Cave Webcast Resources

Texas Cave Information

• Cave Rules – Ettiquette and safety
• Caving Texas Parks
• Showcase of Texas Caves – www.showcaves.com/english/usa/region/tx.html
• Texas Speleological Survey – Extensive info about Texas Caves
• Underground Water – Handbook of Texas Online
• Index to Aquifer Maps – Texas Water Development Board
• Westcave Preserve – Central Texas cave – tours available

Activities

• "About Bats, Cave and Deserts" – Classroom activities from Carlsbad Caverns
• Sugar Cube Karst – Geological Society of America (pdf)
• Kid's Activities – Watersheds.org
• Teacher Resources – National Park Service
• The Mammoth Cave Learning Place
• Texas Down Under – Grade 5 Vista from the Science TEKS Toolkit General Cave Info
• Kid's Cave – American Cave Conservation Association
• Kid's Page – Cave of the Winds (Colorado) – (at http://www.caveofthewinds.com/test/kidpage.html)
• Bat Conservation International – The mission of Bat Conservation International is to protect and restore bats and their habitats worldwide. Educational materials and resources can be found under the catalog link of the web page.
• Caves and Karst – Nearctica – www.nearctica.com/educate/subject/ecave.htm
• Exploring Caves – United States Geologic Survey (USGS)
• Cave Education – National Speleological Society
• Biospeleology
• Cave Life Photos
• Guide to Responsible Caving – National Speleological Society (NSS) (pdf)
• California Underground – Excellent educational site on all aspects of caves
• Virtual Cave Image Map – Great graphic and clicking on formations takes you to pages about them with more photos.(best on monitor displays of 1024x768 or better) – www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/virtmap.html
• Glossary of Biospeleology
• Caving Glossary from Canadian Caving site
• Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology – advanced (large pdf)

The Caves of Texas State Parks

• Colorado Bend State Park
• Devils Sinkhole State Natural Area
• Kickapoo Cavern State Park
• Longhorn Cavern State Park