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 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
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...
such as the
gray bat,
Tennessee cave salamander
The Tennessee cave salamander (''Gyrinophilus palleucus'') is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. Its natural habitats are streams in caves. It is threatened by habitat ...
, and
Hart's-tongue fern
''Asplenium scolopendrium'', commonly known as the hart's-tongue fern, is an evergreen fern in the genus ''Asplenium'' native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Description
The most striking and unusual feature of the fern is its simple, undivided fron ...
.
Caves and preserves owned or leased by the organization are listed below.
Southeastern Cave Conservancy Cave and Karst Preserves
, SCCi website, accessed April 9, 2011
Alabama
*Anderson Cave
Anderson or Andersson may refer to:
Companies
* Anderson (Carriage), a company that manufactured automobiles from 1907 to 1910
* Anderson Electric, an early 20th-century electric car
* Anderson Greenwood, an industrial manufacturer
* Anderson R ...
(one major cave and four smaller caves), Shelby County
* Falling Cave, Jackson County
* Fern Cave (Surprise Pit entrance), Jackson County
* Glove Pit, Madison County
* Horse Skull and Jack's Hole, Jackson County
* Kennamer Cave (two caves), Jackson County
*Jacobs Mountain Preserve
Jacobs may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
* Jacob's, a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers in Ireland and the UK
*Jacobs (coffee), a brand of coffee
*Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company, former American aircraft engine compan ...
, Jackson County
* Limrock Blowing Cave Preserve, Jackson County
* Neversink Cave, Jackson County
* Steward Spring Cave, DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb:
* DeKalb County, Alabama
* DeKalb County, Georgia
* DeKalb County, Illinois
* DeKalb County, Indiana
* DeKalb County, Missouri
...
*Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve (five caves), Jackson County
*Tumbling Rock Cave
Tumble or tumbling may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Tumble'' (album), a 1989 album by Biota
* ''Tumble'' (TV series), a British TV series
* ''Tumble'' (video game), a 2010 Sony Interactive Entertainment video game
* "Tumble", a song by Meghan ...
, Jackson County
*Valhalla Cave
In Norse mythology Valhalla (;) is the anglicised name for non, Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").Orchard (1997:171–172) It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat e ...
(one major cave and three smaller ones), Jackson County
Florida
*Hollow Ridge
Hollow may refer to:
Natural phenomena
*Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse
*Hollow (landform), a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley
* Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals
Places
*Sleepy ...
, Jackson County
*Jennings Cave
Jennings is a surname of early medieval English origin (also the Anglicised version of the Irish surnames Mac Sheóinín or MacJonin). Notable people with the surname include:
*Jennings (Swedish noble family)
A–G
* Adam Jennings (born 1982), ...
, Marion County
Georgia
*Fox Mountain
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelve s ...
(at least seven caves), Dade County
* Frick's Cave, Walker County
*Charles B. Henson Cave Preserve at Johnsons Crook (at least 34 caves, Dade County
*Howard's Waterfall Cave
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, Dade County
Kentucky
* Frenchman Knob Cave, Hart County
* Logsdon Cave (William R. Halliday Cave Preserve), Hart County
Tennessee
* Gourdneck Cave, Marion County
* Holly Creek Cave, Wayne County
*Mayapple Cave and Meander Cave
''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
Taxonomy
T ...
, Grundy County
* Rattling Cave, Cocke County
Cocke County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,662. Its county seat is Newport. Cocke County comprises the Newport, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part o ...
*Run To The Mill Cave Preserve, Cumberland County
* Sinking Cove (includes five major caves and five smaller ones), Franklin County
*Snail Shell Cave
Snail Shell Cave is a limestone cave in Rockvale, Tennessee. Snail Shell Cave lies on an preserve near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Snail Shell cave is owned by the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, which has called it "one of the most biologically si ...
, Rutherford County
* South Pittsburg Pit, Marion County
* Wolf River Cave, Fentress County
Fentress County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,489. Its county seat is Jamestown.
History
Fentress County was formed on November 28, 1823, from portions of Morgan, Overton ...
West Virginia
* Lobelia Saltpeter Cave, Pocahontas County
References
External links
Southeastern Cave Conservancy website
Cave conservancies
Environmental organizations based in the United States
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