National Speleological Society

National Speleological Society
AbbreviationNSS
FormationBill Stephenson, January 1, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-01-01)
Location
Membership
10,000
President
Kristine Ebrey
Main organ
Board of Governors
AffiliationsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science, International Union of Speleology
Websitecaves.org
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The National Speleological Society (NSS) is an organization formed in 1941 to advance the exploration, conservation, study, and understanding of caves in the United States. Originally headquartered in Washington D.C., its current offices are in Huntsville, Alabama. The organization engages in the research and scientific study, restoration, exploration, and protection of caves. It has more than 10,000 members in more than 250 grottos.[2]

Since 1974 there has been a cave diving section of the society.[3][4]

  1. ^ "National Speleological Society : Organization". National Speleological Society. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "The National Speleological Society". caves.org.
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