Tim created a beautiful mural consisting of six 4' x 6' panels. The mural depicted items that are historically meaningful to the family that owns Caverns of Sonora. Tim, Lee Ann and several other folks installed the mural over Labor Day weekend at the entrance to the cave.
- The National Speleological Society will no longer have president. Instead they will have a paid Executive Director.
- Lee Ann suggested reaching out to the older retired cavers from LAG to see if they would donate or sell any of their gear for that is no longer needed.
| | Upcoming Trips | - June 22 - Vertical training at the fire tower. William coordinated with the fire department to use the tower.
- William discussed a trip to the High Guads in June or July.
- Tim has a friend that lives in Aspermont that found a tight wet cave that he wants to have mapped. A potential trip later this fall was discussed.
| | Program | - William gave a presentation of the basics of knots. He mentioned that if you know only one knot, it should be the Figure 8. Three key elements to understand are bends, hitches and knots. He brought several pieces of rope to practice with.
| | Next Meeting | - July 2, 2024
- 7:00 PM
- Tucker residence
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