• A water drop clings onto the edge of a orange stalactite, surrounded by white stalactites.

    Timpanogos Cave

    National Monument Utah

Environmental Factors

Collecting a water sample from a stalagtite for analysis.

Ranger Cami McKinney collects a cave water sample off of a stalagmite for analysis.

NPS

Many environmental factors or issues affect the condition of the park's resources. The issues highlighted here are: nonnative species, water quality, weather conditions, and White Nose Syndrome.

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