 Approaching a cave entrance, NPS Photo The Cave Research Foundation (CRF) is an American private, non-profit group dedicated to the exploration, research, and conservation of caves. The group arose in the early 1950s from the exploration efforts at Floyd Collins Crystal Cave, now within Mammoth Cave National Park. Its stated goals were to: to promote exploration and documentation of caves and karst areas, initiate and support cave and karst research, aid in cave conservation and protection, and to assist with the interpretation of caves and karst to the public. CAVE BOOKS is the publishing affiliate of the CRF. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...
Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void. ...
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Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in south-central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the most-extensive cave system known in the world. ...
Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void. ...
Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ...
Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void large enough for an adult human to enter. ...
Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ...
Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void large enough for an adult human to enter. ...
Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void. ...
Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ...
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CRF officially incorporated in 1957 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Guadalupe Cave Survey, explorers at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, became part of CRF in 1971. In 1976, cave survey at Sequoia National Park/Kings Canyon National Park, California, and Buffalo National River, Arkansas, became CRF projects. Additional cave projects in Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Kentucky, Lava Beds National Monument, California, Ozark National Scenic Riverway, Missouri, and China, have been included as operation areas of the CRF. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the southeastern corner of New Mexico in Eddy County. ...
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Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...
Dusy Basin in eastern Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...
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The Buffalo National River is the USs first federally-protected river and one of Americas great natural treasures. ...
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The Cumberland Gap was the chief passageway through the Appalachian Mountains in early American history. ...
State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th) - Land 102,989 km² - Water 1,760 km² (1. ...
Lava Beds National Monument, located in Siskiyou and Modoc Counies, California, is the site of the largest concentration of lava tube caves in the United States. ...
State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...
Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ...
Focus Starting with Mammoth Cave National Park, CRF work has primarily focused on United States federal lands---particularly within United States National Parks. As such, the CRF has been involved with several of the major cave exploration achievements of the 20th Century. In particular, CRF mapping at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky led to its realization as the world's longest cave. Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in south-central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the most-extensive cave system known in the world. ...
This article is about national parks. ...
Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void large enough for an adult human to enter. ...
(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
Mammoth Caves Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in south-central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the most extensive cave system known in the world. ...
State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th) - Land 102,989 km² - Water 1,760 km² (1. ...
Since its inception, CRF has primarily been concerned with cave mapping. Thus, its membership draws experienced cavers, particularly those interested in cave surveying and cartography.
 Scene at Slaughter Canyon Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NPS Photo Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Notable CRF Cartographers and Authors - James "Jim" Borden: Lead explorer of Roppel Cave, Coauthor of Beyond Mammoth Cave
- Peter and Ann Bosted: Noted Cave Photographers
- Roger Brucker: Explorer and coauthor of The Caves Beyond, Trapped, The Longest Cave, and Beyond Mammoth Cave.
- Paul Jay Steward, Explorer and author of True Tales of Terror in the Caves of the World, Tales of Dirt, Danger, and Darkness
- Patricia Crowther , explorer and computer programmer
- Will Crowther , explorer and computer programmer
- Joel Despain: noted cartographer; author of Crystal Cave: a guidebook to the underground world of Sequoia National Park and Hidden Beneath the Mountains: The Caves of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
- Christopher Gordon Groves, Ph.D., CRF President 2004-, Professor, Western Kentucky University Department of Geography, Director, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute
- Patricia Kambesis: former president of CRF, cave cartographer. Coauthor of Deep Secrets: The Discovery and Exploration of Lechuguilla Cave.
- Arthur N. Palmer, Ph.D.: highly-respected karst scientist, author of several books on cave geology.
- Patty Jo Watson, Ph.D.: pioneer in ethnoarcheology, Member, National Academy of Sciences.
- Richard "Red" Watson, Ph.D.: author of numerous books on caves and philosophy.
- William B. White, Ph.D.: highly-respected karst scientist, author of several books on karst hydrology.
This article is about the cave explorer, for the Wiccan see Patricia Crowther (Wiccan) Patricia (Pat) Crowther was an active and dedicated caver and cave-surveyor in the 1960s and early 1970s. ...
William (Willie or Will) Crowther is a computer programmer and caver. ...
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...
Dusy Basin in eastern Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...
Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. ...
John Alan Glennon (born September 24, 1970) is an American geographer and explorer. ...
President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ...
Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ...
Water covers 70% of the Earths surface. ...
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