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What is the Difference Between NSS Cave Conservancy Status and an NSS Institutional Membership?

 

Institutional membership is intended for libraries, schools, colleges, universities, show caves, equipment vendors, outfitters, adventure outing providers, environmental groups, and other institutions that may wish to do one or more of the following.

 

Subscribe to the NSS News and Journal

 

Contribute to the NSS on a regular basis

 

Show public support for the NSS

 

Become an member in the NSS

 

 

Cave conservancy designation is specifically intended to help cave conservancies and land trusts by:

 

Allowing the use of the good name of the NSS to add credibility to the cave conservancy

 

Allowing a show of support for the NSS

 

Providing an additional means communication among cave conservancies

 

Providing a central location of information about NSS cave conservancies on the cave conservancy committee website

 

Providing a structured means for cave conservancies to act together on major issues affecting their interest

 

Providing a structured means to participate in developing and recommending NSS policy related to cave conservancies.

 

Providing a means to participate in the planning and presentation of conservancy educational functions such as the Annual Cave Conservancy Round Table held at the NSS Convention.

 

Providing a structure for conservancy members to serve as expert trainers and consultants on conservancy topics

 

May an institution be both?

 

Only Cave Conservancies and Land Trust have the option for being both an NSS cave conservancy and an institutional member. They also have the option of being either or neither.