The biennial National Cave & Karst Management Symposiums are run by an all-volunteer production team and steering committee. This helps us keep the costs low so we may accommodate more participants, but it also means we need your help to promote the conference!
Here are a few ways you can help!
We'll be using the hashtag of #nckms2025 in all of our posts. Feel free to cross-post any pages from this website into your social media feeds - including the hashtag!
Sometime in the next few months, we hope to start a monthly contest to give away some free stuff to people who help "spread the word"! (pro tip: we'll be looking for that hashtag!). If you want to participate in this, be sure to sign up for our newsletter.
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Pleasse feel free to refer our media collection to any grotto or trade publication editors involved in cave or karst management. Additional material will be added over the coming months.
Media LibraryMuch like any volunteer-led non-profit, NCKMS events run on a limited budget. We would appreciate any efforts you might provide to help us promote this event to your network of industry professionals and also to your caver friends who might have an interest in the symposium.
We invite you to check our our media library at:
https://ely2025.nckms.org/static/media/
Material in our library collection may be freely reprinted by any internal organization of the National Speleological Society. We would also be happy to provide this resource to any trade publications or websites that might be relevant to the symposium.
We'll add more material to the collection in the coming months. Please be sure to check back for updates.
The Karst Waters Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit institution whose mission is to improve the fundamental understanding of karst water systems for professionals and the public.
The institute works to engage professionals in small conferences and workshops to advance karst science; increase recognition and publication of karst science; foster development of karst professionals; and to communicate and disseminate information to the public.
Monte Neva Hot Springs is one of the largest effluences in White Pine County. Heavily mineralized, this spring serves agricultural purposes in the valley. Located on private property, we hope to include this site on our hydrology field trip.
Registration for the 2025 symposium has been briefly delayed as we try to interpret the impact global tariffs will have on our financial model. A lot of items we purchase for the conference are sourced from international markets (convention bags, merchandise, etc.) We should have this figured out in the next few days and will send an email to past attendees when that system comes online.
Feel free to join our mailing list if you would like to receive occasional updates on our plans.