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Welcome

Welcome to the Chattanooga Grotto website!

If you poke around here long enough, you'll eventually notice that our website is a little different than most. Every single one of our grotto members has the ability to change any page they want, even ones that don't exist (yet)! This effectively puts creative control into the hands of whomever is creative. What a novel concept :-).

Who We Are

The Chattanooga Grotto is a formally chartered internal organization and chapter of the National Speleological Society (NSS) and a member of the Southeastern Regional Association (SERA). Most Chattanooga Grotto members are active TAG cavers. TAG is caver slang for "Tennessee Alabama Georgia", an area blessed with thousands of caves and known around the world as a caving mecca.

The goals and ideas of the NSS and the Chattanooga Grotto are the same. We are commited to the exploration, preservation and scientific study of caves and their environment. Membership in the NSS is a requirement for continuing membership in the Chattanooga Grotto. By working together with grottos in the NSS and caving clubs around the world, we are ensuring that the caves we enjoy will be protected for future generations.

The Chattanooga Grotto is run entirely by volunteers who donate their time to keeping things running. While all Grotto members participate, the Grotto Officers deserve special recognition for their consistent and continuing efforts. Thank you all very much, your work is much appreciated!

Click here for list of Grotto officers.

Joining the Grotto

If you'd like to join (we do have a lot of fun, after all), please print off the membership application, fill it out, then send it to: Chattanooga Grotto of the NSS
PO Box 11506
Chattanooga, TN 37401-2506

Download ->Chattanooga Grotto Membership Application/Renewal Form<-

Please make your dues payable to 'Chattanooga Grotto of the NSS'.

Meeting Info

Meetings are always on the second Monday of the month and start at 7PM, eastern time. We are fortunate in that we get to meet at the Chattanooga Nature Center, 400 Garden Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419.