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National Speleological Society
The US membership organisation for cavers, founded in 1941, which supports cave science, conservation and exploration, owns or manages cave preserves, and is the parent body of the NSS Cave Diving Section and of projects such as the WKPP and QRSS.
The NSS states that it was founded in 1941, has more than 8,000 members in over 250 local chapters (grottos), and is a non-profit dedicated to the scientific study of caves and karst, to protecting caves through conservation, ownership, stewardship and education, and to responsible exploration [1]. It owns 19 cave preserves and manages four more under memoranda of understanding; each preserve has its own management plan and visits require a permit [2]. Its Conservation Division coordinates local cave conservation task forces and publishes cave conservation and restoration guidance [3].
For cave divers the NSS matters in several ways. Its Cave Diving Section (NSS-CDS) trains cave divers and owns or manages Florida dive sites [4]. In January 2026 the NSS appealed for support to defend its Mill Creek Sink Nature Preserve in Alachua County, Florida, saying proposed developments around the sink risked stormwater and non-point-source pollution reaching the Floridan aquifer, and that it had hired lawyers to represent its interests as landowner [5]. Exploration projects such as the Woodville Karst Plain Project have operated as official NSS projects [6].
参考文献
A short history of underwater cave exploration: dated milestones
Conservation, landowners and responsible access
How underwater caves are surveyed and studied
Life in flooded caves: stygofauna, remipedes and the diver's footprint
Threats to underwater caves today, and how they are protected
Basic Cave Diving: A Blueprint for Survival ↗
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| 情報 | ステータス | 出典 |
|---|---|---|
| The NSS was founded in 1941. | 確認済み | [1] |
| The NSS reports more than 8,000 members and over 250 grottos.Self-reported, undated page. | 確認済み | [1] |
| The NSS owns 19 cave preserves and manages 4 others, and requires a permit for visits to all of them. | 確認済み | [2] |
| In January 2026 the NSS said nearby proposed development threatened its Mill Creek Sink Nature Preserve with stormwater and non-point-source pollution and that it had engaged lawyers.Published 2026-01-11; outcome not known. | 確認済み | [5] |
| The WKPP was accepted as an official NSS project on 1990-10-24. | 確認済み | [6] |
確認済み：直接開いた公式または一次情報源による記載。報告ベース：二次情報源のみによるもの。情報が競合：注釈に両方のバージョンを記載。最新情報でない可能性あり：確認できた最新の情報源が古い。
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