NOTICE: To help prevent the spread of the deadly White Nose Syndrome (WNS) affecting bat populations, please read the SCCi Cave Visitation Policy and follow these guidelines before visiting Limrock Cave:

• Before and after visiting the Preserve, thoroughly clean and decontaminate all clothing, footwear or gear that has been previously used in a cave in Rhode Island, Maine, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky (or in a WNS-Affected State prior to 2006), following the procedures outlined in the latest USFWS guidelines (see Attachment 2)..
  
• Do not use any clothing, footwear or gear that you cannot adequately decontaminate.
  
• Do not use any clothing, footwear or gear that has been used since January 1, 2006 in any cave in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and/or West Virginia, regardless of decontamination protocols followed.

NOTICE: DO NOT park near the barn when visiting Limrock cave, no matter what you are told. SCCi does not own the barn or the field beside it. If you park there, you car may be towed away. We have constructed a new parking area on the SCCi property for use by visitors.  If there are too many cars and you cannot find an acceptable place to park, please go elsewhere and visit another day. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Rimstone Dams in Limrock Blowing Cave. Photo by Nathan Williams.

The cave management plan is similar to that used at most other SCCi preserves. The property manager is Tommy Royston of Huntsville, Alabama. 

When visiting the preserve, please park in the designated parking rea on the SCCi property. Do not park at the barn or field uphill from the cave. 

Visitors are warned that in heavy rains the cave floods completely. The SCCi requests that cavers not enter the cave when rain is in the forecast. Flooding can occur very quickly and with little or no warning!

The purchase price, survey and closing costs for the property totaled $54,356.39.We were able to pay off the $40,000 mortgage in large part because of our Sustaining Members. The stable monthly income allows the SCCi to buy even more caves that we all love and enjoy. Please consider joining the SCCi as a Sustaining Member.  For as little as $10 a month you can be a cave owner. For information on SCCi Sustaining Membership, see our Sustaining page or contact Sustaining Membership manager Bill Stringfellow at sustaining@scci.org. Regular memberships are also available for $15 per year.

On behalf of the directors, we thank all of you for your continued confidence and support of our so very important mission.