| May 2026 Minutes | | Meeting was held on May 05, 2026 | | Minutes recorded by: Darcy Phillips |
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| Attending | - Lee Ann Dean (Host)
- Jordan Glassman
- Levi Ramsey
- Gunnison Brasher
- Jenson Brasher
- Matt Brasher
- Riley Siders
- Tammy Tucker
- William Tucker
- Matthew Plett
- Lee Fischel
- Tim Kohtz
- Ryan Marshall
- Nichole Alton
- Darcy Phillips
- Pierson Miller
| | Old Business | - Covered last month's minutes
- Dues paid, some members still need to pay dues
- Ryan talked to Georgia about Endless Cave trip leader training. Anyone interested needs to have done at least one recreational visit before training as a trip leader, regardless of previous familiarity with the cave.
- Yellowjacket cave will not be opening in the foreseeable future due to bat presence. Endless and McKittrick will be closed until October, Sand remains open.
- Snowy River trip is pending, we have a permit but are waiting for slots to open up.
| | New Business | - Ralph Canyon dig trip has been arranged with Georgia and Jackie Harmon. Members will be going out on May 16th for a preliminary scouting and rerigging trip, will make a stop at Mudgetts Cave.
- Texas Cave Association has purchased supplies for our speleothem repair trip. Possibility for grants if more supplies are needed.
- News from SW Regional: Trips into Triple Ingle, Owl, Orange Feather, Carcass, Diamond, and other caves on the gyp cap. Fall Meeting in Royal John, Winter Tech on December 5th in Carlsbad.
- The Slaughter Canyon Caves are being commercialized, with Sandia Grotto providing insurance access.
- Jen Foote is recommending anyone using the Gaia GPS app to set their accounts to private to avoid sharing cave locations.
| | Trip Reports | - Ryan/Pierson/Lee Ann: Cable covering- still working on lights.
- Ryan: YESO auxiliary- surveying Mulberry, ended up trying to dig out a pinch in a breakdown, instead did ridge walking, and cleaned up trash in Corn Sinkhole.
- Lee Ann: Owl Cave at SW Regional- nine 50-80yr olds, many with joint replacements. Lots of sharing stories, disturbed an owl.
- Jordan: OCR Cave Rescue- Carlsbad and Parks Ranch sites, class day at NCKRI, as well as scenario training. Practice at Parks Ranch running through 3-4 scenarios, last practice in Hall of the White Giant in Carlsbad
| | Upcoming Trips | - Ongoing cable covering
- May 9th-17th: Ft. Stanton Cave Study
- May 16th: Blowing Crack Dig/Mudgetts
- May 30th: Mill Race
- June 6th: Senora Restoration Trip
- June: Potential trip to Sand
| | Program | - Intro to Speleothem Repair by Nichole and Darcy
| | Next Meeting | - June 2, 2026
- 7:00 PM
- To Be Announced
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