SCCi Preserves in Kentucky
Caves listed as "Open" do not require a permit or advance notification. Please keep your group small and avoid disturbing or inconveniencing
our neighbors.
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 any Kentucky cave preserve:
- Obtain an Access Permit. In addition to any permit requirements contained in the Cave Preserve Management Plan, complete and return the WNS Permit Questionnaire and Compliance Statement to the SCCi Property Manager.
- 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.
Frenchman Knob Cave
Acreage: 27.48 acres in Hart County, Kentucky
Property Managers: (Chairman) Steve Miller, Ted Burke, Patricia Kambesis, and Diane Gillespie (frenchmanknob@scci.org)
Access: Frenchman Knob Cave is currently closed to protect bats from possible exposure to White Nose Syndome. Read the SCCi press release for more information.
Logsdon Cave (William R. Halliday Cave Preserve)
Acreage: 40.0 acres (leased) in Hart County, Kentucky
Property Manager: Bill Overton (logsdon@scci.org)
Access: For more information contact John Hickman or Bill Overton.
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Commercial Use Statement
The Board of the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. (SCCi) reaffirms its standing policy that bans the commercial use of our properties, and specifically, prohibits any activity where a charge of any type is made. Should you have any questions, contact the SCCi Chair at chair@scci.org .
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