{"id":20,"date":"2020-09-10T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnmore.caves.org\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2020-11-20T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:30:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnmore.caves.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a80ccfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a80ccfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3ea8c\" data-id=\"eb3ea8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c58e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c58e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/learnmore.caves.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CPN_Black_Transparent.png?fit=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-132\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/learnmore.caves.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CPN_Black_Transparent.png?w=492&amp;ssl=1 492w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/learnmore.caves.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CPN_Black_Transparent.png?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c24cc10\" data-id=\"c24cc10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44fe74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d44fe74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725e6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"725e6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f26f951 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f26f951\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5db81ca\" data-id=\"5db81ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411d958d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411d958d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Simply put, we protect caves and the ability of people to visit them for future generations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Cave Preservation Network (CPN) is a collaboration of many dedicated organizations who care about caves. Cave explorers, cave owners, and the public all have a vested interest in protecting these fragile places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">We use the funds from this program to protect more caves by making them NSS Nature Preserves, part of the NSS National Preserve System. This system supports not only NSS Preserves, but also cave conservancies working to protect caves and lands around the country. We are also increasing the funds available to make additional education and conservation programs for the public.&nbsp; We support cave research objectives that give us insight into karst landscapes, and use new and innovative science to inform our education and outreach mission.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0a229e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0a229e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5040c9a\" data-id=\"5040c9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0832d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cc0832d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4476e52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4476e52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9968eca\" data-id=\"9968eca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Simply put, we protect caves and the ability of people to visit them for future generations. The Cave Preservation Network (CPN) is a collaboration of many dedicated organizations who care about caves. Cave explorers, cave owners, and the public all have a vested interest in protecting these fragile places. 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