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For Cave Conservancies and Institutional Conservancies of the National Speleological Society

NSS Cave Conservancies Committee was established on 2 November 1996

This webpage was last updated on 15 July 2008. 

 

Name of Conservancy

Conservancy

Number

 

Date of NSS Conservancy

Status

Date

Founded

Date Incorporated

Appalachian Cave Conservancy

Formerly known as PerCAMS

4

1988

Feb 1977

 

5 Feb 2004

Butler Cave Conservation Society (BCCS)

5

1990 or 91

1968

1972

Carroll Cave Conservancy (CCC)

15

Oct 2003

Jan 1998

May 2002

Greater Cincinnati Grotto (GCG) - Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve

Ended Conservancy Status 2007

6

1995

1989

Not Inc.

Cave Conservancy of Hawaii (CCH)

12

2003 March

2002

July 2002

Karst Conservancy of Illinois (KCI)

9

June 2000

1998

1998

Indiana Karst Conservancy (IKC)

2

April 1987

1985

Feb 1986

Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy (MAKC)

7

Nov 1998

1997

1998

New Jersey Cave Conservancy (NJCC)

11

Nov 2000

1984

2002

Northeastern Cave Conservancy (NCC)

16

Oct 2003

Apr 1978

1978

Pennsylvania Cave Conservancy (PCC)

8

Mar 1999

1983

1984

Rockcastle Karst Conservancy (RKC)

18

July 2007

2004

May 2004

Texas Cave Conservancy (TEXCC)

14

Oct 2003

1994

Oct. 1994

Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA)

3

April 1987

1985

1986

Cave Conservancy of the Virginias (CCV)

17

12 July 2004

 April 1980

 July 1980

West Virginia Cave Conservancy (WVCC)

10

Nov 2000

1997

Dec 1997

 Western Cave Conservancy  (WCC)

13

March 2003

June 2002

Aug 2002

Ellis Cave Conservancy

Disbanded 1989

1

1986

1985

Never

Institutional Cave Conservancies of the NSS

 

 

 

 

Michigan Karst Conservancy **

NA

NA

1983

1983

Missouri Cave Conservancy

NA

NA

1995?

1995?

Southeastern Cave Conservancy

NA

NA

1991

1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** Participates on the NSS Cave Conservancies Committee