West Virginia Cave Conservancy

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West Virginia Cave Conservancy

The WVCC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving and protecting cave and karst resources.

01/01/2026

On behalf of the Conservancy, we want to thank you for your generous support in 2025.
May 2026 bring more exciting acquisitions! You are the ones that make it all possible.

09/06/2025

Come visit us and the Greenbrier Grotto at the Freshwater Folk Festival in White Sulphur Springs today! Here until 3! Music, crafts, nonprofits, and fun activities for the whole family!

05/31/2025

The WVCC is pleased to annouce the finalization of the acquisition of the Fuller's entrance to the Culverson Creek Cave System. This was made possible by a generous donation from Cliff and Lois Lindsay. It includes the main entrance and the karst window. The cave will be open to all responsible experienced cavers. Prior contact with Bill Balfour or Lois Lindsay should be made because the gate into the field has a combo lock on it.

02/19/2025

Today was a good day. We closed on a property and now have our 3rd Virginia cave preserve. The WVCC is pleased to announce the acquisition of Giant Caverns in Narrows, Virginia. Early in the 20th century this was a commercial cave but has been dormant for 80+ years. The entrance is in a 40' nearly vertical sink that opens into pit about 50' deep. The pit drops into a large heavily decorated room (similar to Lost World) with passage heights around 60'. The cave is not known to be extensive but a mapping project may change that. There was a horizontal tourist entrance at one point that has since collapsed. We will evaluate whether it is feasible to reopen it. In the meantime, access will be via the pit entrance by vertically competent cavers.

The WVCC was able to cover the cost of the purchase through our acquisition fund that our members have generously funded. We have depleted a good portion of it and now need to replenish it so we can work on our next acquisition. Your donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.

We will develop a management plan in the near future. The cave will be maintained as open to qualified vertical cavers. Dan Crowder, from the VPI Grotto, has volunteered to be the preserve manager. Much thanks to Wil Orndorff for facilitating the entire process of acquiring the property.

11/02/2024

My map on the wall the gift shop.(from 1982)

10/15/2024

Parking at Norman's Cave is temporarily suspended. We are working to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience while we work on this.

10/01/2024

We are very excited to partner with Karst Waters Institute on their 4th Appalachian Karst Symposium this year! Their symposium will culminate in our 2024 WVCC Annual Banquet!

If you are interested in attending they Symposium, the Banquet is *included*. The registration deadline for the Symposium is October 8th.

If you only want to attend the Banquet, you have until October 31st.

We will still have all the great same things at the Banquet- good friends, good food and drink, silent auction, and a presentation by Greg Springer!

08/31/2024

Come see us at Old Timers Reunion! Next to Cooters at the beginning of Vendor Row. Sit and chat (we have a fan) and make sure to join or renew your membership.

All shirts $5 and free stickers! A mug for any donation.

08/02/2024

It is with great pleasure that we can announce the acquisition of our newest preserve. Through a generous donation from Cliff and Lois Lindsay the Conservancy now owns the Fuller's entrance to Culverson Creek Cave. The 20+ acre parcel contains the main entrance and karst window. This is the second preserve that opens access into the 20+ mile cave system. Stop by our both at OTR for more information.

07/08/2024

We are having our quarterly board meeting this Sunday at 10am at Lost World Caverns Conference Room.

All are welcome to come - and hang out 😉😉
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07/05/2024

We have had an amazing convention in the heart of TAG! Maybe you’ve seen some of our directors and officers around - be sure to say hi!

Stop by our table at the end of the hallway in Simmons to get some stickers! Sadly the candy didn’t last!

Address

P. O. Box 243
Frankford, WV
24938

Website

https://wvcc.net/

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