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BULLETIN 1 — Caves of Randolph County by Doug Medville, 1971. 218 pages,over 200 caves described. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY. $21.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 2 — Development of Solution Features Cloverlick Valley, Pocahontas County by Eb Werner, 1972. 62 pages. A discussion of the geology and geomorphology of karst features in Cloverlick Valley. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY. $13.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 3 — Index of the Literature Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst by Eb Werner, 1974. 155 pages. A very useful aid in locating information about caves and karst in West Virginia. $6.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 4 — Caves of Monroe County by John C. Hempel, 1975. 171 pages describing 210 caves. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY. $19.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 5 — Caves of North Central West Virginia by E. Ray & Mary Ellen Garton, 1976. 116 pages describing 111 caves in 7 counties. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY NO FOLD OUT MAPS INCLUDED. $17.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 6 —Caves and Karst Hydrology in Northern Pocahontas County by Doug & Hazel Medville, 1976. 174 pages describing over 300 caves. See Bulletin 10. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY NO FOLD OUT MAPS INCLUDED. $19.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 7 — The Invertebrate Cave Fauna of West Virginia by John R. Holsinger, Roger A. Baroody & David C. Culver, 1976. 86 pages. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY. $11.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 8 — Caves of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia by Robert Gulden & Mark Johnson, 1985. 135 pages describing 89 caves in 3 counties. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY. $15.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 9 —Caves of the Organ Cave Plateau, Greenbrier County, West Virginia edited by Paul J. Stevens, 1988. Over 70 pages devoted to Organ Cave, the second longest in West Virginia, 37+ miles. At 100 feet to the inch the map of the system covers 80 pages. Also included are descriptions of 50 other caves on the Organ Cave Plateau. 200 pages. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY. $25.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 10 — Caves and Karst Hydrology of Southern Pocahontas County and the Upper Spring Creek Valley by Gary D. Storrick, 1992. 220 pages, 428 caves including 43+ mile Friars Hole System. 100 maps, 30 photos, 30 fold-out maps including Friars Hole at 1"=160'. This is the companion volume to Bulletin 6. OUT OF PRINT PHOTO COPY NO FOLD OUT MAPS INCLUDED. $27.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 11 —The Vertebrate Fauna of West Virginia Caves by E. Ray Garton, Fredrick Grady & Steven D. Carey, 1993. 100 pages describing and listing the living vertebrates reported from WV caves. Lists over 550 records for 57 species in over 220 caves. 5 color plates, 3 B/W plates. $9.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 12 —The Caves and Karst of Buckeye Creek Basin by George R. Dasher and William M. Balfour, 1994. 238 page, 80 photos, 4 color plates, 62 illustrations, 35 cave maps including 4 foldouts, with descriptions of 116 caves including the 5+ mile Buckeye Creek Cave System. $11.40 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 13 — Caves and Karst of Randolph by Doug & Hazel Medville, 1995. Completely revised and updated to replace Bulletin 1. Describes 520 caves, 41 photos, with 150 maps, (11 foldout) including first ever full map of Simmons Mingo Cave, 252 pages. $15.60 Postpaid. |
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BULLETIN 14 — Caves of East-Central West Virginia--The Guidebook of the National Speleological Society’s 2000 Convention, Elkins, West Virginia edited by George R. Dasher, May 2000. Contains 60+ cave descriptions plus maps including 20 large fold-out maps in separate map packet. Also includes interviews with well known cavers of the region, detailed geology, hydrology, paleontology, biology and field trips. 300 pages. NO FOLD OUT MAPS INCLUDED. $23.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 15 — Caves and Karst of Pendleton County by George Dasher, 2001. 404 pages describing 326 caves with 172 cave maps, 23 as fold outs, with 202 photos. $27.00 Postpaid |
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BULLETIN 16 - The Invertebrate Cave Fauna of West Virginia, Second Edition by Daniel W. Fong, David C. Culver, Horton H. Hobbs III, and Tanja Pipan, 2007. The long-awaited and much-improved West Virginia Speleological Survey Bulletin #16 is now available. It is 167 pages long, and contains 11 color photos, 42 color maps, and six tables. It describes 88 species and three subspecies in 282 caves in 19 West Virginia counties. $33.00 Postpaid. |
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 BULLETIN 17 - Caves and Karst of Grant County, West Virginia by George Dasher, 2010. 120 pages, 90 caves, 91 photos, 35 maps including folded map packet. $18 postpaid. |
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BULLETIN 18 - The Caves and Karst of Tucker County by Doug McCarty and Brian Masney, 2011. Includes 304 cave and karst features, 155 photos, and 96 maps; contains CD-ROM with full-sized color versions of all maps and photos, plus extras. $30 black & white, $85 color special edition. |
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MONOGRAPH 1 - Caves in the Richlands Area of Greenbrier County, West Virginia edited by Bert Ashbrook, 1995. 48 caves are described in a 4 square mile area , with 25 figures, photos, tables & maps including 4 large foldouts, 37 pages. $10.00 Postpaid |
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MONOGRAPH 2 - Recent Spring Creek Area Dye Tracings, Greenbrier County, West Virginia by George R. Dasher & Dr. Doug G. Boyer, February 2000. Contains detailed analysis, significance and historical perspective of the karst springs of the Buckeye Creek , Culverson Creek and Spring Creek drainage basins. Loaded with maps, photos and illustrations. 28 pages. $10.00 postpaid. |
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MONOGRAPH 3 - The Cassell Cave Survey Project, Pocahontas County, West Virginia by Robert Zimmerman, 2009. 60 pages, 17 photos, 27 figures, maps at 50 feet to the inch. Describes the history, exploration and geology of this 8.6 mile system and surrounding caves. $12 postpaid. |
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MONOGRAPH 4 -The Survey of Cass Cave, Pocahontas County, West Virginia by Robert Zimmerman, cartography by Robert Zimmerman and Gregory S. Springer, 2011. Describes the history and geology of Cass Cave, including a map of the entire system. 23 map sheets, 1 profile sheet, 23 figures, 64 pages. $16. |
Proceedings of the 1976 N.S.S. Annual Convention, Morgantown, WV edited by Eb Werner, 1977. 60 pages with 18 papers. $7.00 Postpaid
Proceedings of the 1977 N.S.S. Annual Convention, Alpena, MI edited by Eb Werner, 1979. 90 pages with 16 papers. $7.00 Postpaid
These publications are available from the WV Geological & Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508, 304-595-2331. info@geosrv.wvnet.edu.
