Underground News
The Hollow Earth News (HEN) is the official monthly newsletter of the WSS. Care to submit something to The Hollow Earth News newsletter? Trip reports, pictures, articles or anything caving related is welcome. Send your submissions to Karen Fiske, the HEN editor's address via mail or email. Otherwise enjoy the collection of world news past and present below.
NEW Forest Service closes Colorado caves to limit spread of bat disease - Oct 7, 2024
Rising Star Cave System Hominids Discovery Dating back 236,00 -335,000 years - June 6, 2023
Newly Discovered Cave in North Iceland Closed - March 16, 2023
The Kazakh caves that hold the keys to human evolution - Dec 12, 2022
NSS calls on U.S. Government to Change Cave Closure Policies on WNS — Apr 26, 2018 1:47:02 PM
Ledge View 5K Caveman Adventure Run — Apr 10, 2018 1:53:54 PM
Volunteers Needed for 2018 Caving Season — Mar 12, 2018 1:31:02 PM
Minnesota's Mystery Cave open for Jan. 1 First Day Hikes — Dec 27, 2017 6:34:10 PM
Announcing the 53rd Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival — Jul 27, 2017 2:04:30 PM
Geographic Translocation of Bats: Known and Potential Problems — Jan 4, 2017 11:56:20 AM
White-Nose Syndrome: New Policies Needed for Cave Management — Oct 20, 2016 1:15:41 PM
Announcing the 52nd Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival Sepetember 9-11, 2016 — Aug 3, 2016 11:51:15 AM
Announcing the 52nd Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival Sepetember 9-11, 2016 — Mar 4, 2016 5:00:51 PM
This Face Changes the Human Story. But How? — Sep 20, 2015 3:09:39 AM
Drone Footage Inside Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong — Sep 20, 2015 1:00:44 AM
Crystal Cave adds new 'wild' tour — Aug 7, 2015 8:23:52 PM
Announcing the 51st Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival September 11-13, 2015 — Jul 30, 2015 4:43:55 PM
Bats Successfully Treated for White-Nose Syndrome Released Back into the Wild — Jun 30, 2015 12:50:40 PM
Bats Cured of White-Nose Syndrome Scheduled for Release — May 19, 2015 9:08:27 PM
Common Bacterium Helps Bats With White-nose Syndrome — May 19, 2015 9:05:03 PM
Recent Study Finds Not All Caves Harmed By Tourism — May 6, 2015 2:07:14 PM
Study Finds Castle Dungeon Bats Don’t Disturb Easily — May 6, 2015 2:01:36 PM
Bats, Pesticides and White Nose Syndrome — Feb 21, 2015 3:42:58 AM
Bat migrates 400 miles from Penn to KY — Feb 21, 2015 3:14:29 AM
Follow The Water Cycle in The Leak — Jan 30, 2015 10:34:20 PM
Announcing the 50th Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival September 5-7, 2014 — Aug 15, 2014 4:31:05 PM
Bat biologist says he's optimistic Vermont bat species will recover from white nose syndrom — Apr 3, 2014 1:54:59 AM
Exploring Wisconsin Apostle Islands Caves on foot now possible — Feb 8, 2014 9:43:34 PM
A Visit to Cherney Maribel Caves County Park, 2013 — Jan 3, 2014 5:55:30 PM
A new discovery in Jewel Cave: More than 2K feet of new passages — Dec 13, 2013 1:49:59 AM
Minn. man's cave collection is his hobby, passion — Nov 12, 2013 4:09:11 PM
Does Lake Michigan's record low mark beginning of new era for Great Lakes? — Sep 11, 2013 4:51:32 PM
Water flushes through a greatly widened drain below Great Lakes Michigan, Huron — Sep 11, 2013 3:30:15 PM
Significant Cave Discovered During Road Construction Project — Sep 10, 2013 5:33:28 PM
Announcing the moving of the 49th Annual WSS Hodag Hunt — Aug 21, 2013 8:51:52 PM
Carlsbad Cavern Coming to Google Maps Street View — Jul 30, 2013 1:05:28 AM
Wisconsin Caving Proclamation — Jul 24, 2013 6:28:20 PM
August Designated Caving Month in Wisconsin — Jul 23, 2013 9:27:07 PM
