NSS Conservancy Application Cave Conservancy Home

Use this form may be used to apply for NSS conservancy designation.

This form may be downloaded and sent as a hard copy to:

John M. Wilson, 9504 Lakewater Court, Richmond, VA 23229-6010

or e-mailed to: wilsonjml@msn.com

Conservancy name: __________________________________________________________________

Conservancy address: ________________________________________________________________

Conservancy e-mail: __________________________________________________________________

Conservancy web site (URL): ____________________________________________________________

Conservancy phone: __________________________    fax: ___________________________________

Contact name: ______________________________________ NSS number: ______________________

Office or position of contact within conservancy:  _______________________________________________

Contact e-mail: ________________________________________________________________________

The major officers of the conservancy are (name and title): ________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Purpose of the conservancy:   ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Other information about the conservancy such as conservancy activities relevant to this application: ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Statement of intent to become an NSS Conservancy

• We agree with the purposes of the NSS.
• The major officers of the conservancy are or intend to become NSS members.

NSS Cave Conservancies:

• May use the following statement in its publications, stationary, promotional material and other places. "A Conservancy of the National Speleological Society"
• Be listed in NSS publications as a conservancy of the NSS
• Are classified within a group of organizations referred to as "NSS activities." These presently include four groups of organizations. They are: NSS Expeditions, NSS Projects, Conservation Task Forces, and Conservancies. All of these NSS activities operate with autonomy from the NSS leadership. These relationships for the other activities parallel the ones listed here for conservancies and are defined in the Board of Governors Manual.
• Have convenient and low cost access to communication with NSS members.
• Services are provided by the Cave Conservancies Committee as mutually agreed by the Committee and the Cave Conservancy.
• May give up the designation at any time.