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Missy Shields and Elaine Digges are conservation leaders!

These two amazing ladies participated in group of cavers last September that geared up each day and made the 10-minute descent to the mound of material waiting for them below. The cavers hand-picked the dump, loaded the materials into large canvas bags and hoisted the recovered materials out of the cave. A crew on the surface then sorted the material. Over 26,000 pounds of metal was recovered, along with 360 tires, 58,000 pounds of household garbage, 15 tons of construction wood scrap, assorted farm chemicals and a large amount of plastic. Cavers say they estimate the dumpsite had been used for 50 years or more, with the top layer dating to the late 1980s. Several others in the event were not mentioned. Some include Linda Gentry and Corey Collins are on rope in the picture. Elaine took photos. Nice work to everyone!
 

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http://kydep.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/illegal-open-dumping-is-the-pits



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