CRF Membership

Most of CRF's field work activities are conducted in caves on state or federal lands. Though extensive caving expertise is not a requirement, basic caving skills and some experience is necessary in order to participate in CRF's underground field work. Individuals should have their own caving gear and a basic working knowledge of its use. If you are interested in applying for membership with CRF you will need to provide a short summary of your caving experience and a brief explanation of why you are interested in participating with CRF.

If you are interested in becoming involved with CRF but have no underground experience at this time, we suggest that you contact a caving club in your area to get the experience that your need. The National Speleological Society home page lists all of the caving organizations by state along with contact information.

CRF activities are not compatible with sport caving in the usual sense. Because Foundation programs have finite needs for field support, and due to space restrictions in field station facilities, the rate at which new personnel are accepted is limited.

Membership Information:

Which of our operations areas are you interested in working with? Current operations areas are:

Eastern Operations - Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Cumberland Gap in Kentucky/Virginia
Northwest Operations - Lava Beds National Monument in California, Craters of the Moon Nat. Mon. in Idaho
Sequoia/Kings Canyon-Mineral King - Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Southwest Operations - Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Ozark Operations - Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

Please select only a primary operations area of interest. If you are accepted for membership you will be welcome to become involved with any operations area.

If you are interested in Ozark Operations Area please send an email with your caving experience and/or caving interests to Ozark Operations Personnel Officer at Ozarks@Cave-Research.org.

For other areas, please answer the five questions below in an email and send it to Membership@Cave-Research.org

Name:

Email address:

Please provide a short summary of your caving experience:

Please provide a brief explanation of why you are interested in participating with CRF:

Which of our operation areas are you interested in working with? (Please select only a primary operations area of interest. If you are accepted for membership you will be welcome to become involved with any operations area).

Eastern Operations
Northwest Operations
Sequoia/Kings Canyon-Mineral King
Southwest Operation

Privacy Policy: CRF does not share your personal information with any other party or organization. Your information will not be retained or used for any purpose other than to respond to this inquiry.

Researcher Participation: CRF welcomes, supports and encourages researchers who are interested in pursuing projects in any of our operations areas. For more information about research opportunities click here.