Bruce Rogers and Beej Jorgenson present on cave mapping and survey. Bruce discusses the different techniques and gear with a followup from Beej on cave mapping software and usage.
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March 2012 Members Meeting Presentation – “Wiki Tutorial” by Alan Chern
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Topics covered:
- How to create a new page
- How to edit page
- How to create a new user
- How to add pictures
- How to modify the template
February 2012 Members Meeting Presentation – “TAG 2011” by Gilly Elor
Gilly Elor gives a presentation on her 2011 trip experience to TAG (Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia area) and her report on the TAG Fall Cave-In. Featured in this presentation is her account on descending Fantastic Pit (600′ drop) in Ellison’s Cave. Other notable caves include Howards Waterfall, Stephen’s Gap, and a few other wet multi-drop caves.
Gilly is a current Diablo Grotto Newsletter Editor and has been caving since July 2010. She is interested in getting more involved in both international and domestic exploration
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January 2012 Members Meeting Presentation – “Caving Croatia 2011” by Bruce White
Bruce White’s presentation on his participation in a 2-week expedition to -4500 feet in Croatia during the Summer of 2011.
Bruce started caving in 1992 in Indiana. He has caved in 14 states, mostly Indiana and TAG. He has also caved internationally in Canada, Mexico, Malaysia (Borneo) and Croatia.
October 2013: Ron Bourret on “Loferer Schacht Expedition: Austrian Caving Reflections”
SFBC Grotto Member, Ron Bourret returns to discuss his caving and exploring background and how it affected his recent participation in the Loferer Schacht Expedition in Austria 2013.
August 2013 Members Meeting Presentation – “Creek And Watershed Mapping Project” by Janet Sowers
The presentation will be about the creek & watershed mapping project I (Janet Sowers) have been involved in since 1993. We now have 15 maps published by the Oakland Museum. Peri and Bill Frantz helped with one of them. We have now stitched the maps together, upgraded them, and put them into Google Earth, which makes it fun to zoom around your watershed. You can see the present day drainage network with its creeks, engineered channels, and underground storm drains, or you can switch to the historical dataset and see the creeks as they were in the 1800s. The Santa Clara Valley map is called WOW (Watching Our Watersheds) and can be downloaded from the Santa Clara Valley Water District website at http://www.valleywater.org/
March 2013 – Bill Frantz and Mark Conover “Caving Hawaii”
Bill Frantz and Mark Conover detail their recent Hawaii trip which includes NCRC and Cave Conservancy of Hawaii
January 2013 – Peri Frantz “Caving Etiquette”
January 2013 Members Meeting Presentation – “Cave Etiquette” by Peri Frantz
Peri Frantz’s presentation on a guide to new and not-so new cavers. A great caving introduction for anyone.