The OHG Members Manual

Online Version
February 2006
 
 

Introduction

 Welcome to the Ozark Highlands Grotto, Inc!

This member's manual has been assembled to help you become better acquainted with the Ozark Highlands Grotto (OHG) and what we represent. In it are articles on the benefits of OHG membership, the history of our club, proper caving techniques and equipment, proper caving etiquette, and other important information.

We hope you will enjoy reading the articles in this manual. They were written to help you become an active participant in OHG. We want you to become involved because you can be a vital part of our organization.

Cave softly.

Table of Contents

 Benefits of OHG Membership

Library Holdings

 OHG History

Constitution

By-Laws

 Visiting Cavers Policy

 Cave Conservation and NSS Motto

 Caving Ethics

 Caver / Landowner Relations

 Caving Equipment Suppliers

 Caving Equipment Checklist

Membership in Other Cave-Related Organizations

How to Find Caves

Plotting Caves

Names of Caves & Cave Features

Making & Filing Cave Reports

Cave Map Symbols

Cave Terms for Cavers

Officer List

Current Membership List

OHG Forms

Acknowledgements

A big thank you is given to the following sources for use of material and work in preparing this and earlier versions of the Ozark Highlands Grotto Membership Manual. Without their help, the creation and maintenance of this manual would not have been possible.

Jonathan B. Beard
Chuck Bitting
Guy Fox
Thomas L. Morton
James Potts
Pam Sales
Robert L. Taylor
Leo Thompson
Kenneth C. Thomson
Kirby Tiller
Jerry Vineyard
Missouri Speleological Survey
National Speleological Survey

The cave map symbols were excerpted from The Art of Cave Mapping by K.C. Thomson and R.L. Taylor, published in Missouri Speleology, the journal of the Missouri Speleological Survey.
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