Spring Cave closing aims to save bats

MEEKER I Spring Cave is an important biological resource, which is now closed to public access, along with all other caves and abandoned mines of the White River National Forest and the Rocky Mountain Region. The temporary emergency closure was announced last week by Deputy Regional Forester Tony Dixon to mitigate the westward spread of White-Nose Syndrome that is killing 90 to 100 percent of hibernating bats in its wake.
Cave hibernating bats like those…