NCC Mission
The Northeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. (NCC) is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to the conservation, study, management, and acquisition of caves and karst areas having significant geological, hydrological, biological, recreational, historical or aesthetic features.
Join The NCC
Join us in our efforts to preserve caves and karst in the Northeast.
Photo Credit: Rich Lester
NCC Preserves
The NCC offers a wide variety of above ground and underground experiences.
Photo Credit: John Dunham
Volunteer
You can provide assistance even from the comfort of your own home.
Photo Credit: Christa Hay
The NCC currently owns several cave and karst areas, including:
NCC members assist in the exploration, survey, and protection of these natural resources, and manage them so you can explore them yourself.
However, cave exploration and hiking on karst terrain may involve risk or injury, even death from various hazards, both obvious and obscure, including, but not limited to, slippery and uneven ground, open pits, injury by acts of other people, falling, being struck by falling objects, becoming lost, the presence or sudden appearance of water, and hypothermia. All cave visitors will abide by the normally accepted rules of safe and conservation minded caving as outlined by the National Speleological Society, 6001 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, Alabama 35810-1122
NCC Events Calendar
July 29th, 2017
Thacher Park Work Day
Meet between 9 and 10AM, Hop Field @ Thacher Park
August 19th, 2017
Thacher Park Work Day
Meet between 9 and 10AM, Hop Field @ Thacher Park
September 24th, 2017
NCC Board Meeting
Thacher Park Visitor Center
November 5, 2017
NCC EC Meeting
10 AM - CT
December 3, 2017
NCC Annual Board Meeting
10:00 AM at Speleobooks
September 30th, 2017
Barn Dance
7-10PM at 558 Middle Rd, Delanson, NY
Join Us and Help Us Preserve Our Natural Resources
WHITE NOSE SYNDROME
WINTER 2016-2017 CLOSURE INFORMATION
All NCC caves other than those on the Sellecks Preserve and Spider Preserve will be closed as of 10/1/16. All caves will reopen on 5/1/17, except for Knox Cave. Knox Cave is closed from 10/1 until mid-May or when the sinkhole is ice-free, whichever comes later.
The NCC urges all cavers to keep all caving gear region specific to prevent the spread of WNS. Please avoid using gear that has been in northeast caves in other parts of the country.
US Fish and Wildlife's decontamination procedures.