Southeastern Regional Association of the National Speleological Society
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The Southeastern Regional Association (SERA) of the National Speleological Society (NSS) is a regional organization made up of all the NSS organizations (caving grottos (clubs) and surveys) in the Southeastern portion of the United States of America. The SERA region includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The purpose of SERA is to further the aims of the NSS in the Southeast.
If you are interested in caving, contact your nearest caving organization to find out more information about caving. If you are in the Southeastern U.S., check out the SERA Organizations, otherwise, contact the the National Speleological Society. Please cave safely and responsibly - check out Cave Conservation, Cave Safety, and Closed Cave Lists. Local grottos (caving clubs) will be able to provide you with more information on caving technique and best practice.
2025 SERA Winter Business Meeting
Pigeon Mountain Grotto is hosting the SWBM at the Bank of LaFayette Community Room in Lafayette, GA on saturday, March 1, 2025, 10am - 1pm with banquet at 6pm.
Location: Bank of Lafayette Community Center, Withers St E, LaFayette, GA 30728 ( 34.705635, -85.281352 )
Time: 10am - 1pm with a dinner banquet at 6pm (Eastern)
Banquet Speaker: Doug Carson, “History of Pigeon Mountain”
Art Salon contact: Sarah Keyes
Map Salon contact: Brent Aulenbach
Dinner banquet will be a taco bar from 54-Catered Events. There will be coffee, pastries, and various breakfast items. Lunch will be on your own and there are multiple lunch options within easy walking distance
Fee $30 for registration + banquet Pay registration+banquet with SQUARE
Fee $10 for registration only Pay registration only with SQUARE
If you would like to submit anything to the photo and fine art salon, please contact Annabelle Dempsey.
To submit a map to the map salon please contact Brent Aulenbach.
NOTICE: The SERA Cave Canival is back for 2025!
The 2025 SERA Cave Carnival will be hosted by the East Tennessee Grotto on the weekend of May 2-4, 2025. It will be held at East Fork Stables in Jamestown, Tennessee. This beautiful location offers luxury camping in level forested camp sites and hot showers. There are approximately 2000 caves within a 50 mile radius and over 70 miles of cave passage on the property, within the beautiful Obey river gorge!
Please note that the deadline for pre-registration pricing is April 1, 2025
(no joke!)To register or for more information on the 2025 SERA Cave Carnival click here: REGISTER
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please consider volunteering for helping in some capacity at the 2025 SERA Cave Carnival. By serving as a volunteer you will receive a free Volunteer T-shirt, meet lots of friendly cavers and help make the Cave Carnival even better. You can choose a category and sign up using the following links:
***NOTICE***
Proposed Amendment to the SERA Bylaws:
The officers of the Committee shall be named a "Board of Directors" which include the positions of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary/Treasurer.
White Nose SyndromeWhite Nose Syndrome (WNS) is continuing to spread towards the SERA region. All are encourged to follow the caving moratoria in WNS-infected areas and to follow the decontamination guidelines. Stay up to date with all the latest information concerning White Nose Syndrome here.
SERA Website awarded the NSS Web Page Award for January - March, 2000.
SERA wishes to express Thanks to Brent Aulenbach for his years of service as SERA's first Webmaster!
Any questions or comments, contact the Webmaster