Governor Walker Proclaims August Caving Month in Wisconsin — Jul 17, 2013 6:58:41 PM
Cherney Maribel Caves Coverage — Jul 10, 2013 5:10:00 PM
Underground world discovered in Corydon dates back to ice age — Jul 5, 2013 5:14:58 PM
Students excavate cave under school — Jun 20, 2013 2:47:54 PM
Ex-Commercial Show Cave Brochures: American Heritage of the Past — May 14, 2013 6:02:34 PM
Show Caves in Wisconsin — May 5, 2013 4:44:18 PM
Show Caves of the World — May 1, 2013 3:25:32 PM
Cherney Maribel Caves, Tartarus Cave Sysyem Patches — Apr 27, 2013 2:04:26 AM
Wanted Old Montgomery Cave Entrance Photos — Apr 24, 2013 9:26:11 PM
SEC Cavers Sink to New Depths in South Africa’s Deepest Cave — Apr 23, 2013 8:34:55 PM
Attend an Online Tour of North America’s Most Cavernous Limestone — Apr 10, 2013 8:19:19 PM
Crystal Cave is open for the 2013 season — Apr 3, 2013 3:22:39 AM
Cavers Pressure Wash Belgium’s Saint-Anne Cave — Mar 18, 2013 3:07:22 PM
Northeast Wisconsin no stranger to sinkholes — Mar 7, 2013 5:09:02 PM
2013 Land Down Under Guided Cave Tours — Feb 26, 2013 4:01:23 AM
Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Hits 400 Miles — Feb 17, 2013 3:01:06 PM
U.S. Show Caves Directory — Feb 9, 2013 3:16:31 PM
NEW ONLINE WSS MERCHANDISE — Jan 28, 2013 5:04:39 AM
Ledge View - Black Rock Horn Coral — Jan 15, 2013 7:03:31 PM
Year in Review: The Top Caving News of 2012 — Jan 1, 2013 1:28:40 AM
WSS 2018 In-Kind Donation Wish List — Dec 30, 2012 4:47:44 PM
New map shows stresses on Great Lakes — Dec 28, 2012 1:09:39 AM
The Secrets of Earth’s History May Be in its Caves — Dec 26, 2012 4:58:51 AM
Worldwide Cave Photos — Dec 21, 2012 1:05:55 AM
Animated Map of the Spread of White-nose Syndrome in North America — Dec 16, 2012 5:51:57 PM
Subterranean Wonder — Oct 2, 2012 4:20:58 PM
Wisconsin Cavers Make Significant Find — Sep 17, 2012 3:56:23 AM
Cavers discover passageway in Manitowoc County — Sep 10, 2012 5:36:20 AM
Wisconsin cavers make big find — Sep 10, 2012 5:19:45 AM
New WSS Cherney Maribel Caves, 2012-2013 Maribel New Hope Cave Patch Set — Sep 5, 2012 6:00:42 PM
Historic cave connection planned : Public invited to see crawlway completion Saturday — Sep 5, 2012 3:06:52 PM
The Wisconsin Speleological Society Presents: 48th Annual Hodag Hunt Festival at Cherney Maribel Caves County Park — Aug 30, 2012 3:37:01 PM
The Wisconsin Speleological Society Presents: 48th Annual Hodag Hunt Festival at Cherney Maribel Caves County Park — Aug 30, 2012 3:20:18 PM
The Wisconsin Speleological Society Presents: 48th Annual Hodag Hunt Festival at Cherney Maribel Caves County Park — Aug 30, 2012 2:45:04 PM
The 48th, Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival Sepetember 7-9, 2012 with sign up sheet — Aug 23, 2012 1:33:52 PM
The 48th, Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival Sepetember 7-9, 2012 — Jul 31, 2012 4:19:56 PM
The 48th Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival Sept 7th,8th and 9th — Jul 30, 2012 3:57:06 AM
The 48th Annual WSS Hodag Hunt Festival — Jun 27, 2012 1:06:55 AM
Digging for caves beneath Wisconsin — May 31, 2012 4:57:17 PM
Cherney Maribel Caves County Park News Feature — May 25, 2012 7:07:50 PM
Capitol Update : WI Senator Lasee Weekly Newsletter — May 25, 2012 7:02:35 PM
New WSS Cherney Maribel Caves Post Cards 2012 — Mar 19, 2012 5:36:18 AM
NEW LEDGE VIEW CAVE PATCHES OFFERED — Feb 19, 2012 3:06:39 AM
Check Out Our New 2012 Wisconsin Speleological (WSS) Patch — Oct 13, 2009 12:35:55 AM
Check out our New WSS Maribel Caves, 2012 New Hope Cave patch set — Oct 13, 2009 12:34:09 AM
Some Worldwide Caving News — Oct 12, 2009 11:33:21 PM