Job Opportunity:

GeoCorps Watershed and Geology Program Assistant

The GeoCorps participant will primarily be working with the Forest Geologist and the supervisor’s office biological and physical resources staff. Under the Geology Program, the GeoCorps participant will conduct inventory and monitoring of abandoned mine lands (AML), karst resources and geologic hazards. Duties will include conducting field assessments and monitoring throughout the national forest. Underground entry for conducting cave health assessments will be part of these duties. Additional duties may include project management of specific reclamation projects along with fossil location and identification. The participant will work under the guidance of the Forest Geologist. 

For more information

Funding Opportunity:

Speleological Events Support 2023

Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,

We are glad to inform you, about the new call for speleological events support. Granted can be

international expeditions or other events, focused on the exploration, study, or protection of caves

and karst, with emphasis on educational, technical, and/or scientific cooperation.

All requests should show explicitly, that the proposed event is in agreement with the Statutes,

Internal Regulations and Code of Ethics of the UIS. In addition, speleological expeditions must

involve participants from at least three different countries. Requests which do not meet this

requirements will not be accepted. Conditions and more details about speleological events support

can be found in the Speleological Events Support Guidelines. D not hesitate to ask UIS Vice President of Administration Zdenek Motycka at

z.motycka@mediform.cz .

The deadline for this call is November 30, 2023.

All request received till deadline, will be evaluated by the UIS Bureau and the best projects will be

supported. For this call, the UIS Bureau has decided to dedicate a max. amount of 3000,‐ EUR, it

means, that this amount is maximum what can be split betwen ALL supported projects. All requests

received after the deadline will not be accepted, but can be submitted for the next call in 2024.

Your requests must be sent before deadline to the UIS via Secretary General Johannes Mattes at

johannes.mattes@oeaw.ac.at

Applicants will be notified about the outcome of their proposal by the end of January 2024.

Best regards,

Zdenek Motycka

UIS Vice President of Administration

Funding Opportunity:

William L. Wilson and Diane C. Wilson Scholarship in Karst Science

The scholarship ($2500) is open to any student who is currently enrolled in, or has been accepted into, a master’s degree program at an institution of higher education in the United States. This year’s deadline for all application materials is February 15, 2024.

New Mexico Geological Society's Fall Field Conference

From October 4-7th, National Cave & Karst Research Institute was a co-sponsor of the New Mexico Geological Society’s annual Fall Field Conference in the Carlsbad region of southeastern New Mexico. This year’s conference, organized by the Institute’s Dr. Lewis Land, focused on regional geology, stratigraphy, and hydrogeology of the Guadalupe Mountains and Delaware Basin, and more specifically on evaporite karst phenomena of the lower Pecos region of southeastern New Mexico. 89 people attended the conference, which included two pre-conference field trips, one to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and another to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. One trip involved a hike to the crest of Guadalupe Peak, which is 2667m, the highest point in the state of Texas; the other involves a trek that descends 229m below the surface.

Solar Eclipse Watch Party

On October 14th, a free Carlsbad community Solar Eclipse Watch Party was hosted by Inspired by Science at NCKRI headquarters. Over 400 people attended to build solar cars, look through an eclipse viewing card or telescope. NCKRI staff and other community science partners also participated in the event.

Geological Society of America

From October 14-18, many NCKRI staff attended the Geological Society of America Connects 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In total NCKRI had 12 abstracts, 9 of them oral presentations and 3 posters. NCKRI also chaired two oral sessions and 3 posters sessions. All of NCKRI's NPS Scientist in Parks presented on their work. NCKRI also attended several short courses to learn about resistivity survey techniques and virtual reality in geoscience education.

Dr. Lewis Land Recognized by the GSA Karst Division

Director Search NCKRI Headquarters in Carlsbad, NM