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Here are two pics taken at Armpit, WY (aka Big Horn/Horsethief Headquarters) taken in 1982. The first pic shows a couple of ore buckets hanging from tripods, several trash cans, a root cellar, and two … More…

The NRMG would like Welcome Dustin Kisner as an officer of the NRMG!! We’d to thank Lauren Stanberry for her time spent as Member-At-Large. She has moved out of state and stepped down, and the … More…

“The 2020 Silvertip Expedition lasted about two weeks, from July 26th through August 9th. Four of the days were dedicated to hiking (two days in and two days out) and eleven dedicated to caving. The … More…

The NRMG’s annual small grant is intended to: Support active projects of NRMG members which will advance cave research, conservation, or educational projects. Support Grotto members who are taking part in projects at a local, … More…

Austin Lindsay was able to record a podcast with Lauri from FWP. We chatted about the spread of white-nose syndrome, caving etiquette, and potential “treatments” for the bats that are currently being proposed and studied. … More…

Brian Gindling takes us through the history of exploration at Scapegoat leading up to the 2020 expedition. Piles of snow in September, frigid water plunges, and more await you in this featured presentation. If you’d … More…

The Bigfork Cave Club has compiled an extensive dataset on the human impacts to some of Montana’s most decorated caves. In this presentation, they present their results and let us know how well we’re protecting … More…

Derek Bristol “goes deep” into the recent surveys of Great Expectations Cave, a preserve owned by the National Speleological Society. Experience the suffocating low ceilings and cold water of the Grim Crawl, the fossils of … More…

The NRMG continues to work with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, The Montana Natural Heritage Program, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, and other state and federal agencies as WNS continues … More…

Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and provided these excellent presentations! This page includes the full list of recorded presentations from our virtual sessions in spring and fall of 2020. Happy watching! Fall 2020 … More…

Hazel Barton joined a scientific caving expedition to northern Greenland in the summer of 2019. The team established several records including coldest ambient temperature recorded in a cave, and northernmost [limestone] cave. Also, they had … More…

Professional paleontologists provide an in-depth guide on identifying fossils in caves. Find out what to do if you find a bone/fossil in a cave, and features to look for in identifying species or genera. Every … More…

Expedition organizer John Fioroni gives a fascinating glimpse into the history, culture, and current status of Cuban caving, where the average cave passage is so large, a car could be driven through it. John also … More…

All NRMG members are invited to virtually attend our upcoming series of presentations. We are hosting weekly Zoom presentations to deliver some of that sweet caving content we missed seeing at AGM. We will also … More…

Join us for a presentation by one of our northern neighbors, Katie Graham! She will be taking us on a journey to the longest cave in Canada, which also happens to extend underneath a glacier. … More…

Rene Ohms hosts our presentation series with her overview on the Black Hills Cave & Nature Conservancy and Dark Canyon Preserve.  This is a talk you won’t want to miss! Rene is an NCRC instructor … More…