WVASS (West Virginia Speleological Survey) was founded by Roger Baroody (NSS 4871F) in 1967. Roger's intent was to have an organization that would continue the survey begun by William E. Davies in Caverns of West Virginia and its supplements, which appeared up until 1965. When it appeared that the West Virginia Geological Survey would not publish further updates to Davies's book, even though large quantities of new data were becoming available, the need for some sort of continuing survey to gather information about West Virginia's caves and karst became apparent.
The 2020 NSS Convention Geology Field Trip, North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River, by George Dasher; 84 pages, 66 photos, ten maps, 21 geological schematics; color; describes a geology field trip from Elkins to Germany Valley, with the primary stops at Bowden, Smoke Hole Caverns, Hellhole, and Seneca Caverns. Color.
BULLETIN 27 The Saltpeter Caves of West Virginia by George Dasher, Ray Garton & Mary Ellen Garton; March 2021, 300 pages, 62 caves, 78 maps, 91 photos,10 appendices. Color.
BULLETIN 26 The Caves and Karst of Pendleton County Volume Two: Germany Valley, April 2021 by George R. Dasher, 328, pages, 321 caves, 122 maps, 104 photos. Color.
Bulletin #24: The Caves and Karst of Western Greenbrier County, by Bill Balfour, Greg Springer, Mark Passerby, and George Dasher; June 2020. 248 pages, 184 caves and springs, 41 caves maps, 24 geological schematics and other maps, 138 photos, nine appendices, and a 58-page quad map of Zicafoose Blowhole.
The Caves and Karst of Hardy County, by George Dasher; April 2020; 194 pages, 70 caves and springs, 43 maps, 17 geological schematics, 185 photos, sections on bats and vertebrate fossils, nine appendices; includes a 43-page geological field trip on Corridor H from Davis to Wardensville; $25 B&W; $50 color; describes the geology, caves, and karst of Hardy County.
The Caves and Karst of Monroe County by George Dasher. February 2019. 476 pages, 524 caves and springs, 143 maps, 242 photos, sections on bats and vertebrate fossils, 12 appendices.
BULLETIN 20 -- The Caves and Karst of the Culverson Creek Basin by Philip Lucas, William Balfour, and George Dasher. May 2018. 336 pages, 364 caves, 208 photos, 80 maps. Included is a USB drive with the entire Bulletin in color plus other useful files. $35, black and white. Special order color edition $100. Describes the many caves in the Culverson Creek Basin of north-eastern Greenbrier County; includes a USB drive with the entire bulletin in color, plus other useful files.
BULLETIN 17 -- Caves and Karst of Grant County, West Virginia by George Dasher, 2010. 120 pages, 90 caves, 91 photos, 35 maps including folded map packet.
BULLETIN 16 -- The Invertebrate Cave Fauna of West Virginia, Second Edition by Daniel W. Fong, David C. Culver, Horton H. Hobbs III, and Tanja Pipan, 2007. The long-awaited and much-improved West Virginia Speleological Survey Bulletin #16 is now available. It is 167 pages long, and contains 11 color photos, 42 color maps, and six tables. It describes 88 species and three subspecies in 282 caves in 19 West Virginia counties.
BULLETIN 15 -- Caves and Karst of Pendleton County by George Dasher, 2001. 404 pages describing 326 caves with 172 cave maps, 23 as fold outs, with 202 photos.
BULLETIN 11 -- The Vertebrate Fauna of West Virginia Caves by E. Ray Garton, Fredrick Grady & Steven D. Carey, 1993. 100 pages describing and listing the living vertebrates reported from WV caves. Lists over 550 records for 57 species in over 220 caves. 5 color plates, 3 B/W plates.
BULLETIN 7 -- The Invertebrate Cave Fauna of West Virginia by John R. Holsinger, Roger A. Baroody & David C. Culver, 1976. 86 pages. Original. Lightly used.
BULLETIN 5 Caves of North Central West Virginia by E. Ray & Mary Ellen Garton, 1976. 116 pages describing 111 caves in 7 counties. Original. lightly used.
BULLETIN 3 -- Index of the Literature Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst by Eb Werner, 1974. 155 pages. A very useful aid in locating information about caves and karst in West Virginia. Lightly used.
MONOGRAPH 6 -- A Convergence of Cave Men: The History of the Seneca Caverns Company by Richard A. Lambert; 134 pages, 229 pictures, 13 maps, $20 B&W; $40 color; describes the history of Germany Valley and the commercial Seneca Caverns.
Geology of Some Caves in Pendleton County, West Virginia by Chrisopher S. Swezey, 2014. Describes the geology, etc. of Cave Mountain, Sinnett, Trout, New Trout, and Hamilton Caves. 60 pages, 5 maps, 7 geological schematics, and one graph. $13
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