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 John Burcham, courtesy of Mac Gillivray Freeman Films Back to Chapter 3: National Parks as Laboratories Articles Urban refuge for rare amphipods in the National Capital Region By Diane Pavek Monitoring volcanic and earthquake unrest in Yellowstone By Tom Olliff Finding our hidden biodiversity By Becky Nichols and Keith Langdon Rest from grazing at Chaco By Annie Esperanza and Judy Rocchio Lessons from the 1988 Yellowstone fires By Tami Blackford and Mary Ann Franke Other Developments Parks for science |
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 Journey into Amazing Caves premieres Caves: Exploring Hidden Realms, a new book by Michael Ray Taylor, was written in conjunction with the release of a new IMAX film, Journey into Amazing Caves. The book and film follow two experienced cavers, Hazel Barton and Nancy Aulenbach, as they explore caves in Iceland, Mexico, and Grand Canyon. The National Park Service has been involved with the production of the film and book since their inception. Author Michael Taylor has caved extensively in Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and in his book Dark Life writes about the advances science has made in understanding extremophiles—lifeforms living under extreme conditions—found in various units of the National Park System from the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park to the wall coatings of Lechuguilla Cave. Dr. Hazel Barton has been very active in the survey and exploration of Wind Cave in Wind Cave National Park. She is also a microbiologist, and her work with microorganisms is featured in the IMAX film. The book and film rely heavily on the scientific aspects of speleology. The foreword for Taylor’s book—published by the National Geographic Society—was written by NPS Cave Specialist Ron Kerbo, who also presented a series of talks for the premiere of the IMAX film on March 8 and 9, 2001, at the Duluth, Minnesota, Omnimax Theater. The audiences for the Duluth premiere ranged from newspaper writers and staffs attending a special preview to groups of more than 400 schoolchildren on an “Educational Day.” The final talk was for television and radio reporters. Kerbo was interviewed for television about the film and book. He, Dr. Michael Soukup (NPS Associate Director for Natural Resource Stewardship and Science), and Lindsay McClelland (geologist with the NPS Geologic Resources Division) also attended the Washington, D.C., premiere of the film at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. |
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This material is from Natural Resource Year in Review--2001, published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, in May 2001 (publication D-2255) /YearInReview/yir/yir2001/03_laboratories/03_0d2_caves.html Last Updated: |