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SCCi Announces Expansion of Fox Mountain Cave Preserve
79 acre purchase brings total to 453 acres
January 28, 2005, Rising Fawn, Georgia.
The Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. (SCCi) has completed the purchase of 79 acres adjoining its Fox Mountain Cave Preserve, located in Dade County, Georgia. The purchase price and closing costs totaled $28,500 and were covered in part by a 3-year owner-financed mortgage. The addition is located in the northeast corner of the preserve and is bordered on two sides by the SCCi's current holdings, on one side by Interstate 59, and on the fourth side by a private landowner.
The acquisition process began several years ago and involved an extensive title search. While the property does not contain any known cave entrances, the Conservancy's board recognized the opportunity to buffer the existing caves on the property against future development in the area and to further protect the underlying cave systems. SCCi Director and Acquisitions Committee member Mark Wolinsky coordinated the conservancy's efforts and brought the deal to completion. The Fox Mountain Cave Preserve is open to visitation by cavers and hikers. The preserve management plan is available on the SCCi web site at www.scci.org/preserves/foxmountain.
If you would like to help pay off the mortgage, you can do so by making a donation to the Fox Mountain Preserve Fund or by "buying" a piece of the Preserve or one of its caves: Cemetery Pit, Rusty's Cave, or Hurricane Cave. The SCCi is a 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt organization, and contributions are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS rules for charitable donations.
Donations for the Fox Mountain preserve or its caves are recognized with a Fox Mountain Cave Preserve T-shirt and a certificate of honorary ownership. Other similar programs are available to pay off the loans on Valhalla, Limrock, and Snail Shell Caves. A donation to any of these programs helps reduce the SCCi's debt load, allowing the conservancy to buy more caves. More information on current SCCi donation programs is available on the SCCi web site at www.scci.org/merchandise.html.
If you haven't already done so, please consider joining the SCCi as a Sustaining Member and helping to buy the caves we all love and enjoy. For as little as $10 a month you can be a cave owner. Monthly contributions from Sustaining Members provide a steady source of income used to make the mortgage payments on SCCi cave preserves. For more information, see our web page at www.scci.org/sustaining.html or contact Sustaining Membership manager Bill Stringfellow at sustaining@scci.org. Regular memberships are also available for $15 per year.
Bill Putnam, Director and Acquisitions Chairman
Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc.
putnam@scci.org
678-371-4517
SCCi Announces Expansion of Fox Mountain Cave Preserve
79 acre purchase brings total to 453 acres
January 28, 2005, Rising Fawn, Georgia.
The Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. (SCCi) has completed the purchase of 79 acres adjoining its Fox Mountain Cave Preserve, located in Dade County, Georgia. The purchase price and closing costs totaled $28,500 and were covered in part by a 3-year owner-financed mortgage. The addition is located in the northeast corner of the preserve and is bordered on two sides by the SCCi's current holdings, on one side by Interstate 59, and on the fourth side by a private landowner.
The acquisition process began several years ago and involved an extensive title search. While the property does not contain any known cave entrances, the Conservancy's board recognized the opportunity to buffer the existing caves on the property against future development in the area and to further protect the underlying cave systems. SCCi Director and Acquisitions Committee member Mark Wolinsky coordinated the conservancy's efforts and brought the deal to completion. The Fox Mountain Cave Preserve is open to visitation by cavers and hikers. The preserve management plan is available on the SCCi web site at www.scci.org/preserves/foxmountain.
If you would like to help pay off the mortgage, you can do so by making a donation to the Fox Mountain Preserve Fund or by "buying" a piece of the Preserve or one of its caves: Cemetery Pit, Rusty's Cave, or Hurricane Cave. The SCCi is a 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt organization, and contributions are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS rules for charitable donations.
Donations for the Fox Mountain preserve or its caves are recognized with a Fox Mountain Cave Preserve T-shirt and a certificate of honorary ownership. Other similar programs are available to pay off the loans on Valhalla, Limrock, and Snail Shell Caves. A donation to any of these programs helps reduce the SCCi's debt load, allowing the conservancy to buy more caves. More information on current SCCi donation programs is available on the SCCi web site at www.scci.org/merchandise.html.
If you haven't already done so, please consider joining the SCCi as a Sustaining Member and helping to buy the caves we all love and enjoy. For as little as $10 a month you can be a cave owner. Monthly contributions from Sustaining Members provide a steady source of income used to make the mortgage payments on SCCi cave preserves. For more information, see our web page at www.scci.org/sustaining.html or contact Sustaining Membership manager Bill Stringfellow at sustaining@scci.org. Regular memberships are also available for $15 per year.
Bill Putnam, Director and Acquisitions Chairman
Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc.
putnam@scci.org
678-371-4517