Factors related to the scope of cave acquisition and management by cave conservancies

Group Factor criteria

1

Abbr

3

Founding

Date

9

Primary mission

10

Acq import

11

Ind

Org

12

Branch

13

Service Area

14

Main

area

15

10 - Own at least:

25p, 100km, 400 ha

SCCI

1991

Yes

Yes

Yes

O/C

States

TAG +

9 - Own at least:

5 p, 25 km, 50 ha

NSS

1939/1967

No

Yes

Yes

O/C

Nation

USA

BCCS

1968

Yes

Yes

Yes

O/M

Region

The cove VA

IKC

1985

Yes

Yes

Yes

O/C

State

S. IN

8 - Own at least:

4 p, 15 km, 10 ha

WVCC

1997

Yes

Yes

Yes

O/C

State

WV+

CCH

2002

Yes

Yes

Yes

O/C

State

HI

7 - Own at least:

3 p 10 km, 8 ha

MAKC

1997

Yes

Yes

Yes

O/P

States

PA+

TCMA

1985

Yes

No

Yes

O/P

State

Texas

6 - Own or lease at least:

2 p, 5 km, 4 ha

TCC

1994

No

Yes

Yes

S/P,DC

State

Texas

CCV

1980

No

No

Yes

O/M

States

VA WV

ACC

1977

Yes

Yes

Yes

S/P

Region

SW VA+

SPG

2006

No

Yes

Yes

S/C

Region

SW MO

NCC

1978

Yes

Yes

Yes

O/C

States

NY+

5- Own or lease

at least:

1 p, 4 km, 1.2 ha

CCC

1998

Yes

No

Yes

O/M

1 cave

1 cave

ACCA

1978/1986

No

No

Yes

S/P, SG

Nation

USA

KCI

1998

No

Yes

Yes

O/P

State

IL

4  -Own or lease at least:

1 p, 0.5 km 0.1 ha

MKC

1983

No

Yes

Yes

O/P

State

MI

RKC

2004

No

No

Yes

O/P

1 Cave

1 cave

MCKC

1995

No

Yes

Yes

O/C

State

MO

WCC

2002

No

Yes

Yes

O/C

States

CA +

3 - Own or lease at least:

1 cave

BCL

1999

No

No

Yes

O/C

State

WV

STCC

?

No

No

No

S/P

1 cave

1 cave

NJCC

1984

No

No

No

S/SG

State

NJ +

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 –Has no

caves or land

PCC

1984

No

No

No

S/P

States

PA +

CaCC

1986

No

No

Yes

S/P

Nation

Canada

1 -. Failed Cave conservancies

Or transferred conservancy function to other organization

BHCC

2002 est.

?

?

?

?

Region

SD

BKC

2003

?

?

Yes

?

Region

KY

ECC

1985

No

?

?

?

1 cave

1 cave

GCG

1989/

No

?

No

S/P

1 cave

1 cave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column Headings

9 - Organization founding date and cave conservancy function start date, if different

10 - Is cave ownership or acquisition the primary mission of the organization?

11 - Is acquisition of additional caves an important part of the organization's mission?

12 - Is the organization an independent organization not controlled by another organization or group of organizations?

13 - 1st letter codes are O = Primarily Owner or S =Service provider to owner. The 2nd letter codes are the Beneficiaries, C = Cavers,

        M = Members, P =  the Public, DC = Developer or Corporation, and SG = a State, or other Government agency.

14 - The type of service area

15 - The main area of cave ownership or management. + sign = Conservancy has additional service areas.