Bluegrass Grotto
About Us
The Blue Grass Grotto (BGG) is a local chapter of the National Speleological Society (NSS). We are affiliated with the Southeastern Regional Association which is an Internal Organization of the NSS. We also work with the Kentucky Speleological Survey with various projects.
The goals of the BGG are to encourage safe/responsible cave exploration as well as the conservation and study of caves.
Our meetings are held at 6pm on the third Thursday of each month. We are currently meeting at the LFUCG Public Safety Operations Center. Our members have access to our Zoom meeting link each month.
During each month's meeting, we discuss previous trips, ongoing projects, and upcoming trips. We also try to have educational programs to learn more about other aspects of caving.
We welcome new members and hope to see you at our next meeting!
Office | Name | |
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President | Stephen Bishop | <Hidden due to spammers!> |
Vice-President | Kevin Zachary | |
Secretary | Elizabeth Copelin | |
Treasurer | David Lindemuth | |
Librarian | Bob Roth |
- Cave exploration in the Bluegrass area,
Southeastern Kentucky, and KY River Palisades region - Cave Surveying projects involving maps, line plots, etc
- Great Saltpetre Cave
Events
National/Regional Caving Events Page!
Dates | Description |
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3rd Thursday of each month |
Blue Grass Grotto meeting Are you interested in caving? Come join us! We start the meeting at 6:00PM EST, generally lasts an hour. Each meeting features a program to learn more about caves, projects, etc. The remainder of the meeting is for business items. |
May 4 - 7 | SERA Cave Carnival |
May 21 | Great Saltpeter Cave Open House |
May 26 - 29 | Speleofest |
Summer 2023 | Karst-o-rama |
June 26 - 30 | National Speleological Society Convention |
Fall 2023 | Kentucky Speleological Survey Annual Meeting |
Links
The National Speleological Society (NSS)
SouthEastern Regional Association (SERA)
Kentucky Speleological Survey (KSS)
Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS)
Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve (GSP)