NSS Membership and Cave Conservancy Officers

Suppose our cave conservancy has a major officer who is not an NSS member, what can we do?

NSS Membership provides a convenient means of non-cavers to learn about caves, karst, and caving. Through the NSS a member will be able to learn a great deal about cave conservation, cave management, cave documentation such as mapping, cave photography, inventories, etc. This exposure to cavers and cave organizations provides a valuable supplement to the officer training provided by your cave conservancy. The NSS is not just for cavers, it is for all cave and karst interested people. The major officer affiliation is a small requirement and a good idea for cave conservancies.

The NSS asks very little for the granting the NSS Cave Conservancy designation and providing the benefits it entails. Why should such a small requirement prevent affiliation?

If for some reason a potential officer does not want to pay the NSS dues, arrange for someone or some group to pay the person’s dues for a year as a demonstration of its value. If the person does not appreciate the value in the NSS membership after a year, contact the NSS Cave Conservancies Chairman to find another solution.