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Bedford Springs Cave Photos

November 1, 2020 karst101

The Good News: Caving To Resume

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 karst678

MAKC response to COVID-19: The MAKC recognizes the issues regarding COVID-19 and any impacts it may have on caves, caving, cavers, and bats. Masks, gloves, social distancing, and CDC, state, county, and local guidelines are encouraged as much as possible. Any travel restrictions are to be followed, as are the desires of landowners. Where caving […]

Bedford Springs Management Plan

May 27, 2019November 18, 2019 karst770

MAKC member Mike Kern was instrumental in proposing a lease of this cave for MAKC, to assist the resort with cave management. Since cave management is our area of expertise, the resort was very interested in a lease for management purposes. So now we have one! Mike and Kaleb Hammond have agreed to be the […]

Bedford Springs Cave

May 26, 2019June 10, 2019 karst350

Thanks to the work of member Mike Kern, the MAKC has negotiated a lease agreement for access to the Bedford Springs Cave. Mike Kern and Kaleb Hammond are heading up the preserve management team and can be contacted at BedfordSprings@karst.org. Part of our lease agreement includes notifying the owner and the security team when a trip is […]

A Visit To Bedford Springs

November 27, 2017June 9, 2019 karst354

On November 27th, 2017 Kim Metzgar and I met with the sales and marketing director of Bedford Springs Hotel—Omni Resort; John Hess. During the meeting we were reminded how small of a world we live in. John used to work at Snowshoe Ski Resort in West Virginia and lived on Slatey Fork Farm….the same housing […]