A Close Up Look at Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park

What happens during lint camp? What creatures make the cave their home? What does the future of Lehman Caves look like? Join cave specialist Gretchen Baker for a behind-the-scenes look at Lehman Caves to answer these questions and more.
Delve into the underground and crawl around with pseudoscorpions, millipedes, and mites; explore how cave management has changed over time; and check out some mysteries of the cave that researchers are still pondering.
This virtual lecture was hosted by the Great Basin National Park Foundation in honor of the Lehman Caves National Monument Centennial in 2022. Learn more about Great Basin National Park Foundation and how to become a Guardian of Great Basin at www.greatbasinfoundation.org
Highlights:
5:28 Gretchen Baker presents slideshow
7:18 A photographic look at the cave 100 years ago next to today
12:05 Lint! How it effects the cave, and what park management does about it
18:10 Algae and carbide in the cave
24:10 Cave biota (cave life)
29:38 Cave research
35:00 Cave infrastructure
39:44 Audience questions