[GeoStL] Re: Sensitive areas generally RE: Good News

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Does my simple presence in the woods kill animals?


On Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 10:18 PM, SSG Dru C Reeves wrote:

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> Yes I agree, don't bring your rifles or handguns while geocaching. You
> might kill an endangered species!
>
> On Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 09:40 PM, Jim Bensman wrote:
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>> Good to hear that.  Placing caches in natural areas can also cause
>> problems
>> if placed in a bad spot.  I would encourage people to check with the
>> agency
>> to make sure you don't place it in a bad place.  We should also
>> remember
>> that we have to be more concerned than just where the cache is.  We
>> have to
>> be concerned on what areas could be trampled when someone is looking
>> for the
>> cache.  We would sure look bad if some endangered species got killed
>> off by
>> cachers.  Another suggestion if you must place one in a sensitive area
>> is to
>> make it easy to find, give clear directions on how to find it, and let
>> people know this is a sensitive area and you need to be careful.  We
>> do not
>> want to be giving agencies reasons to not allow us.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan Henke
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:10 PM
>>> To: geocaching
>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Good News
>>>
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>>> Just wanted to let you all know that I am direct
>>> contact with the Forest Service including Nancy Feakes
>>> and several of the rangers and archaeologists. They
>>> have expressed an interest in doing a cache that will
>>> be hidden jointly by them and me and I will be talking
>>> with the ranger in charge of Kaintuck Hollow area to
>>> hopefully set this up.
>>> Also I have found another area of sensitivity and
>>> being an amateur archaeologist I can understand their
>>> point of view. I had expressed an interest in locating
>>> a cache near a large cave in the Piney River area but
>>> was concerned about the impact of people on the
>>> archaeological resources there so I asked first and
>>> they told me that they would prefer not to have the
>>> location advertised (this is no longer on topo maps
>>> and other sources of information so it would be harder
>>> for pot hunters to find). I stand by the Forest
>>> Service on this decision and told them I would not
>>> place a cache there. However the Archaeologist in
>>> charge of the entire Mark Twain area in MO contacted
>>> me and expressed an interest in doing some kind of
>>> cache to highlight and make people more aware of the
>>> archaeological resources in our state so it could be
>>> something good coming out of it too.
>>>
>>> I will keep you all informed
>>>
>>> Dan (Thunder)
>>>
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