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The NSS owns 23 Nature Preserves and manages four others that belong to private cave landowners and conservancies. A team of committed NSS volunteers manages each NSS Nature Preserve. These members interact with both the public and the NSS, ensuring conservation efforts, facilitating stewardship and management efforts, and overseeing access for exploration, surveys, and research.
Our Nature Preserves are a commitment to future generations, and we are proud to have such an outstanding portfolio of caves and karst landscapes accessible to NSS members, as well as the incredible support and dedication of our NSS Preserve Managers. Our committee reviews potential acquisitions as they come up, and we always appreciate suggestions for expanding our program. The NSS Board supports this initiative as a valuable benefit for all NSS members.
At our annual meeting, NSS Preserve Managers provide updates on conservation, management, visitation, research, and stewardship activities at the NSS Nature Preserves they manage. In addition, the NSS Preserves & Acquisitions Committee will share plans for capital projects in support of our 23 NSS Nature Preserves, as well as our pending acquisitions.