Southeastern Cave Conservancy Inc.
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The Southeastern Cave Conservancy (SCCi) is a United States not-for-profit corporation dedicated to cave conservation, caver education, and cave management. It was formed in 1991 by a group of southeastern United States cavers. The SCCi is an institutional member of the National Speleological Society.
According to its Articles of Incorporation, the organization's purpose is "to acquire and manage caves for scientific study, education of those persons interested in speleology, and conservation of these resources".
Caves and preserves[]
The organization owns or leases 1,216 acres (4.92 km2) of land in six states, 170+ caves, 32 cave preserves, and over $1.5 million in land assets. The SCCi is particularly interested in caves that are threatened with closure or destruction or those that provide a habitat for endangered species such as the gray bat, Tennessee cave salamander, and Hart's-tongue fern.
Caves and preserves owned or leased by the organization are listed below.[1]
Alabama[]
- (one major cave and four smaller caves), Shelby County
- , Jackson County
- (Surprise Pit entrance), Jackson County
- , Madison County
- Horse Skull and Jack's Hole, Jackson County
- (two caves), Jackson County
- , Jackson County
- Preserve, Jackson County
- , Jackson County
- , DeKalb County
- Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve (five caves), Jackson County
- , Jackson County
- (one major cave and three smaller ones), Jackson County
Florida[]
Georgia[]
- (at least seven caves), Dade County
- , Walker County
- Charles B. Henson Cave Preserve at Johnsons Crook (at least 34 caves, Dade County
- , Dade County
Kentucky[]
- , Hart County
- (William R. Halliday Cave Preserve), Hart County
Tennessee[]
- , Marion County
- , Wayne County
- , Grundy County
- , Cocke County
- Run To The Mill Cave Preserve, Cumberland County
- (includes five major caves and five smaller ones), Franklin County
- Snail Shell Cave, Rutherford County
- , Marion County
- , Fentress County
West Virginia[]
References[]
- ^ Southeastern Cave Conservancy Cave and Karst Preserves Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, SCCi website, accessed April 9, 2011
External links[]
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