Bear Cave Preserve


Bear Cave: “Reserved”
Dates reserved: (one group per day due to COVID-19: Closed for the season. Support our

The Good News: Caving To Resume
MAKC response to COVID-19: The MAKC recognizes the issues regarding COVID-19 and any impacts it

Bear Cave Management Plan
Bear Cave Management Plan • Cave Closed between October 15 and April 15! Enacted May

Bear Cave Preserve Permit Request
Bear Cave Natural Area • Western PA •Open 4/15 to 10/15 • MAKC Lease •

Bear Cave
Bear Cave is a privately-owned cave, and always has been. It is owned and managed


2018 Beginner Trips
Bear Cave beginner trips are being offered by MAKC on Memorial Day weekend and during

One Voice In Book Format
By Kim Metzgar I had published serially our story of the fight to save Chestnut

Bear Cave Bat Mist-Netting and Graffiti Removal
October 19 On Friday, 05 August 2011, Joe Duchamp, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Indiana

MAKC Proposal to Open Caves in 2010
MISSION The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy was established by Western Pennsylvania cavers in 1997 for the

Bear Cave Woodrat Narrative 2007-09
February 29By Joe Duchamp During the summers of 2007 through 2009, faculty members and students


Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Buys 400 Acres Surrounding Bear Cave Parcel
March 1 By Kim Metzgar Tom and I had known that we were about to finally