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Limrock Blowing Cave Preserve

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On August 26, 2003 the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. announced thepurchase of Limrock Blowing Cave (AJK311), Jackson County, Alabama. The Limrock Preserve includes the cave entrance and approx. 48 acres. This purchase is the culmination of more than three years of efforts by SCCi Directors Bill Putnam and Mark Wolinsky to acquire the cave. Limrock Blowing Cave is Alabama’s 15th longest cave, with a surveyed length of 15,505 feet of primarily horizontal passage. This acquisition is the SCCi’s 23rd preserve and its 52nd cave!



Entrance to Limrock Blowing Cave

NOTICE: DO NOT park near the barn when visiting Limrock cave, no matter what you are told. SCCi does not own the barn or the field beside it. If you park there, you car may be towed away. We have constructed a new parking area on the SCCi property for use by visitors.  If there are too many cars and you cannot find an acceptable place to park, please go elsewhere and visit another day. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Limrock Blowing
Rimstone Dams in Limrock Blowing Cave. Photo by Nathan Williams.

The cave management plan is similar to that used at most other SCCi preserves. The property manager is Tommy Royston of Huntsville, Alabama. 

When visiting the preserve, please park in the designated parking rea on the SCCi property. Do not park at the barn or field uphill from the cave. 

Visitors are warned that in heavy rains the cave floods completely. The SCCi requests that cavers not enter the cave when rain is in the forecast. Flooding can occur very quickly and with little or no warning!

The purchase price, survey and closing costs for the property totalled $54,356.39.We were able to pay off the $40,000 mortgage in large part because of our Sustaining Members. The stable monthly income allows the SCCi to buy even more caves that we all love and enjoy. Please consider joining the SCCi as a Sustaining Member.  For as little as $10 a month you can be a cave owner. For information on SCCi Sustaining Membership, see our Sustaining page or contact Sustaining Membership manager Bill Stringfellow at sustaining@scci.org. Regular memberships are also available for $25 per year.

On behalf of the directors, we thank all of you for your continued confidence and support of our so very important mission.

NOTICE: To help prevent the spread of the deadly White Nose Syndrome (WNS) affecting bat populations, please read the SCCi Cave Visitation Policy and follow the guidelines.

Acreage: 49.34 acres in Jackson County, Alabama
Property Manager: Tommy Royston (limrock@scci.org)
Access: Open. 12 person group size limit. Please park in the SCCi parking area only. See the management plan for details.

Commercial Use Statement
The Board of the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. (SCCi) reaffirms its standing policy that bans the commercial use of our properties, and specifically, prohibits any activity where a charge of any type is made. Should you have any questions, contact the SCCi Chair at chair@scci.org .



 


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