Sewanee Mountain Grotto

05/18/2026

Picked up the 2nd load of recycling from The Caverns today. We'll schedule sorting soon.

05/18/2026

The first load of recycling for the season is loaded and ready to cash in!! It goes off tomorrow!

04/28/2026

Just a reminder the May meeting will be this weekend. Saturday May 2 at Cavers Paradise. We will be meeting with Dogwood City Grotto. The Potluck Dinner will be at 5 central instead of our normal time at 6. There will be a short meeting after dinner and then DCG will be having their annual fundraising auction. Come join the fun!

04/17/2026

The first load of recycling from the caverns is at Cavers Paradise! Saturday May 2 we will start the sorting. 1030.am! Thank you Martha G Bryant and Les Campbell for switching out trailers this week. And a special thanks to the South Cumberland Community Fund for helping us get the 2nd trailer!!

02/26/2026

If your power is out, report it, even if you know a neighbor is also out. Multiple reports give them more information about where the problem is. They also take it more serious.

01/11/2026

The recycling trailers have had some minor repairs and their annual maintenance! Ready for the season to start up at The Caverns January 30!!

01/07/2026

Don't forget to register.
https://smg.caves.org/WBM.html

Schedule is subject to minor changes
8:30 Registration Opens
Coffee, juice, danish
9:15 Welcome
9:30 SERA Meeting Starts
12:00 - 12:30 SERA Meeting Ends
Taco Bar from Pacos Tacos for donations
13:00 Cave is open for exploration
SERA Committees Meet
SERA Photo & Cartographic Salons
16:30 Dinner with food by Mountain Top Restaurant
17:00 Guest Speaker - Aiden Campbell - Topic caving in TAG

For the upcoming SERA WBM remember there is a Map Salon and a Fine Arts/Photo Salon. Also, there are several awards given each year to deserving caves in a few categories.

Below are links to the SERA web page with criteria for entries in the salons and also criteria for the awards.
https://sera.caves.org/MapSalon.htm
https://sera.caves.org/Fine_Arts_And_Photo_Salon.htm
https://sera.caves.org/SERAAward.htm

The Fine Arts and Photo page submission information is incorrect. Instead submissions should be sent to the SERA officers.
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12/28/2025

Just a reminder that Grotto dues are due as of January 1. $10 for the whole year! If you want to use PayPal, our email is sewaneemountaingrotto at caves.org
Just remember PayPal charges us $0.30 for the transaction.
Looking forward to an awesome 2026!

12/28/2025

The last load of recycling for the year is sorted and ready to cash in!! 12 folks showed up and we had it sorted and reloaded in 2 hours!!

12/26/2025

Hoping to sort aluminum Saturday at 1 pm. We'll finish on Sunday if needed.