Harlansburg Cave Preserve

Harlansburg Cave Photos

November 1, 2020 karst1590

The Good News: Caving To Resume

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 karst2538

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 […]

Harlansburg Cave Management Plan

May 27, 2019August 12, 2021 karst2683

INTRODUCTION The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy (MAKC), a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania leased Harlanburg Cave, Lawrence County, Pa., in November of 2002. HISTORY Bruce Smith prepared a brief history of the cave for the Pittsburgh Grotto’s August/October 1970 Netherworld News. Smith was able to interview key participants in the cave’s early exploration. […]

Harlansburg Cave

May 23, 2019June 9, 2019 karst1469

In November 2002, the MAKC leased Harlansburg Cave, the longest cave in Pennsylvania. At the request of the owners, in June 2003 gates were installed on cave entrances both north and south of the road cut. The MAKC plans include: Cleanup the results of fifty years of abuse. This includes the removal of lots of […]

Harlansburg Cave Resurvey Reaches 3 Miles (Slowly)

June 1, 2018June 9, 2019 karst1247

By Kim Metzgar The Harlansburg Cave resurvey has been plodding along, slowly but steadily, for two decades. It has been hampered through the years by increasing responsibilities at my job, coupled with the four-hour round trip ride, interruptions for other survey projects such as Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks and Hesston Cave, and a limited […]

Harlansburg Connection Surveyed

June 12, 2010June 9, 2019 karst790

JUNE 12, 2010 We hadn’t been in Harlansburg for a long time, due to the closure of the cave last year with all of that precautionary White Nose Syndrome prevention stuff. You haven’t done a real caving trip until you’ve been to Harlansburg. I’ll just leave it at that because you truly have to experience […]

MAKC Proposal to Open Caves in 2010

October 19, 2009June 9, 2019 karst756

MISSION The Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy was established by Western Pennsylvania cavers in 1997 for the following purposes: • Preserving, ensuring access to, acquiring, and managing caves and karst areas for conservation, scientific study, and recreational caving. • Education of landowners, cavers, and the general public in the importance of caves and karst resources and ways […]

Harlansburg Map Up To Date

October 3, 2009June 9, 2019 karst1056

During this non-caving year, among other things, I have gotten caught up on the computer end of drawing up the Harlansburg Cave map. It’s not up to two miles yet, but is close. The most important discovery on the last few mapping trips was that we have actually mapped part of the under the road […]