CONTENTS

[INTRODUCTION] 1 [HOW OREGON CAVES WERE FORMED] 3 [The Raw Material—Rock] 3 [Underground Erosion] 7 [Decoration] 14 [The Cave’s Age] 24 [Other Cave Features] 25 [LIFE IN THE CAVES] 27 [Plant Life] 29 [THE FUTURE] 30 [HUMAN HISTORY] 30 [CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION] 31 [GLOSSARY OF CAVE TERMS] 34 [SUGGESTED READINGS] 36 [RULES & REGULATIONS] 37 [ADMINISTRATION] 37

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