Even though the owners and staff have had to make changes over the years to provide accessibility to the cave, we have always held a commitment to upholding its natural beauty.  Those efforts continue today as we attempt to be the role model for conservation efforts and for reducing our carbon footprint.  We have done this in many ways by acting in conjunction with local Boy Scouts and Youth Groups to offer multiple recycling bins for our guests.  We are commited to those efforts by using many recylcled products and by recycling more than 50% of our daily waste.

Inside Indian Caverns you will find the same commitment.  This year, we believe we became the first cave in Pennsylvania to replace all of our 300 incandescent light bulbs to the more energy efficiant Compact Flouresent bulbs.  This is projected to reduce our energy comsuption by more than $12,000 over the next decade and is a clear example our our attempt to lead the curve in conservation efforts.

Each cavern that you enter will have a byproduct of its guests.  Around the light bulbs moss will grow.  This moss doesn't belong inside the cave and shouldn't be there.  It's there because incandescent bulbs become very hot and make a good environment for growth, and we all unitentionally bring seeds and spores into the cave with us.  Some caves choose to scrub away this unsightly moss with bleech or other chemicals, but we have always been commited to more wholistic methods and, through using bulbs that produce 90% less heat, we belive that we have found a very energy efficient and non toxic way to reduce the moss growth.  As our theory is tested you can watch the video below to witness the reduction of the moss over time.

It is our hope that the efforts we have placed in conservation are noticed by your family and inspire you to help us continue to uphold our gold standard.