Karst Award Dinner Announcement for 2012
The 2012 KWI Karst Award banquet will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the evening of March 3, 2012,on the University of New Mexico campus in the Science and Mathematics building. This is a link to a map with directions.
This year’s honoree is Jim Goodbar, and he will speak on the topic of “There and Back Again (well not quite): A Cavers Tale.” Other awards will also be given.
The banquet will begin at 6:00pm with a reception.
On the menu, your choice of a flat iron steak topped with cabernet infused blue cheese or a seasoned chicken breast with mushrooms garlic sautéed in Marsalawine. Both will be served with redskin garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables, and a seasonal garden salad. A vegetarian option will be available. For dessert, we will indulge on chocolate velvet cake. Beer and wine will also be provided, as well as tea and coffee.
Reserve your seat(s) by sending a check for $50/person to the Karst Waters Institute, PO Box 4142, Leesburg, VA 20177 by Febuary 25. Please note your dinner selection choice. For more information, contact Bill Jones, wkj30@hotmail.com
Jim Goodbar Biography:
Jim began caving at 9 years old with his parents and two sisters in central Texas where
the “bug” bit him and he was infected with a lifelong desire to explore, understand, and protect underground resources. Much of his 32+ year career with the Bureau of Land Management has been developing their national Cave and Karst Management Program where he currently serves as the Senior Cave and Karst Specialist for the Washington Office. He assisted in writing the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act, their regulations, and implementation procedures and was instrumental in developing their national cave and karst management policies, manual and handbook, cave management training courses, national and local agreements, national cave safety standards, and guidelines for oil & gas drilling in karst areas. Jim is an Honorary Life Member, Fellow, and past board member of the National Speleological Society, a Fellow of the Cave Research Foundation, and a Charter Life Member of the American Cave Conservation Association. His interests, education, and career have led him into all aspects of cave exploration, science, and karst management. Caving and cave management have taken Jim to 16 foreign countries. Jim has authored over 25 publications on cave and karst management and geology. He earned his BS in Park and Recreation Management from Texas A&M University and conducted his graduate studies in Cave/Karst Geology/Geomorphology at Western Kentucky University in 1979-81.