Caverns of West Virginia by William E. Davies, 1965. 474 pages describing over 500 caves. Hard cover. Soft cover reprint, 1994.OUT OF PRINT Click here to look at cover
Caverns of West Virginia by William E. Davies, 1965 supplement. 72 pages describing 194 caves. $15.00 Postpaid
Karst Hydrology Atlas of West Virginia by William K. Jones, 1997. Special Publication 4 of the Karst Waters Institute. 111 pages describing 22 aspects of the Hydrogeologic Setting in West Virginia including Karst Drainage Basins, Biological Significance of Karst, Land-use Planning for Karst Areas and the results of tracer tests in West Virginia. 11x14 format, dozens of photos, maps and charts. $39.00 postpaid
West Virginia Caver
This is the best source of current and on-going information about caving in West Virginia. The West Virginia Caver is published every other month and is official newsletter of the Charleston, ESSO, Monongahela, Monroe County Cavers, Mountain State, Parkersburg Area, Warsaw Underground, WV Association for Cave Studies, GROSS Grotto, and the WV University Student Grottos. Edited by George Dasher, each issue is generally 18-20 pages. 124 issues have been published as of 11/01.
By subscription $8.00 per year. Make check payable to West Virginia Caver and send to Ken Ashton, PO Box 1496, Morgantown, WV 26507 or email to ashton@geosrv.wvnet.edu.
Hydrology of Limestone Karst in Greenbrier County, West Virginia (Bulletin 36) by William K. Jones, 1973. 55pages describing several cave systems. $15.00 Postpaid
Limestones of West Virginia by J.B. McCue, J.B. Luke & H.P. Woodward, 1939. 560 pages, hard cover. $20.00 Postpaid
Springs of West Virginia by Paul H. Price, John B. McCue & Homer A. Hoskins, 1936. 146 pages describing the geology, history and chemistry of 176 springs in West Virginia. $20.00 Postpaid
Springs of West Virginia 50th Anniversary Revised Edition by Jane S. McColloch, 1986. 493 pages describing the geology, history and chemistry of 1193 springs in West Virginia. All major karst springs included. $35.00 Postpaid
Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Karst Geology and Hydrology edited by H.W. Rauch & Eb Werner, 1974. 192 pages, 22 papers, 10 abstracts. $16.00 Postpaid
Structural Contour Map on the Greenbrier Limestone in West Virginia by O.L. Haught, 1968. 35 X 38 inch map. $8.00 Postpaid
Ground-water Hydrology of the Potomac River Basin in West Virginia by W.A. Hobba, E.A. Friel, J.K. Chrisholm, 1973. 31 X 45 inch map. $9.00 Postpaid
Karst Subsidence and Linear Features Map of Greenbrier and Monroe Counties, West Virginia by P. Lessing, S.L. Dean, B.R. Kulander & J.H. Renalds, 1979. 32 X 58 inch map. $8.00 Postpaid
Limestone Outcrops and Probable Areas Underlain by Rock Salt and Natural Brine in West Virginia. 8.5 X 11 inch map. $1.34 Postpaid
WV Geological Survey County Geologic Reports and Geologic Maps. All county reports are rare out of print books but our extensive network of resources can generally find most titles within a few days or weeks. All books are hard bound and the accompanying geologic maps (when available) are in color at a scale of 1:62:500 (1 inch = 1 mile). Titles of interest to cavers include: Greenbrier County, 1939, 846 pages. Pocahontas County, 1929, 531 pages. Randolph County, 1931, 989 pages. Hampshire & Hardy Counties, 1927, 624 pages. Jefferson, Berkeley & Morgan Counties, 1916, 644 pages. Mercer, Monroe & Summers Counties, 1926, 963 pages. Mineral & Grant Counties, 1924, 866 pages. Pendleton County, 1927, 384 pages. Tucker County, 1923, 542 pages. $30.00-$100.00 each Postpaid
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