June 9th, 2025
Previous Meeting was skipped in observance of Memorial Day.
Meeting started at 6:30pm at Chester’s Hamburgers on 410. Tobin Simpson moderating.
Officer Reports
Treasurer gave a report (will update later with numbers later).
Program Chair presents Greg mapping caves with LiDAR and drones.
Trip Chair
NSS Vertical Training this weekend, Fri-Sun. Cost is $90 if an NSS member, $145 if a non-NSS member. This training will be reoccurring (frequency TBD).
Marvin has a trip to Ladder Sinkhole in Bulverde on July 19th.
TSS has an office cleanup trip on July 12th (air conditioning!!!), followed by a trip to Whirlpool cave.
HydroGeo workshop upcoming on October 17th, 18th, 19th.
Bracken Bat Cave Potluck on August 18th at 6pm. 2 slots left!f
Further Announcements
TCMA is continuing to make progress on purchases
NSS convention in Cobleskill, NY is upcoming on June 21st-28th
New Business
Marvin Miller requests a grant of $100 to produce Bexar Grotto promotional materials to put together a booth at Government Canyon’s anniversary celebration. Motion is called, seconded, and overwhelming voted in favor of Marvin.
Trip Reports
Marvin & Mio led a trip to Dinosaur Cave, where they explored many miles and eventually got stuck (because of his wetsuit).
Joe Mitchell & Matt Feibelman did their monthly cricket count and Robber Baron Cave, where no crickets were counted, but many frogs & invertebrates were counted, along with a raccoon.
Joe Mitchell also separately had a cleanup at Robber Baron Cave, and his wife continued to do the biological survey inside the cave. Cave is on track to reopen in September.
Tonight’s presentation is by Greg Passmore. His talk will provide a concise overview of 27 years of LiDAR-based cave scanning, featuring examples from well-known Texas caves.
Meeting is adjourned at 7:46pm.
May 12th, 2025
Meeting started at 6:30pm at Chester's Hamburgers on 410. Tobin Simpson moderating.
Upcoming Trips
Honey Creek trip has been filled.
Robber Baron work night on May 21st from 4pm-9pm -Joe Mitchell
Comprehensive Vertical Training on June 13th-15th in San Antonio. Cost is about $120. VTC book is available at gocaves.org for about $30. -Matt Taylor & Geary Schindell.
Bracken Potluck is upcoming on August 18th! Sign up sheet is available via Google Groups from Amy.
Announcements
TSA convention was a success!
TSS had a meeting, but nothing of significance was discussed.
TCMA had a meeting, but it was missed by Tobin and Greg. The board is active, though, and is endeavoring to keep their events up to date on their website. TCMA is continuing to work to install kiosks at every TCMA cave preserve.
NSS has their convention is upcoming in June in New York, from the 21st-28th. www.caves.org. Early registration is closing soon!
Gary White, long time member of the Bexar Grotto and Texas State professor, has sadly passed away this past weekend. Service is TBD, but will likely happen after May 21st.
Old Business
Check will be cut for the Ross Webb Jr Memorial Fund for the amount of $1000 from the Bexar Grotto, which was voted on at a previous meeting.
No New Business
Trip Reports
Robber Baron Cricket count occurred last Tuesday the 6th. No crickets were counted, but there were plenty of ferns, frogs, beetles, and a baby vulture!
Meeting is adjourned at 8:14pm. Today’s presentation is a fictional 1950’s movie about the Devil’s Sinkhole.
April 28th, 2025