International Show Caves Association

03/06/2026

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03/06/2026

🥳 June 6 logos available

📍 International Day of Caves and the Subterranean World

💚 Saalfelder Feengrotten

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03/06/2026

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Today during let's celebrate cave critters!

🎉 Today, we are shining a much-deserved spotlight on the underground world and its absolutely fascinating residents. While they might not get the same love as lions or pandas, cave critters are the unsung heroes of unique ecosystems.

And speaking of heroes... meet this year’s superstar: The Slimy Salamander! 🌟

Don't let the name fool you—this little amphibian is a master of adaptation and why they are 2026's USA Cave Animal of the Year. Go to the comments to find a link to tonight's webinar about the Slimy Salamander!
National Speleological Society
Niemiller Nature

03/06/2026

💎 CAVE WEEK WEDNESDAY 💎

THE DIAMONDS OF DIAMOND CAVERNS

Deep beneath Kentucky's rolling hills lies a hidden display of nature's craftsmanship. Thousands of formations adorn the second level of Diamond Caverns, creating a scene that has captivated visitors for generations.

✨ Open Since 1859
✨ Guided Tours Daily
✨ Kentucky's Underground Wonder

Discover the Wonder Beneath!

📍 Park City, Kentucky
📞 (270) 749-2233
🌐 diamondcaverns.com

03/06/2026

🌍 Celebrate June 6 with ISCA! Only three days to go!

🦇 The International Day of Caves and the Subterranean World marks its 10th anniversary in 2026, and we invite show caves, organizations, and visitors worldwide to join the celebration.

📄 Download the international press release prepared for this special occasion.

🎉 Organize activities, share your events, use the hashtag, and help us promote the beauty and importance of the underground world.

💚 Together, let’s continue growing this global celebration of caves and subterranean heritage!

👉 Press release: https://shorturl.at/q381q

👉 Letter from the President: https://shorturl.at/MA5cH

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03/06/2026

💚 EARLY BOOKING EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 30!

🫂 10th ISCA Congress REGISTRATION!

📍Dordogne (France)

📅 September 23 - October 1, 2026

👉 GOOD NEWS! The registration for the 10th ISCA Congress has been a success so far and due to the interest received, the early booking deadline has been extended until June 30, 2026. Take advantage of the reduced registration fee and join us in Dordogne, France, for this unique international gathering.

🗣️ Reminder: places are limited!

1️⃣ Registration form: https://www.i-s-c-a.org/clanok/332-registration-now-open-for-the-isca-10th-congress

2️⃣ Second circular: https://www.i-s-c-a.org/clanok/333-2026-isca-congress-2nd-circular-available

🥰 We sincerely hope to welcome you in Dordogne for what promises to be an enjoyable and valuable Congress for the international show cave community.



FFTS - Fédération Française du Tourisme et Patrimoine Souterrain

03/06/2026

💚 We are still celebrating ! 🦇

🌌Happy Cave Week!
How have caves inspired you?

Caves have a long history of inspiring us, but their impact goes way deeper than just stunning views:

💧Life-Sustaining Water: Caves act as massive natural plumbing systems, hosting vast groundwater aquifers that provide drinking water for millions of people worldwide.

👩‍⚕️Medical Breakthroughs: The extreme, isolated environments of caves are home to unique microbes, increasing our understanding of life-saving antibiotics.

🎨The Original Canvas: For thousands of years, humans have congregated in caves for reverence, meditation, art, and burial.

💡 Fun Cave Fact: Caves are literal time capsules! Because they have stable environments with constant temperatures and provide protection from the elements, they preserve ancient human art, footprints, and animal bones for tens of thousands of years.
This intimate relationship hasn't stopped. Today, caves continue to spark our imagination, shaping everything from classic books and blockbuster movies to cutting-edge technology and geoscience.

👇 Drop a comment below: Have you ever visited a cave that completely blew your mind?

03/06/2026

KARST! What a fun word...but what DOES it mean?

Karst is a type of landscape formed by the dissolution of rock.
Yes, literally WATER dissolving ROCK! It takes a long time, and the water chemistry and environment have to be right, as well as the correct rock type, but together these magical environments create an interconnected web of water.

The way water moves through the ground in karst environments is much more complicated than surface water, or non-karst areas. Water wants to take the path of least resistance, so it will flow through large conduits (Read: CAVES) faster than it does the porosity of the rock and sediment. It also means, because of the complex combination of soluble rock with sediment and other layers, water can move either very fast or take 1000s of years to move through the ground.

The water will carry with it various things from the surface. It can take minerals dissolved in the water, which create the fun colors of speleothems we see in caves, but it can also carry harmful things. Bacteria, virus, trash, septic runoff, fertilizers, pesticides, that old oil leaking onto your gravel driveway from your car.... it can ALL use these karst conduits to move through the ground and into our water table: OUR DRINKING WATER.

What does that mean? Even if you aren't a caver or cave connoisseur, YOUR health can be impacted by what your neighbors, even miles away and/or centuries ago, dumped onto their ground. Whether you enjoy exploring caves or not they impact you. And while historically karst was poorly understood and sinkholes were mistaken as the perfect place to get rid of junk, that doesn't exempt us from the impacts today.

Let's all think together and help protect these special environments, because what someone does on their land isn't constrained to theirs alone.

02/06/2026

Celebrate Cave History!

Caves are sheltered environments that are great for preserving evidence of past human activities such as paintings, tools and clothing. Mammoth Cave in Kentucky has a long record of being used by prehistoric societies and then by European colonists for mining and tourism. Remnants that have been found in this site include textiles, burial chambers and mining. Many cultures have used caves as a gathering place for worship, art and shelter.

In the photos you can see a footwear made out of fibers from a plant known as Rattlesnake master and a wooden climbing pole that would have been used to help early miners reach gypsum higher up the cave walls. Both were found in Mammoth Cave National Park.

Photo credit: NPS, Mammoth Cave National Park

02/06/2026

🥳 June 6 logos available.

📍 International Day of Caves and the Subterranean World

💚 of the Mounds National Natural Landmark

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