St.Joseph Valley Grotto
NEW ADDRESS!
P.O. Box 3052
Elkhart, IN 46515
An Internal Organization of the
National Speleological Society, Inc.
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affected by White Nose Syndrome (provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
2009 NSS Convention and International Congress, Kerrville, Texas
2007 NSS Pre-Convention
Hosted by the SJVG!
Joy Baiz practicing vertical skills in the Northridge HS fieldhouse.
Some SJVG vertical skills experts helped teach a couple of Northridge teachers how to ascend a caving rope and use a rappel rack while other SJVG members practiced their own vertical skills (including a spin around the high ropes course).
The group broke camp at Northridge and moved to Rulli's Restaurant for the April, 2009 monthly meeting.
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The St. Joseph Valley Grotto (SJVG) was formed to promote, organize, and educate people in the
South Bend and greater Michiana area with an interest in caves and caving. The grotto was
first conceived in the spring of 1997; that July we received our charter to become an
Internal Organization (IO) of the National Speleological Society (NSS). In the short time
that we have been in existence we have gained over one hundred members, taken on several
ambitious survey projects, and have become one of the most active grottos in Indiana. The
grotto has monthly meetings the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 P.M., usually at a members
house in the Elkhart area. The grotto also organizes monthly grotto trips intended to give
anyone interested in caves an opportunity to experience the underground wilderness we love
so much. The Subterranean Voice, our quarterly publication, contains information
about upcoming meetings and trips along with an occasional trip report. Members of the
grotto are active in conservation, photography, cartography, and the exploration of caves.
The membership of the grotto is composed of a wide range of experience levels, from
novices to cavers that have been across the United States and around the world in search
of all types of caves. |
This site last updated 6/1/2009
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