About ACC

What we are

Appalachian Cave Conservancy, Inc. is a conservancy of the National Speleological Society and a nonprofit, tax-exempt Virginia corporation founded in 1978 for the purpose of protecting caves through effective stewardship and conservation practices.

Who we are

We are cave owners, cave managers, cavers, speleologists, and other specialists who study, map, photograph, document, and explore caves and karst lands.

Bill James in Ghosttown
photo by Peter and Ann Bosted