This event is the culmination of almost three years of work by many SCC members. We would especially like to thank Pigeon Mountain Industries, the Dogwood City Grotto, the Huntsville Grotto, and the Richmond Area Speleological Society for their early and generous financial support. A large share of the credit for bringing this complicated deal to completion goes to SCC Acquisitions Chairman Mark Wolinsky, who handled the negotiations and ran down countless details to make it all work. Contributions are still needed and will go directly to pay off the note on the property.
Contributions are tax deductible.
Under the terms of our purchase agreement, we have several things we must do to prepare the property before it is re-opened to visitation under the new management plan. We expect these things to be completed by January 1, 1996. Until then, the cave must remain closed to visitation. We expect to announce the opening on or by January 2. Access will be governed by the SCC Neversink Management plan, which is included below.