National Cave and Karst Research Institute

Carlsbad, New Mexico | Conduct, support, facilitate, and promote programs in cave and karst research, education, environmental management, and data acquisition and sharing.

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About

NCKRI was born from a passion for protecting caves with their abundant research opportunities and diversity of resources.

Partners

NCKRI is honored to have many partners and friends. We have four partnership levels and list our partners within those levels below.

Founding Partners

NCKRI’s Founding Partners played a crucial role in the creation of the Institute and continue to serve as major supporting partners.

Institutional Partners

These organizations have formally defined, mutually supportive relationships with NCKRI through Memoranda of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding, memberships, contracts, or other written and signed agreements, in effect for periods of at least one year, and which define each party’s specific roles and responsibilities.

NCKRI Affiliates

These organizations have demonstrated meaningful support for NCKRI and its goals, or their intent to do so, but without a formal defining agreement. NCKRI and its Affiliates exchange news and information and coordinate and/or cooperate with each other in projects and activities. Each organization may also extend other benefits according to its internal rules and abilities.

NCKRI Volunteers

Many excellent people have generously donated their time, skills, and expertise to NCKRI. We thank them all and recognize them individually for each year of their service in our Annual Reports. If you are interested in joining us as a volunteer, contact us at or +1 575-887-5518 to see what opportunities we have that would help us and which you would enjoy.