NSS Brochures
The NSS has developed the brochures below about the Society, caves, and caving. You may freely download and print the brochures, or complete the request form below to receive hard copies from the NSS Office.
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NSS Information Brochure Learn about the Society's diverse programs, activities, and aspects of
speleology in which members are involved. Understand the benefits
of membership in the Society, and the value of membership to caves,
caving, and speleology. |
Guide
to Responsible Caving This booklet discusses caves and the many elements of the sport of caving. Exploring caves is becoming increasingly popular in all areas of the world, and caving responsibly is more important now than ever. Discussions include safety, training, and learning to reduce the detrimental effect cavers can have on caves and cave owner relations. |
Fragile
Underground Caves are the world's most remote and fragile wilderness. They provide irreplaceable habitats for rare plants and animals, some of which spend their entire lives in complete darkness. On its way to our drinking supply, water often travels through caves into wells, springs, and aquifers, the source of most of our drinking water. A cave’s intricate passageways and dramatic formations offer ex-quisite scenery and fascinating opportunities for research and mapping. Many cave also pre-serve fragile prehistoric and historic records for millennia |
Lava Tube Caves Lava tubes play important roles in our eco-system, our history, and our culture. Caves formed in lava are found where volcanoes have produced certain types of flowing lava--western United States, Canary Islands, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kenya, Australia, Pacific Ocean islands, and other volcanic hot spots. The islands of Hawaii harbor some of the world’s most spectacular lava tubes. |
Cave Safely, Cave Softly The Boy Scouts of America’s procedure for organi-zing BSA activities in commercial and noncommer-cial caves or lava tubes Youth Group Caving; Legal Issues and General Info for the Experienced Caver 22.6 KB (These 5 publications are not available for bulk order, but intended for home printing.) |
Discovering Bats Bats are among the most beneficial, yet misunder-stood mammals. They control insect populations, pollinate cacti and tropical fruit trees, and are important to medical and scientific advances. More than 1,100 bat species have been identified — a fifth of all known species of mammals. Sadly, bat colonies throughout the world are declining drastically due to human activities and disease. |
LRNC Brochure Members of the NSS Landowner Relations Network Committee (LRNC) endeavor to establish a relationship with cave land-owners that see fre-quent visitors, and reach out to land-owners of closed or limited-access caves to bring goodwill from the NSS. The NSS LRNC also works with grottos and internal organizations of the NSS to provide support for questions and inquiries that private landowners have about their caves. |
 WNS Brochure Information that can be passed out to cave owners, unaffiliated cavers, and others to spread awareness of the issue. |
Battle for Bats Bats are among the most beneficial yet misunderstood mammals. They control insect populations, pollinate cacti and tropical fruit trees, and are important to medical and scientific advances. Sadly, bat colonies throughout the world are declining drastically as humans, inten-tionally and unintentionally, endanger bats and disturb their habitats. Bats are extraordinary in a number of ways. |
Promote the NSS!
The NSS has this table top display available for short-term use by NSS members. The NSS will ship the unit to core elements of NSS, Inc. at no cost; IOs and members are responsible for shipping at their own expense and for the timely return of the display. The cost of shipping both directions is the responsibility of the NSS IO or member borrowing the display, who are also responsible for any damage to the posters or display unit. The unit is free-standing and includes the two clip-on spotlights. Included are two Panel 4 "We Protect" options; one is specific to WNS and the other is more general. Click here for a full description of the display unit and panel images you can download and print. To request the display, contact nss@caves.org or call 256-852-1300. |
Cave Protection Network Brochure The Cave Preservation Network is a collaboration of the National Speleological Society (NSS), the National Caves Association, private cave owners, cave explorers, and all those who are fascinated by the caving world. Our goal is to generate educational materials to be used at caves across the country and to raise funds for protecting wild cave and karst lands for today and the future. |
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