Kansas Speleological Society

Kansas Speleological Society
Dedicated to the Study, Conservation, and Exploration of Kansas Caves

Take nothing but pictures,
Leave nothing but footprints,
Kill nothing but time

KANSAS KAVERS Steve Allen, James Potts and Thomas Wilson work to repair the cave gate on 319-foot Cliff Village Cave, in Missouri, during the October 2009 KSS meeting. The gate repair was a KSS service project for the Wildcat Glade Nature Center. (Photo by Janet Williams)

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. membership information.	K.S.S. 2010 elected officers: Tim Wilson Chairman Wayne White Vice Chairman Walt and Adele Racker Co-Editors Steven Knoche Kite, Ph.D. Secretary-Treasurer James Potts Safety and Techniques Janet Williams Librarian

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.

Membership to the K.S.S. is open to anyone who supports cave conservation. Dues are $15 per year. For more information, email kss@caves.org

Follow these links for more information: Conservation • Study • Exploration Survey • Safety • Landowner Relations K.S.S. Library • Crayon Drawings

Kansas cavers are continuously searching the state for caves, sinkholes, springs, pits, natural wells or other karst features. If you know of any, please contact the Kansas Speleological Society.

Extra! Extra! Read all about Kansas kaving! The K.S.S. publishes a newsletter, the Kansas Kaver, six times a year. All K.S.S. publications are available to K.S.S. members.

The Kansas Speleological Society was formed in 1983 to catalog, study, and to systematically explore the caves of Kansas; as well as to serve as a means for cavers to exchange views, information, and leads for and about these Kansas caves.
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 Kansas Speleological Society was presented the NSS Web Page Award for April-June 2005