Caves Managed by Mid West and
Updated 23 December 2008
All Conservancies should send information about caves they manage to wilsonjml@msn.com
Conservancy
Name |
Cave or Karst Feature Name |
Cave Length Miles |
Property |
Property Size Acres |
County |
State |
SICLEO Management Classification System |
Carroll Cave Conservancy ( |
|
12 miles |
|
3 |
|
MO |
O |
|
.75 |
Great Saltpetre Preserve |
305 |
Rockcastle |
KY |
C |
|
Kipuka Kanohina System |
|
|
|
|
HI |
O |
|
|
Ole’s Puka |
|
|
|
|
HI |
O |
|
6 |
Pautler Nature Preserve |
5 |
|
IL |
O |
|
|
Twin Culverts |
1000 feet |
|
3.5 |
Pike |
IL |
O |
Buddha |
|
Buddha Karst Nature
Preserve |
|
|
IN |
O/E |
|
|
Chase |
|
Buddha Karst Nature
Preserve |
|
|
IN |
O/E |
|
Robinson Ladder |
|
|
|
Crawford |
IN |
O |
|
Sullivan |
|
|
|
|
IN |
O |
|
|
|
|
|
|
IN |
O |
|
|
|
private |
|
|
IN |
I |
|
Suicide |
|
private |
|
|
IN |
L |
|
Coon |
|
Hancock |
|
|
IN |
L |
|
Grotto |
|
Hancock |
|
|
IN |
L |
|
Shaft |
|
Hancock |
|
|
IN |
L |
|
Orangeville Rise (spring) |
|
Orangeville Rise Nature
Preserve |
|
|
IN |
O/E |
|
Sinks of Indian Creek |
|
private |
|
|
IN |
E |
Rippled Cave |
|
Weller Nature Preserve |
5 |
|
CA |
O |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2140 feet |
|
|
|
MI |
O |
|
|
Stevens Twin Sinks |
|
|
|
|
MI |
O |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*SICLEO System
The following
is the sequence of cave protection levels that I proposed at the Cave
Conservancies Session at the 2001
SICLEO
System
1. Enlightened Self management by owner
2. Informal
management arrangement
3. Contract
4. Lease
5. Conservation Easement
6, Own