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Home » Natural Heritage » Virginia Cave Board Minutes

Virginia Cave Board Minutes

An Introduction to the Cave Board
Current VCB Members
Virginia Cave Protection Act
Minutes of Previous Cave Board Meetings
Cave Owner Newsletters
2017 Resident's Guide to Sinkholes
(Authored by the Va. Cave Board in 2017)
A Cave Owners Survival Guide
10 Questions about Caves and the VCB
Virginia Cave Board Recommendations on Lampenflora Abatement
VA Cave Board FAQ on Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines through Karst Terrains
The Virginia Cave Board: The First Fifty Years (1966-2015)

You are invited to attend general meetings of the Board, held at various locations in Virginia at least three times a year. You can also contact the Board by writing or calling:

Virginia Cave Board
Virginia Division of Natural Heritage
Department of Conservation and Recreation
600 E. Main St., 24th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
phone: (804) 786-7951

Next meeting: Dec. 4, 2025

Location: James Madison University
Engineering/Geosciences Bldg.
Conf. rm. EnGeo 3231
801 Carrier Dr., Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Minutes of previous meetings are available here in PDF format:

2024-2034

2025

May 30, 2025 (draft)

January 23,2025 (final)

2024

Sept 7, 2024 (final)

May 11, 2024 (final)

Feb 3, 2024 (final)

2013-2023

2023

September 9, 2023 (draft)

May 13, 2023 (final)

January 7, 2023 (final)

2022

June 4, 2022 (draft)

February 26, 2022 (final)

2021

August 28, 2021 (final)

2020

February 1, 2020 (final)

2019

September 7, 2019 (final)

April 20, 2019 (final)

January 26, 2019 (final)

2018

October 20, 2018 (final)

June 30, 2018 (final)

February 24, 2018 (final)

2017

November 10, 2017 (final)

July 29, 2017 (final)

February 25, 2017 (final)

2016

September 17, 2016 (final)

June 11, 2016 (final)

February 20, 2016 (final)

2015

December 5, 2015 (final)

September 1, 2015 (final)

June 6, 2015 (final)

April 11, 2015 (final)

2014

November 22, 2014 (final)

June 28, 2014 (final)

February 22, 2014 (draft)

2013

November 9, 2013 (final)

June 8, 2013 (final)

February 16, 2013 (final)

2002-2012

2012

November 3, 2012 (draft)

June 9, 2012 (final)

February 11, 2012 (final)

2011

November 19, 2011 (final)

March 12, 2011 (final)

2010

November 20, 2010 (draft)

May 15, 2010 (final)

January 9, 2010 (draft)

2009

August 15, 2009 (draft)

April 18, 2009 (final)

January 10, 2009 (draft)

2008

October 4, 2008 (draft)

June 14, 2008 (final)

Mar 15, 2008 (final)

2007

Nov 3, 2007 (final)

Sep 22, 2007 (final)

Mar 24, 2007 (final)

Jan 20, 2007 (draft)

2006

Sep 16, 2006 (final)

Apr 29, 2006 (final)

2005

Dec 3, 2005 (final)

Mar 19, 2005 (final)

2004

Jan 31, 2004 (final)

Dec 4, 2004 (final)

Sep 11, 2004 (final)

Apr 3, 2004 (final)

2003

Nov 22, 2003 (final)

Sep 13, 2003 (final)

May 31, 2003 (final)

Feb 22, 2003 (final)

2002

Nov 23, 2002 (final)

Sep 14, 2002 (final)

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