Western Region
of the National
Speleological Society
The Western Region is an association of NSS
grottos in California, Nevada, and Oregon. It promotes cave
conservation, the scientific study of caves, exploration, and speleoeducation.
The Region's grottos host the
annual business
meeting in the fall. The region publishes the California Caver to
communicate information about regional activities, exploration, and research. The
Western Region is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so dues and donations are tax deductible.
Each year, one of the Region's grottos hosts an annual business
meeting in the fall. Cavers from the region join together to discuss region
business, plan activities, share issues of concern to the caving community, and
discuss caves and cave related topics. In addition to the business meeting, the
Western region periodically hosts speleoeducation and cave rescue seminars.
The Western Region has an electronic mailing list to enhances
communication between the Region's cavers.
The Western Region provides grants for scientific research and
cave conservation. For more information, contact Barbara Ruble at 650-692-0477.
National Speleological Society
The Western Region is an internal organization of the National
Speleological Society. For information about the National Speleological
Society, contact:
National Speleological Society
2813 Cave
Avenue
Huntsville, Alabama 35810-4431
(205) 852-1300
Visit the NSS web site!
Cave safely and remember the NSS motto:
"Take nothing but
pictures
Leave nothing but footprints
Kill nothing but time"
To join the Western Region
Submit a completed application with a
check for $10 made payable to the Western Region of the NSS to:
Western Region Secretary/Treasurer
Dan Snyder
213 Elm Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4314
Individuals who join the Western Region can participate in
region activities, receive the California Caver, but do not have voting
privledges. Voting is reserved for the Region's grottos.
The Western Region of the NSS is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Region Officers
Matt Bowers, Chair
PO Box 1692
Modesto, CA 95353-1692
(209) 529-9000
matt66 at ThirdMedia period com
Mark Scott, Vice Chair
109 Cayuga Ave
San Francisco, CA 94112-1415
(415) 452-2845
mark at deepbrews period com
Dan Snyder, Secretary-Treasurer
213 Elm Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4314
(831) 421-0485
dsnyder at westerncaves period org
For more information about the Western Region, feel free to
contact any of the Region's officers by mail or by phone.
To learn more about the history of the grotto, see our
timeline
(in process).
The URL for this page is
<http://www.caves.org/region/western/about.html>.
If you have any
questions, comments, or corrections about this document, please contact:
mproffit at nyx period net
Last update: 9 January 2005
