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{{Short description|United States not-for-profit corporation}}
{{One source|date=February 2010}}
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The '''Southeastern Cave Conservancy''' (SCCi) is a [[United States]] [[not-for-profit corporation]] dedicated to [[cave]] conservation, caver education, and cave management. It was formed in 1991 by a group of [[southeastern United States]] cavers. The SCCi is an institutional member of the [[National Speleological Society]].

According to its Articles of Incorporation, the organization's purpose is "to acquire and manage caves for scientific study, education of those persons interested in speleology, and conservation of these resources".

==Caves and preserves==
The organization owns or leases {{convert|1216|acre|km2}} of land in six [[U.S. state|state]]s, 170+ caves, 32 cave preserves, and over $1.5 million in land assets. The SCCi is particularly interested in caves that are threatened with closure or destruction or those that provide a habitat for [[endangered species]] such as the [[gray bat]], [[Tennessee cave salamander]], and [[Hart's-tongue fern]].

Caves and preserves owned or leased by the organization are listed below.<ref>[http://www.scci.org/Preserves/preserves.html Southeastern Cave Conservancy Cave and Karst Preserves] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223131125/http://scci.org/Preserves/preserves.html |date=2010-12-23 }}, SCCi website, accessed April 9, 2011</ref>

===Alabama===
*[[Anderson Cave]] (one major cave and four smaller caves), [[Shelby County, Alabama|Shelby County]]
*[[Falling Cave]], [[Jackson County, Alabama|Jackson County]]
*[[Fern Cave]] (Surprise Pit entrance), [[Jackson County, Alabama|Jackson County]]
*[[Glove Pit]], [[Madison County, Alabama|Madison County]]
* Horse Skull and Jack's Hole, Jackson County
*[[Kennamer Cave]] (two caves), Jackson County
*[[Jacobs Mountain Preserve]], Jackson County
*[[Limrock Blowing Cave]] Preserve, Jackson County
*[[Neversink Cave]], Jackson County
*[[Steward Spring Cave]], [[DeKalb County, Alabama|DeKalb County]]
*Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve (five caves), Jackson County
*[[Tumbling Rock Cave]], Jackson County
*[[Valhalla Cave]] (one major cave and three smaller ones), Jackson County

===Florida===
*[[Hollow Ridge]], [[Jackson County, Florida|Jackson County]]
*[[Jennings Cave]], [[Marion County, Florida|Marion County]]

===Georgia===
*[[Fox Mountain]] (at least seven caves), [[Dade County, Georgia|Dade County]]
*[[Frick's Cave]], [[Walker County, Georgia|Walker County]]
*Charles B. Henson Cave Preserve at Johnsons Crook (at least 34 caves, Dade County
*[[Howard's Waterfall Cave]], Dade County

===Kentucky===
*[[Frenchman Knob Cave]], [[Hart County, Kentucky|Hart County]]
*[[Logsdon Cave]] (William R. Halliday Cave Preserve), Hart County

===Tennessee===
*[[Gourdneck Cave]], [[Marion County, Tennessee|Marion County]]
*[[Holly Creek Cave]], [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne County]]
*[[Mayapple Cave and Meander Cave]], [[Grundy County, Tennessee|Grundy County]]
*[[Rattling Cave]], [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke County]]
*Run To The Mill Cave Preserve, Cumberland County
*[[Sinking Cove]] (includes five major caves and five smaller ones), [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin County]]
*[[Snail Shell Cave]], [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford County]]
*[[South Pittsburg Pit]], Marion County
*[[Wolf River Cave]], [[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress County]]

===West Virginia===
*[[Lobelia Saltpeter Cave]], [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.scci.org Southeastern Cave Conservancy website]

[[Category:Cave conservancies]]
[[Category:Environmental organizations based in the United States]]

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