The Kansas Speleological Society was formed in 1983 to catalog, study, and to systematically explore the caves of Kansas; as well as to serve as a means for cavers to exchange views, information, and leads for and about these Kansas caves.
Cave locations will not be disseminated through this website.
The following conservation ethic has been adopted by the Kansas Speleological Society:
- Members of the KSS shall in no way deface, break, or remove any formation in any cave.
- All refuse brought into a cave should be removed when leaving the cave.
- Members will do their best not to harm any organism in a cave and will not remove any organism from a cave (except for approved scientific study).
- Landowner permission is a must for entering a cave. Any KSS member entering a cave without landowner permission should not consider themselves as acting in any official capacity of the KSS.
The KSS is formed as an internal organization of the National Speleological Society and was officially chartered May 30, 1984.
KSS meetings are held four times per year at various locations in the state of Kansas. Meeting dates are set two meetings ahead and are announced in the Kansas Kaver.
The KSS publishes a newsletter, the Kansas Kaver. All KSS publications are available to KSS members.
Membership to the KSS is open to anyone who supports cave conservation. Dues are $15 per year. For more information, email kss@caves.org.