Legal and Miscellaneous

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IKC business details:

• Bylaws of the Indiana Karst Conservancy
• Our Articles of Incorporation.
• IKC non-profit IRS 990 returns.
• IRS affirmation letter confirms the IKC's tax-exempt status (PDF).

Cave-related legal stuff:

• Indiana's Cave Regulations.
• The Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988 (PDF).
• Cave management policy for Indiana DNR properties (PDF).
• The IKC/DNR Interim Cave Access Letter of Understanding (PDF).
• The Agreement between the IKC and the Indiana Cave Survey.
• The 1992 InDOT Karst MOU (PDF).
• The IKC grotto liaison agreement (PDF).
• Liaisons and visitation overview by cave (PDF). Please refer to the individual cave management plans for complete access requirements.
• Permit application for scientific research on IKC properties (MS-Word)

And a few more external links...

• Build yourself a bat box.
• How to humanely exclude bats from buildings.
• Boy Scouts of America safe caving policy (PDF).

Website:

• Privacy Policy
• Terms & Conditions
• Webmaster: Bruce Bowman