Install septic tanks properly and make sure they work well. Use pesticides according to the label. Dispose of pesticide containers properly. Sinkholes should not be used for dumping. Plant trees and vegetation around riparian areas, cave openings, and sinkholes.
Vegetation reduces runoff and protects the cave from siltation and agricultural chemicals.
Minimize or eliminate disturbance to cave wildlife Discourage any collecting of cavefish. Avoid entering caves known to have hibernating or roosting bats. Recreational cavers may unknowingly affect the cavefish's breeding activities or the availability of food in the cave system. Do not alter or modify the cave entrance Maintain or restore at least 20 acres of forest area around the entrance to a cave to encourage bats to use the cave. Do not seal or alter a cave's entrance.