Barton Cave
While the MAKC does not own Barton Cave—it’s on the Forbes State Forest—we assist the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) with managing the cave, including helping them close it for the bat hibernation season in winter.

Each fall the MAKC assists the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in closing three

Permit Application for Scientific Studies at MAKC Preserves.


When cavers assisted researchers, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Pennsylvania Game

Greg Turner of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Aura Stauffer of the Department of Conservation

Barton Cave is not a preserve of the MAKC. It is on the Forbes State