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Have some money lying around that you are dying to donate to a cave conservation group? Does your grotto need a place to send its " CAVE BUCKS"? The following is a partial list of cave conservation groups now in existence. For specific information on each group and their policies, please Contact them directly. More groups will be added to the list as we become aware of them.
American Cave Conservation Association Inc. (ACCA)
| Web Site: | www.cavern.org |
| Contact: |
David Foster, Director acca@cavern.org P.O. Box 409 Horse Cave, Kentucky 42749 Tel: (270) 786-1466 Fax: (270) 786-1467 |
| Started: | 1978 |
| Controls: | Hidden River Cave |
| Access: | Tours |
Appalachian Cave Conservancy (ACC)
| Web Site: | www.acave.us |
| Contact: |
Tanya McLaughlin caveress@yahoo.com Appalachian Cave Conservancy, Inc. 704 Holston Hills Lane Marion, VA, 24354-1670 |
| Started: | 1978 |
| Controls: | Perkins Cave and several other cave in Southwest Virginia. |
| Access: | Caves are gated. Contact John Wilson. |
| Web Site: | www.nevtek.com/bccs-inc.htm |
| Contact: |
Nevin Davis nwdavis@va.tds.net HCR 03, Box 99 Burnsville, VA 24487 |
| Started: | 1967 |
| Controls: | Butler, Bobcat, Barberry, and others in Burnsville Cove, VA - is considering other areas. |
| Access: | Limited to work trips or member led trips |
| Web Site: | www.ikc.org |
| Contact: |
Bruce Bowman Box 2401 Indianapolis, IN 46206-2401 |
| Started: | 1984 |
| Controls: | Six (6) Caves in Indiana |
| Access: | Open - Issues Permits - contact Bruce |
| Web Site: | www.caves.org/conservancy/mkc/michigan_karst_conservancy.htm |
| Contact: |
Michigan Karst Conservancy mkc@caves.org 2805 Gladstone Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6432 |
| Started: | 1982 |
| Controls: | Two (2) Preserves in Michigan - 500 acres includes largest cave in state |
| Access: | By written permission |
| Web Site: | www.karst.org |
| Contact: |
Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy info@karst.org P.O. Box 196 Murrysville, PA 15668 |
| Started: | ??? |
| Controls: | Hall Cave, Billy Clay Pit, Bear Cave |
| Access: | By permit according to the management plans posted on their web site. |
| Web Site: | www.mocavesandkarst.org |
| Contact: |
Hal Baker, President halbaker@fidnet.com MCKC P.O. Box 190456 Saint Louis, MO 63119 |
| Started: | 1992 |
| Controls: | Three (3) Caves Active Access |
| Access: | By permit, detail on the web site. |
| Web Site: | www.caves.org |
| Contact: |
nss@caves.org The National Speleological Society 2813 Cave Avenue Huntsville, AL 35810-4413 USA (256) 852-1300 |
| Started: | 1941 |
| Controls: | Nine (9) Preserves - soon to be ten (10) |
| Access: | Open - check NSS Manual for specific requirements |
| Web Site: | www.caves.org/conservancy/ncc |
| Contact: |
The Northeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. ncc@caves.org P.O. Box 254 Schoharie, N.Y. 12157 |
| Started: | 1979 |
| Controls: | Knox Cave, Onesquethaw Cave, Selleck Cave Preserve |
| Access: | By permit - see the web site for details. |
| Web Site: | www.caves.org/conservancy/pcc |
| Contact: |
Kim Kehs edandkim@easy-pages.com Pennsylvania Cave Conservancy P.O. Box 373 Neffs, PA 18065 |
| Started: | 1983 |
| Controls: | None |
| Access: |
| Web Site: | Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. |
| Contact: |
Southeastern Cave Conservancy join@scci.org PO Box 71857 Chattanooga TN 37407-0857 |
| Started: | 1991 |
| Controls: | 49 caves on 21 preserves on a total of over 1000 acres. |
| Access: | Generally open - see web site for details. |
| Web Site: | www.wvcc.net |
| Contact: |
Jeff Bray WVCC jbray31706@aol.com P.O. Box 243 Frankford, WV 24938 |
| Started: | 1997 |
| Controls: | Haynes Cave, Island Ford Cave, Lightners Cave, Lobelia Saltpeter Cave, McClungs Cave |
| Access: | Permits requiredCall or write |
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