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
Fofo Gonzalez
114 Casentini St. Apt. A
Salinas, CA, 93907
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
Elaine Garvey, Chair
PO Box 2282
Menlo Park, CA 94026
chair.nsswest@gmail.com
Ron Davis, Vice Chair
PO Box 255666
Sacramento, CA 95865
209.351.1809
vicechair.nsswest@gmail.com
Fofo Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer
114 Casentini St. Apt. A
Salinas, CA, 93907
(831) 776 5385
secretary.nsswest@gmail.com
G.O. "Geo" Graening, Editor, California Caver
1017 Carter Street
Folsom CA 95630
(916) 452-5442
editor.nsswest@gmail.com
For more information about the Western Region, feel free to
contact any of the Region's officers.
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:
merrilee at merrilee period org
Last update: 12 July 2011
