Significant Caves Designation Call for National Forest System Lands
By Limaris (Lima) Soto.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service manages diverse cave and karst resources across the national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service has responsibility under the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988 to designate significant caves and provide…
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La Garita Mountains grew from volcanic explosions 35 million years ago
The Wheeler Geologic Area on the Rio Grande National Forest offers a glimpse into a violent volcanic past with hoodoos and multi-colored tuff that has been slowly eroding for millions of years. (USDA Forest Service Photo by Michael Blakeman)
Looking out over the La Garita Wilderness Area in Southwest…