OREGON CAVES The Underworld of Oregon Caves

COVER

INTRODUCTION

HOW OREGON CAVES WERE FORMED
   The Raw Material — Rock
   Underground Erosion
   Decoration
   The Cave's Age
   Other Cave Features

LIFE IN THE CAVES
   Plant Life

THE FUTURE

CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION

HUMAN HISTORY

ADMINISTRATION

RULES & REGULATIONS

GLOSSARY OF CAVE TERMS

SUGGESTED READINGS

Cover to later edition

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Published by
Crater Lake Natural History Association

Produced in cooperation with the
National Park Service

Copyright 1963 by
Crater Lake Natural History Association

Printed in U.S.A.
by Pisani Printing Co., San Francisco

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Paradise Lost

About the Author

Roger J. Contor attended the University of Idaho and Montana State College, concentrating in the fields of zoology, botany, forestry, and big game management. His association with the National Park Service began as a seasonal employee in 1949 in Yellowstone where he served intermittently in various capacities into 1955. Later that year, he joined the permanent staff of the National Park Service as a park ranger, serving in Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, and Bryce Canyon National Parks.

In 1960, Mr. Contor became management assistant for Oregon Caves National Monument, where he remained until early 1962. He then returned to Rocky Mountain National Park, also as a management assistant. He is a member of The Wildlife Society and Phi Beta Kappa and has authored wildlife articles for National Parks Magazine, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Wyoming Wildlife and Denver Post.