The Tennessee
Cave Survey, Inc. (TCS) is a private organization in the state of Tennessee,
USA dedicated to surveying and mapping of Tennessee caves. Cave Survey
members are volunteers who are committed to the discovery, exploration,
survey and mapping of the caves of Tennessee. Tennessee Cave Survey goals
are to systematically collect, organize, maintain information and cave
maps about Tennessee caves. The TCS strongly encourages and promotes the
protection of the caves of Tennessee from significant adverse environmental
impact, consistent with reasonable cave access for exploration, cave 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, cave maps, 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 cave surveying efforts. Since
Tennessee Cave Surveys' inception over 9,300 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, cave maps and information with the Tennessee Cave Survey.
Through exploration
cavers often are able to gain more knowledge and data concerning the Caves
of Tennessee.
Enjoy looking
at our cave surveying 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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