Kids crawl through cave for fun
About 1,500 people joined conservation and cave groups to explore caves and learn about the environment.
By Andrea Lorenz
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, October 28, 2007
About 1,500 people joined conservation and cave groups to explore caves and learn about the environment......
The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and the Texas Cave Management Association sponsored the event to teach people how to protect the sensitive area they live in. The caving part was a bonus that comes from the topography of Central Texas, ripe with limestone and holey rocks.
The festival came two weeks after three University of Texas students had to be rescued from a local cave when they couldn't find their way out.....The day was one of many opportunities Austin residents have during the year to learn about cave safety, Jenkins said.
The Austin area has one of the largest populations of young cavers in the country, Jenkins said, thanks to programs at local high schools and the city.
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