Cave Research Foundation Inc

CAVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES - OZAR

P20AC00003 OZAR CAVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FY20 $17,000.00

THE RECIPIENT AND NPS WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN CAVES AND MINES ON FEDERAL LANDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THESE IMPORTANT RESOURCES SO THEY MAY BE ADEQUATELY CONSERVED. SPECIFIC RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON CAVE AND MINE MONITORING, INCLUDING BAT SURVEYS, BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS, HUMAN DISTURBANCE SURVEYS, MINE GATING, AND CARTOGRAPHIC SURVEYS (ALSO KNOWN AS CAVE MAPPING). THE AGREEMENT WILL ALLOW FOR JOINT MAINTENANCE AND UPDATE OF THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER CAVE AND MINE DATABASE, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SIGNS, GATES, AND FENCES ON CAVES AND MINES TO PROTECT IMPORTANT RESOURCES AND PARK VISITORS.

WHITE NOSE SYNDROME RESPONSE - FY2014 BUFF

CAVE AND KARST MANAGEMENT - WHITE NOSE SYNDROME - BUFF

PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE - 2021MISSOURI CAVE/SUBTERRANEAN HABITAT PROTECTION PROJECT ON PRIVATE LANDS

CAVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (CRF) WILL CONDUCT BIOLOGICAL INVENTORIES AND MONITORING FOR ALL CAVE SPECIES, EMERGING WILDLIFE DISEASE, AND HUMAN DISTURBANCE OF AT LEAST 80 CAVES AT OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS ANNUALLY TO CONFIRM POPULATION AND TREND DATA. IN COORDINATION WITH PARK STAFF, CRF WILL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 25 CAVE SIGNS AND OR CAVE GATES PER YEAR. CARTOGRAPHIC SURVEYS WILL BE DONE FOR PREVIOUSLY UNDOCUMENTED CAVES.

SCANNING OF HISTORIC TB HUTS

REPLACE GATE TO RESTORE ENDANGERED BAT HIBERNACULUM