The Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy is pleased to announce a cooperative effort with the Missouri Cave Association.... the Missouri "The Cave State" Organizational license plate!

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Welcome to the Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy. We hope that you enjoy your visit to this site, and by learning more about us and our missions that you will decide to join us in our quests.

What is the MCKC?

The Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy is a non-profit corporation whose purposes are to:

  • To conserve caves and karst areas of the State of Missouri through lease purchase, ownership and management, or other contractual arrangement.
  • To assist cave owners in the conservation of their cave and karst resources.
  • To educate the citizens of the State of Missouri about cave and karst conservation and management.
  • To promote the scientific study of cave and karst environments.
  • To ensure that the Caving Community continues to have access to caves for exploration and other activities.
  • To cooperate with all individuals and organizations in achieving the foregoing purposes.
For more information, see the MCKC Constitution and Bylaws. 

The Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy is an all volunteer organization. We are an Affiliated Organization of the Missouri Speleological Survey (MSS), members of the American Cave Conservation Association (ACCA) and the Ozark Regional Land Trust.



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The Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy is a publicly supported, non-profit and tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation chartered in the state of Missouri. The original web site was created in November 1996 by Rob Tayloe from text and ideas provided by Don Toole and others.

You are invited to join us in a public discussion group about issues that affect the Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy. This discussion group is free and is similar to Mocaves in that anyone can post, within approximately the same usage rules as Mocaves. After you have registered at coollist.com, you may then send email addressed to mckc@coollist.com and participate in these public discussions.

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