Welcome to Project Yeso

Documenting, exploring, and protecting gypsum caves in New Mexico.

What we do

Exploration

  • Searching for new caves (ridgewalking).
  • Exploring caves.

Documentation

  • Surveying (mapping) caves.
  • Inventory of cave resources.
  • Compiling reports for land managers/owners.

Training

  • Fundamentals of caving.
  • Digital cave survey.
  • Rescue & first-aid.
  • Verticality; single-rope technique.

Remediation

  • Clean-up of trash.
  • Documenting waste sites.