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One cave was known to exist at the site of a former lumber mill nearby. Dick Nooe recalled tunneling westward whereupon he heard a thundering sound overhead. It turned out to be a train on the surface. This cave is known as
Redmond Railroad Cave and was closed up years later by the lumber mill. It is
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After the discovery of the new cave, John
Berning of the Lions Club showed a few artifacts to Dick Nooe and Harry Sly (then small boys). The artifacts had come from within the caves. Later, the boys would go back several times to sift through the dirt and pumice and found a wide assortment of ancient
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On a similar note, a cave west of the
Redmond Railroad Cave was accidentally breached. This cave had no known natural entrance prior to the breach. It was opened up during the construction of a parking lot. It was estimated to be 100 feet long and headed westward and the floor was covered in gypsum
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Since the 1970s, the caves were constantly being proposed as a city park site. After 2005, the caves saw significant progress for incorporation into a park. Before improving the site, archaeological field studies examined the caves and their contents. In the meantime, the caves have suffered from
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of
Redmond opened up an entrance to a previously inaccessible cave. After finally gaining entry into the cave, they discovered footprints of modern shoes in the dusty floor. Later, two boys admitted to squeezing into the cave the night before. The newly opened cave turned out to be the longest on
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participated in the survey and mapping of all five caves on the site. By 2002, the BLM held a cleanup event at the
Redmond Caves. Together they extracted 300 tires in addition to a car at the park site. In 2006 the BLM organized another cleanup. It took place on
263:. During a summer search, Perkins again noted only one big-eared bat using the caves as a night roost. During the same survey, Perkins also documented the usage of the caves by two bats previously unknown to have used the caves. They were the
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Since their discovery by settlers, various uses for the caves have been recommended. One report mentions they were considered for potato storage as early as the 1910s. There was also a proposal from a
271:; all were male bats. The BLM drafted a Record of Decision on management of various resources. Among the considerations was the restoration of suitable bat habitat in a portion of the Redmond Caves.
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Bat usage of the caves has been documented at various times. It has been suggested that prior to frequent human use, the caves held many bats. On a visit in early 1986 by Mark
Perkins, a bat
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and the farthest northern extent of the system. The lava flow that created both the Horse system and the
Redmond Caves continued into the Redmond Dry Canyon and terminated near
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Redmond showing directions on how to get to their nearest fallout shelter. The caves were to be used in the event of an atomic attack, volcanic eruption, or earthquake.
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The caves have been the center of cleanups over the years. After repeated vandalism and defacement of the caves, projects were created to help maintain them. In 1997, the
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deposits. The cave was closed back up during the construction. The cave was originally discovered when a bank resided on the property, but today it is a Dairy Queen.
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Volunteers Clean Up Redmond Caves (Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management Office of Communications)
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Stranahan, Martha (1978-06-28), "Redmond Caves Beckon their Former
Explorers; Haze Hides Caverns' Past, Future; 'Atlatl Boys' Stake First Redmond claim",
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and received help from the Oregon High Desert Grotto and the Willamette Valley Grotto. They removed graffiti and trash, in addition to other projects.
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site and Y-shaped. Later, the cave was fully explored by two boys searching for relics. They discovered the Y-shaped passage was instead a loop.
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The six existing caves have two sets of names. Numbers have been designated by the BLM, and those previously without names, were coined by the
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Geology and Mineral Resources of Deschutes County, Oregon, Bulletin 89 (State of Oregon, Department of Geology and Mineral Industries)
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Unknown (1954-04-08), "Lions Club Breaks Into Large Cave, Cavern Biggest in Redmond Park Area; Small Boys Beat Explorers",
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Results of Mist Netting and Bat Trapping at Redmond Caves and Selected Mine Sites for Prineville Bureau of Land Management
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A very small cave is located on the adjacent airport property. Airport Cave is a very small cave only 12 feet in length.
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by Euro-Americans, may have been the Redmond Caves. During the 1870s an old stage road passed by their area.
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The park currently holds five caves; in the past, however, more caves around the site were known.
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Lions Cave was opened up by the Redmond Lions Club in 1954 and named after them by an editor of
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Flowers, Eric (2003-09-10), "Officials Seek to End Vandalism at Redmond Caves",
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resident who wanted to use them for growing mushrooms. On one occasion, the
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artifacts. After the boys were notified they were violating the
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Pinkerton, Trish (2005-10-29), "Caves Explored for Park",
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Each cave has one entrance, except Cave Next Door has two
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Mapping Newberry Volcano's Extensive North Flank Basalts
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327:Insignificant Redmond Cave (Redmond Cave no. 5)
239:University of Oregon students mapping the caves
203:During the 1960s, the caves were considered as
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317:of Oregon or the local newspaper.
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333:Redmond Cave (Redmond Cave no. 1)
321:Airport Cave (Redmond Cave no. 6)
680:Krupka, Robert A. (1966-06-11),
552:"Redmond Group to Explore Caves"
324:Lions Cave (Redmond Cave no. 4)
33:Entrance to Redmond Cave no. 1
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401:O'Grady, Patrick (c. 2005).
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269:Western Small-footed Myotis
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306:. Before installing a new
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250:National Public Lands Day
245:Oregon High Desert Grotto
132:Bureau of Land Management
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769:KOHD News (2007-10-26),
163:archaeological artifacts
120:Deschutes County, Oregon
560:, p. 1 Section One
209:Office of Civil Defense
1063:"Central Oregon Caves"
550:Unknown (1940-02-15),
358:Horse Lava Tube System
340:Buried caves include:
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140:Horse Lava Tube System
1089:The Redmond Spokesman
1061:Skeels (2009-12-03).
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344:Redmond Railroad Cave
304:water treatment plant
296:The Redmond Spokesman
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407:University of Oregon
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518:2004AGUFMGP43B0861C
144:Crooked River Ranch
114:are a group of six
852:Oregon Underground
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156:prehistoric
100:Cave survey
1149:Lava tubes
1143:Categories
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369:References
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219:recurring
185:Lions Club
116:lava tubes
83:Difficulty
347:Bank Cave
308:clarifier
275:The caves
257:biologist
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75:entrances
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352:See also
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514:Bibcode
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150:History
128:Redmond
73:List of
57:Geology
174:Madras
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91:Access
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