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UID:pretalx-nss-convention-2026-TTEVRG@talks.caving.dev
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DESCRIPTION:Pleasant Valley Cave\, located in High Ridge\, Missouri\, about
  22 miles southwest of St. Louis\, has been mismanaged and severely abused
  over the last 50 years. In 2023\, the Missouri Caves and Karst Conservanc
 y assumed management of the cave from the Jefferson County\, Missouri\, Pa
 rks and Recreation Department.\n\nMCKC has since installed an ACCA bat gat
 e\, removed trash and graffiti\, established a long-term management plan\,
  and implemented security at the cave entrance. Pleasant Valley is not onl
 y a significant speleological resource\, being almost a mile long\, and on
 ce housed approximately 20\,000 grey bats\, but it also has ties to the fa
 mous yellow bat sticker seen on caver gear worldwide. MCKC is returning th
 e once sealed entrance to its natural setting in the hope that the natural
  air flow will return and be suitable once again for bats. The talk will f
 ocus on the lead up to management\, fund raising\, gate construction\, cle
 an ups\, and long term goals for the project.
DTSTAMP:20260826T232245Z
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SUMMARY:The Restoration of Pleasant Valley Cave - 
URL:https://talks.caving.dev/nss-convention-2026/talk/TTEVRG/
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