Photo Gallery

  • Welcome speech given by Mr. Stojan Ščuka, director of Škocjan Caves Regional Park.
  • Welcome speech given by Dr. Tadej Slabe, head of Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU.
  • Rosana Cerkvenik with general announcements before talk given by Val and Jim Werker.
  • Participants during presentation given by Val and Jim Werker.
  • Just before entering the Škocjan Caves in Tuesday.
  • Cave restoration issue #1 – gluing of stalagmite.
  • Cave restoration issue #2 – cleaning of graffiti.
  • Cave restoration issue #3 – removing paint from collapse block; this time by participants.
  • Long-term show cave management – case of the Vilenica Cave that has been used as a show cave since 1633.

  • Wednesday’s field trip to the Hanke’s Channel – part of the Škocjan Caves that is just prepared to be (re)used for touristic purposes.
  • The Hanke’s channel – deep black keyhole passage with pathway incised into vertical 80-meter-deep wall.