Did you know that not only does the MAKC have scientists on its board of directors, but that it also encourages scientific work on its preserves. The MAKC Science Committee now has an email address, and has developed a MAKC Science Permit Application for all science projects. We should note that scientific work on leased […]
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Last Revision 2/14/2022 Introduction The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy (MAKC) is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania. The MAKC’s purpose is to promote the study, conservation, and preservation of caves and karst resources and the education of the public about those resources. In the winter of 2022, MAKC purchased a .74-acre parcel of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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INTRODUCTION The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy (MAKC) is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1997. The MAKC owns or leases various karst preserves in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The MAKC was established by cavers to preserve and ensure access to caves by acquiring and managing caves and karst areas for conservation, scientific […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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