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Central Oregon Cave Clean Up

Thanks for everyone’s efforts in cleaning up our Central Oregon Caves!

A special thanks to Neil & the Oregon High Desert Grotto folks, the Forest Service, Central Oregon Visitor’s Association, and Drew Pick Photography.

  • 184 volunteer hours

  • 4-8 volunteers each day over 5 days

  • 50lbs+ of trash removed

  • In the first time in 50 years, Boyd Cave is graffiti free!

  • $2,000 donated to the Oregon High Desert Grotto for clean up projects

    • Sponsors: Central Oregon Visitors Association & Wanderlust Tours

Read more about the efforts here: https://www.bendsource.com/bend/cleaning-up-the-caves/Content?oid=11161270

Check out a video recap from Central Oregon Daily: https://centraloregondaily.com/the-great-outdoors-central-oregon-cave-cleaning/

Stay tuned for future volunteer opportunities here:
wanderlusttours.com/voluntourism


Photos by Drew Pick


PLEASE READ: WHITE NOSE SYNDROME IN NORTH AMERICA

In March 2016, WNS was found in Washington state. Wanderlust Tours is committed to cooperating with state and federal agencies, as well as conservation groups, to provide information to the public on the value of bats and the threat posed by WNS. Some of our Bend-area caves serve as winter hibernaculum, and we will not visit these caves. We operate year-round cave tours in caves where our bats do not hibernate. WNS does not affect humans in any way. Learn more about WNS in the United State here.