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Kansas Speleological Society
Dedicated to the Study, Conservation, and Exploration of Kansas Caves |
Leave nothing but footprints,
Kill nothing but time
YAWNING ENTRANCE beckons Kansas Kavers into Jesse James Hideout Cave. Entrance fill deceivingly hides the shelter cave's back wall that ushers a meander under the stream-carved sandstone. (Photo by Wayne White)
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The K.S.S. is formed as an internal organization of the National Speleological Society and was officially chartered May 30, 1984.
Visit www.caves.org for N.S.S. |
elected officers:
Tim Wilson |
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K.S.S meetings are held four times per year at various locations in the state of Kansas. Meeting dates are set two meetings ahead and are announced in the Kansas Kaver. |
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| Membership to the K.S.S. is open to anyone who supports cave conservation. Dues are $10 per year. For more information, email kss@caves.org | |
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Follow these links for more information: Conservation • Study • Exploration Survey • Safety • Landowner Relations K.S.S. Library • Crayon Drawings | |
Cave locations will not be disseminated through this web site.
The following conservation ethic has been adopted by the Kansas Speleological Society:
- Members of the K.S.S. shall in no way deface, break, or remove any formation in any cave. All refuse brought into a cave should be removed when leaving the cave. Members will do their best not to harm any organism in a cave and will not remove any organism from a cave (except for approved scientific study).
- Landowner permission is a must for entering a cave. Any K.S.S. member entering a cave without landowner permission should not consider themselves as acting in any official capacity of the K.S.S.
The K.S.S. publishes a newsletter, the Kansas Kaver, six times a year. In addition, a publication called Kansas Caves is published once per year. Both publications are available to K.S.S. members.
Kansas kavers are continuously searching the state for caves, sinkholes, springs, or pits. If you know of any, please contact the Kansas Speleological Society.
The Kansas Speleological Society was presented the NSS Web Page Award for April-June 2005