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1961
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L. to R. Ray Povirk, Rocky Ward, Bill Douty, Charlie Williams, Bill Jonesand Bill Roysterprepare for a lonq trip into the Lower Fuller Section of Culverson Creek Cave System. Photo by P.C. Lucas |
C. W. Maus, notorious WVACS caver. Photo by P. C. Lucas. |
In 1961, cavers from Charleston, West Virginia, who were working the Greenbrier County area of West Virginia joined to form the non--profit West Virginia corporation named West Virginia Association for Cave Studies, Inc. (WVACS). Among the corporation founding objectives are: 1) to provide a vehicle for organized cave exploration in West Virginia: to promote caving techniques; 3) to encourage preservation of caves and cave owner good will; 4) to encourage a high standard of scientific research in and relating to caves. Through the years the organization has carried out these objectives in the Greenbrier County area and have promoted them through participation in the Virginia Region and national programs and by presentation of papers in various forms.
The organization has maintained through the years an active balance in both scientific and exploration areas. At its formation the members were involved in the exploration of Greenbrier Caverns, Windy Mouthand The Hole. Since then exploration has been conducted in all of the major systems in the county. Most system explorations were initiated by the organization; the Culverson Creek Systemand McClung's Cave were conducted as an assistance advisory basis until the initial explorers retired from the area. The organization retired from its explorations in the Greenbriar Caverns System when D.C. Grotto assumed the role of major explorer in the system. To date the organization has mapped over 120 miles of principle cave passage and has noted over 450 caves in the area.
In the areas of scientific and caving programs, the organization has participated in a variety of areas. Numerous studies by both academic and lay members have been conducted in the fields of biology, geology and hydrology. In addition WVACS has been principle leaders in the areas of survey data processing, land owner relations, cave preservation, equipment--technique development and other areas of cave activity. Charles W. Maus, 1976.
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One of several old WVACS fieldhouses. Photo by P. C. Lucas. |
WVACS Fieldhouse, 1971. Photo by P.C. Lucas. |
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