Webinar to learn about the cave and karst geology around Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Deep beneath the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico is a labyrinth of more than 300 limestone caves, carved over 250 million years ago: Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The park also preserves biologically diverse desert lands above ground, as well as a portion of an exposed fossil reef. One of the most notable sights at Carlsbad Cavern is the spectacle of the park’s 400,000 Brazilian free-tailed bats leaving the cave each night at sunset.

The landscape around Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which just celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, is characterized by unique and fragile cave and karst systems which extend far beyond the park’s boundaries. The park is also an economic driver, bringing a cumulative benefit of $27.4 million to the local economy in 2021.

But unbalanced development in the area, including a huge uptick in oil and gas drilling in recent years, can pose a threat to fragile cave ecosystems, local water supplies and public health.

Event Details

WHAT: Webinar to learn about the cave and karst geology around Carlsbad Caverns National Park

WHEN: Thursday, November 2, 5 p.m. Mountain Time

WHERE: Virtual, Zoom Webinar

WHO: National Parks Conservation Association, Dave Decker, PhD (PG, CPG CEO, Principal Geologist for Southwest Geophysical Consulting, LLC), Patricia E. Seiser, PhD (Cave and Karst Program Coordinator for the National Park Service, Director of Cave and Karst Management Science, NCKRI)

RSVP: Please register here for the Zoom link. Reach out to ewolf@npca.org with questions.

Please join us to learn about the subterranean wonders surrounding the iconic caves of Carlsbad Caverns!