Cave Management

Barton Cave Photos

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 karst319

Coon Cave Photos

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 karst170

Lemon Hole Photos

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 karst180

Sarah Furnace Cave Management Plan

May 27, 2019November 20, 2019 karst1578

The Management Plan for this preserve was adopted by the MAKC Board on November 16, 2019. After reading this plan carefully, cavers interested in visiting the preserve should fill out the free permit available at this link. INTRODUCTION The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy (MAKC), a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania completed the purchase […]

Cavers Discover Cause Of Collapse Inside Barton Cave

June 30, 2011June 8, 2019 karst580

When cavers assisted researchers, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission at Barton Cave in March, we had an inkling that the cave might be reopened in 2011. However, much to our surprise, Greg Turner of the PGC told us that there had been a collapse in the Pittsburgh Passage […]

Barton Cave, March 2, 2011

March 2, 2011June 8, 2019 karst658

Greg Turner of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Aura Stauffer of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources contacted me and asked me to get a group of cavers together to go into Barton Cave in Fayette County during a bat survey, the only time the cave would potentially be open to us prior to […]

Lemon Hole

June 8, 2009June 9, 2019 karst699

Lemon Hole is not a preserve of the MAKC. It is on the Forbes State Forest and is owned by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. However, MAKC helps the BOF look after the cave, especially when it comes time to close the cave at the end of September. Volunteers are always needed to go caving […]

Coon Cave

June 8, 2009June 9, 2019 karst760

Coon Cave is not a preserve of the MAKC. It is on the Forbes State Forest and is owned by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. However, MAKC helps the BOF look after the cave, especially when it comes time to close the cave at the end of September. Volunteers are always needed to go caving […]

Barton Cave

June 8, 2009June 9, 2019 karst873

Barton Cave is not a preserve of the MAKC. It is on the Forbes State Forest and is owned by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry. However, MAKC helps the BOF look after the cave, especially when it comes time to close the cave at the end of September. Volunteers are always needed to go caving […]