Dedicated to protect, conserve, locate, record, explore, and study the caves and karst resources in the State of Illinois.
The Illinois Speleological Survey, Inc. (ISS) is affiliated
with the National Speleological Society.
Illinois Speleological Survey
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Dedicated to protect, conserve, locate, record, explore, and study the caves and karst resources in the State of Illinois.
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| In line with our dedication, we have an ongoing project of compiling a
comprehensive database of all known caves and karst features within Illinois. This database is continually being
expanded and we welcome your contributions to its content. Because of the sensitive nature of caves as nonrenewable
resources, we limit access to persons and organizations having need for information that falls within our objective
of conservation and advancement of knowledge. This includes academic pursuits, as well as the more applied, such
as the need for information concerning karst areas in regions of commercial or residential development. We invite all individuals and organizations who have shared interests in caves and karst within the State of Illinois to contact us. We welcome your input, whether you may have additional resource information to contribute to our data files or have a valid need for information that we have acquired. Visit our Web Page http://www.museum.state.il.us/iss/ Send correspondence to: Illinois Speleological Survey, c/o Dr. Rickard (Rick) S. Toomey, III, Illinois State Museum, Research and Collections Center, 1011 East Ash Street, Springfield, IL 62703. Voice: (217) 524-7908; Fax: (217) 785-2857; email: toomey@museum.state.il.us |