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The Tennessee
Cave Survey, Inc. (TCS) is a private organization dedicated to surveying
and mapping of Tennessee caves. TCS members are volunteers who are dedicated
to the discovery, exploration, survey and mapping of the caves of Tennessee.
Tennessee Cave Survey goals are to systematically collect, organize and
maintain information concerning the caves in Tennessee. The TCS strongly
encourages and promotes the protection of the caves in Tennessee
from significant adverse environmental impact, consistent with reasonable
access for cave exploration, mapping and survey by cavers. The TCS discourages
widespread dissemination of sensitive cave information. Tennessee Cave
Survey considers the effort toward more protective legislation for caves
a more desirable approach to cave conservation than the release of sensitive
cave locations and TCS data en mass to any person, outdoors group, government
agencies, state agencies, private or non-profit organizations.
Our volunteers,
both Tennessee cavers and out-of-state cavers add to the knowledge of speleology
through their Tennessee cave mapping and survey efforts. Since Tennessee
Cave Surveys' inception over 9,100 caves have been added to the TCS Cave
Files. This might explain why the Tennessee Cave Survey is often referred
to as the Southeastern Leader in cave survey. The significance of the TCS
Cave Files is related to the information that might be contributed to the
Tennessee Cave Survey files by cavers who record and choose to share their
cave survey and cave mapping data and information with the Tennessee Cave
Survey.
Through exploration
cavers often are able to gain more knowledge and data concerning the caves
in Tennessee.
Enjoy looking
at our web site. If you have questions, comments, suggestions or requests
please feel free to contact us. Just click here
to find out whom to contact in the TCS.
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