D/FW Grotto Charter and Purpose:

The Dallas/Fort Worth (D/FW) Grotto is a chapter of the National Speleological Society. Many members of the D/FW Grotto are members of the NSS as well as other organizations such as the Cave Research Foundation, and the Texas Speleological Association. The thrust of many projects that members are involved in are cave conservation, restoration, surveying, and research.

D/FW Oztotl Newsletter:

The D/FW Grotto publishes a newsletter about 6 times a year called: The OZTOTL Caver. The publication is free to D/FW Grotto members. Subscription rate is $10 per year for non-members. Visitors to grotto meetings are sent three free issues after their first visit. After that, subscription is required to continue receiving further issues. The mailing address for the D/FW Grotto is:

DALLAS / FT. WORTH GROTTO

P.O. Box 166332

Irving, Texas 75016

Contact Editor: Diana.Tomchick at UTSouthwestern.edu

D/FW Membership Policy:

Membership in the D/FW Grotto is achieved by going on a cave trip with grotto members, submitting an application for membership, being voted in by the members of the grotto, and paying the annual $10 a year dues. Family membership is $12 a year. Contact a grotto officer for more information.

D/FW Web Page:

Please check back here for the latest information on our meeting location, dates, and special announcements. During 2005 we updated the content of our web pages and will continue to add additional material in 2007 including Oztotl newsletters. If you have comments about the web pages please contact our webmasters Mike Pearson or Pete Lindsley. We would like to extend a very special thanks to Butch Fralia, our consulting webmaster of several award winning web sites.