Old Person Cave: Resource Evaluation, Monitoring and Management Recommendations
Bodenhamer H and Bigfork MT High School Cave Club. 2019. Old Person Cave: Resource Evaluation, Monitoring and Management Recommendations. Bigfork High School Cave Club. Bigfork, MT
Report documents reevaluation of karst resources and establishment of monitoring sites for the Old Person Cave in Glacier National Park that was conducted in September 2018. This cave is located in the Poia Lake area, part of the more general Many Glacier area. Climate, Visitor Impact Points (VIP) and Photo monitoring was established. Additionally, a bat roost logger was deployed inside the cave to detect audible evidence of bat use. That logger will remain in the cave for a full year. Evidence from the site visit of September 2018 indicates that the cave might be an important bat roost site.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bodenhamer, Hans; Bigfork MT High School Cave Club
- Date of Issue
- 2019-01
- Publisher
- Bigfork High School Cave Club
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- caves, Geology, Karst, Photo monitoring, resource monitoring
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Cave/Karst Features and Processes