Nashville Grotto

Caralynn Strand in the Birth Canal - Depriest Branch Cave - Photo by Ashley Adkins Irons

Tennessee's Oldest and Boldest Caving Club

Est. 1953

Blue Spring Cave

We Are Explorers

We explore the spaces underneath your feet.

Blue Spring Cave blue Crystals

Conservation

Our mission is the protect and conserve the natural spaces we enjoy.

About Nashville Grotto

The Nashville Grotto was established in 1953 as a chapter of the National Speleological Society. As part of the NSS, the grotto's mission is to promote safe and responsible caving practices, effective cave and karst management, speleology, and conservation. Our members are bound together by their love of caves and caving and their desire to learn about the underground wilderness and protect it for future generations.

Learn More About Us

Ash @ Blue Spring Cave - 1/9/2021
Ash at Blue Spring Cave - 1/9/2021
The Cavern Tavern at TAG 2019.
Nashville Grotto's Cavern Tavern at 2019 TAG Convention.
Jason Lovvorn at Balcony Sink - 12/12/2020
Jason at Balcony Sink - 12/12/2020
Indian Gravepoint Cave
Indian Gravepoint cave trip - December 22, 2019.
DePriest Branch Cave Crew
Group photo from DePriest Branch Cave - January 4, 2020
The descent into Balcony Sink - 12/12/2020
The descent into Balcony Sink - 12/12/2020
Shannon admiring a wall.
Shannon @ Indian Gravepoint Cave - 12/22/2019
Formations inside DePriest Branch Cave.
Beautiful array of formations inside DePriest Branch Cave - 1/4/2020

Recent News

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February Grotto Meeting

by Aaron Irons
Please join us for our monthly meeting. Jason Ballensky will present on Double Bopper Cave. It’s the longest cave in Arizona and the 11th longest cave in the United States. It is located in a remote part of Grand Canyon National Park.
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December Grotto Meeting - Virtual Holiday Party

by John Baker
Join us for the December Holiday Grotto Virtual Gathering this Thursday, December 3rd at 7pm. Elections will be held, followed by holiday festivities. Prizes will be given out for trivia and other contests.
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Event Announcement
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October Grotto Meeting

by Caralynn Strand
Please join us for our monthly meeting on October 1st! Mike Warner and Emily Davis will be presenting: “Going Bats in New Zealand During the Onset of Covid”.
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May Virtual Grotto Meeting

by Aaron Irons
Join us for this month for, “Intro to Cave Survey & Inventory” presented by Josh Brewer. Here he’ll discuss types of data surveyors collect, how they collect it, and why it’s important to survey in the first place.
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April Virtual Grotto Meeting

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Due to increased risk with COVID-19, April's Grotto meeting will be held virtually through Zoom. We are going to be having a presentation by our very own Grotto Chair, Caralynn Strand, on Tennessee Geology.
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COVID-19 Update

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Concerns regarding the threat of the Coronavirus have been brought to the attention of the Executive Committee. For this reason, we are looking at alternatives for the meeting via web-based/virtual means.
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Special News
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Savage Cove Cleanup Weekend

by Aaron Irons
Volunteers from all over TAG and beyond came together this weekend to help clean up an illegal dumpsite in Grundy County, TN.
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The New Nashville Grotto Website

by Aaron Irons
The Nashville Grotto website has been revamped and updated with all an all-new design meant to showcase who we are and what we do to the community.
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SERA Winter Business Meeting 2020

by Aaron Irons
The Nashville Grotto was well represented at the meeting this year by members Kim Fedrick, Julianne Ramsey, Gerald Moni, Chuck Sutherland, Rachel Saker, John Hoffelt, Chrys Hulbert. Zeke McKee, and Alan Hatcher.
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