TRA - The Robertson Association

09/22/2026

9/22/26 Breaking news!

WORK WEEKEND IS POSTPONED!

Due to rain and high water, this weekend’s shut-down work weekend is postponed. We are watching the river and weather and will make a plan for shut down based on conditions as they develop. Please DO NOT plan to come this weekend.

If you have a camper still in place from OTR, please wait til dryer weather to move it. We will keep you posted.

09/09/2026

Congratulations to the newly elected officers and trustees of The Robertson Association, elected on Sunday, September 6, 2026. Your leadership helps sustain the Old Timers Reunion and advances safe caving, conservation, and fellowship in the caver community. Thank you for stepping up to serve.

Jeff Bray - President
Charlie Williams - Administrative Vice President
Jim Forsythe - Operations Vice President
Stacy Mock - Recording Secretary
Ben Johnson - Treasurer
Scott Baker - Membership Secretary
Mike Tripodi - Elected Trustee
Ruth Williams - Elected Trustee

01/12/2026

🌟 Call for Nominations! 🌟
Do you know someone who’s making a real difference? It’s time to give them the recognition they deserve!
🏆 We’re now accepting nominations for the TRA Awards. 🏆
We want to hear about the outstanding individuals who has gone above and beyond to help our organization, shaping the future of TRA and OTR. Please nominate them for a Fellow, Stevens or Robbie TRA Award. Awards are presented at OTR.
🗓️ Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2026
📩 Submit here: https://otr.org/tra-awards/
Don’t miss your chance to shine a light on those who inspire greatness — nominate today! ✨

TRA Awards Overview TRA Members are invited to present nominations for the Robbie, Stevens and Fellow Awards to the TRA Award Committee before March 1st annually. The Awards are presented at the annual Old Timers Reunion (OTR) Awards Ceremony, date and time determined by the OTR Chair. If you know o...

09/17/2024

congratulations to TRA's newest Award Recipients!
https://otr.org/2024/09/tra-awards-ceremony/

03/24/2024

Dr. Kat here in my role as TRA Ombudsman - working with Ben Mirabile - to help streamline and improve our TRA membership application process. We would like your assistance in providing some input to help direct our efforts.

Please take a few minutes to answer our brief survey? We thank you for your time!!

Note: Comments for this post will be turned off so that responses can be collated in the survey itself. Feel free to email me privately: tra.outreach (at) gmail.com

https://forms.gle/QnVqWFjqVpnTNdTp7 or
https://forms.gle/fECK4FGVTpSEYkaJ6

We are looking for some constructive feedback regarding the process to become a TRA member in an effort to streamline the process, yet remain within the guidelines of the by-laws. All your responses are being collected by TRA Ombudsman Dr. Kat Crispin, and TRA VP Ben Mirable. All responses will be p...

12/04/2023

https://otr.org/2023/12/call-for-tra-award-nominations-2/

CALL FOR TRA AWARD NOMINATIONS Posted onDecember 3, 2023AuthorRuth Willams OTR 2023 was an amazing event! As you well know, OTR does not happen without the dedication, passion, and hard work of many individuals that work either throughout the event or even all year long preparing the site for not on...

11/27/2023

https://otr.org/2023/11/together-we-can-do-more-consider-supporting-tra-this-giving-tuesday/