National Cave and Karst Research Institute

Research: Studies in all aspects of cave and karst science, including geology, hydrology, biology, archeology, paleontology, paleoclimatology, microbiology, and meteorology.

Education: Outreach on the importance of caves and karst to all levels of society, locally, nationally, and internationally, through formal and informal programs, including the museum at our headquarters.

Academic: Support of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students through our affiliation with New Mexico Tech, other universities, and internships and grants.

Information Science: Compiling and making the international range of research and information on caves and karst available in hardopy and digitally through our partnered site, www.karstportal.org

Applied Science: Using the results and products of the other programs to better manage cave and karst resources, which are unrecognized, poorly understood, yet incredibly vulnerable and valuable in many ways.