American Cave Conservation Association

Dedicated to protecting America’s caves, karst and groundwater!

[Rocky Mtn Caving @RockyMtnCaving]

The USFS has announced the public closure of Lick Creek Cave near Great Falls. Biologists found the fungus leading to the deadly White-Nose Syndrome among bats. https://t.co/0v8EvdFvyN #caves #Montana

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

ACCA members! Have you received your summer newsletter?! What a great edition!

If you would like to see what’s going on with the ACCA news consider signing up at https://t.co/Zy3wG36KIk

[AZ Geological Survey @AZGeology]

Excellent new report by US Geological Survey characterizing the hydrologic framework of the Little Colorado River alluvial aquifer near Leupp, Arizona. Illustrated 52-p report by Mason and 3 others (2023) at https://t.co/uceZgXs3Ax . @USGSAZ

[Subterranean Biology @subtbiol]

A #Porifera sponge has been discovered in La Cueva de Los Sabinos - a #karstic cave hosting a population of blind Astyanax cavefish. This is a first record of a subterranean #freshwatersponge for Mexico and North America: https://t.co/rtQEZpXFAE
@UnivParisSaclay @Marist @UNAM_MX

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

Wishing Everyone a Very Happy 4th of July and Safe Travels if you are away from home!

[geosociety @geosociety]

Unearthing the Sources of Cave-Forming Sulfuric Acid
Contributed by GSA #SciComm Fellow @labtalk_laura
https://t.co/K3EnLS9w3U
New science from #GEOLOGY https://t.co/HFqU97t6PZ

[Karst Field Studies @KFSWKU]

Our summer 2023 courses have been released! Visit https://t.co/fwrHFn0GHh to register 🎉

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

🦇🚨NEW BAT SPECIES🚨🦇
🧵 (1/3) Amanda Grunwald, PhD student at Portland State University, and her collaborators have described a new bat species- 𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘰𝘮, or commonly “Mbam Minkom Serotine.”

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

❗️BREAKING NEWS: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (@USFWS) reclassified the Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an #Endangered species. Bat Conservation International fully supports using the full power of the Endangered Species Act to protect...

[Bat Conservation Trust @_BCT_]

Bats are long-lived mammals which reproduce slowly: each female can only produce one baby per year and not all females will have babies each year. For this reason their populations are very slow to grow or recover their numbers. https://t.co/JMR2Fdj7Vm

[batbnb @thebatbnb]

Quote from @MerlinsBats

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

Consider donating to a nonprofit that is dedicated to protecting caves and karst landscapes on #GivingTuesday!

Donate as a Corporation or Organization:
https://t.co/0JMnRDv6us

Donate as an Individual:
https://t.co/2VaU7oc3n2

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

11.29.22 - Save The Date!

Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022.
Please mark your calendar to support nonprofits that are close to your heart on this Global Day of Giving.

Consider donating to ACCA 🦇

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

If you would like to volunteer with us please email [email protected] and she will add you to the notification list.

Pictured here is a sinkhole full of trash. This is one of many projects that needs volunteers!

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

Today, the @USFWS proposes to protect the tricolored bat (𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘺𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘶𝘴) as an #Endangered species. We fully support using the full power of the Endangered Species Act to protect the tricolored bat. Listing this bat as Endangered is critically needed.

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

Happy Labor Day from the American Cave Conservation Association. We hope you are able to spend time underground in a cave this weekend 🦇

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

#throwbackthursday

A sinkhole clean-up project around 2010 located in Hart County, KY. This sinkhole contained several years worth of trash; including washer and dryers, kitchen appliances, among other large items, and everyday trash.

Photo credit: Missy Shields

#sinkhole

[Bat Conservation International @BatConIntl]

Fall is less than 40 days away! 🍂 Prepare to celebrate the season with our downloadable bat masks, jack-o-lantern templates, coloring pages, and other batty activities at https://t.co/wTdfBoNDVz. #fall #halloween #BatWeek

[American Cave Conservation Association @american_cave]

It's Relaxation Day!

How might you be relaxing today? Hopefully doing something fun and educational in a cave 😀

#relaxationday #caving #hiddenrivercave