[wisb] Re: OT: Prickly pears blooming?
- From: Gwyn Calvetti <gwyntells@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: john romano <cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:07:04 -0500
Just to clarify.....We are well aware of the geocaching restrictions in
State Natural Areas and National Parks. However, with permission, an
individual can place something called an EarthCache, which does not have a
container. Instead, the seeker is led to a point or along a marked trail to
discover and reflect on the forces of geology. We have placed several such
EarthCaches ourselves with the full permission of Thomas Meyer in each
instance. It's really a great way to get folks into areas with interesting
features, while avoiding the impact the activity can otherwise have. The
one to which I referred earlier is such a cache in the Blue River Sand
Barrens, with full permission on record by way of a government form.
For the uninitiated....geocaching is an activity that people enjoy by
loading coordinates given at an online site into a handheld GPSr and then
finding a container with a log book to sign at those points. It has been a
great way for my non-birding husband and me to enjoy time outdoors together,
and in the process, he's picked up some birding skills. We've had some
great adventures, discovered lots of neat places and I've even picked up a
few new birds.
Now back to birding....
Gwyn Calvetti (Secretary, Wisconsin Geocaching Association)
LaCrosse County
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:33 AM, john romano <cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Geocaching - Hmm - That a new term/activity that I have never hear of
> before.
>
> John Romano
> Madison Wi
>
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> --- On *Sat, 6/20/09, Mark and Sue Martin <goosep@xxxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
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> From: Mark and Sue Martin <goosep@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [wisb] Re: OT: Prickly pears blooming?
> To: gwyntells@xxxxxxxxx, wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 8:47 AM
>
>
> Hi
> Geocaching is not permitted on State Natural Areas. I copied this from the
> Wisconsin Geocache website.
>
> Prohibited Locations: Caches are not allowed in sensitive areas and never
> in
> the following specific properties:
> a.. National Parks
> b... National Monuments
> c.. Wisconsin State Natural Areas (SNAs) (SNAs map) (see exception
> procedure for EarthCaches)
> Mark Martin
> Goose Pond
> Arlington
>
> Bureau of Endangered Resources
> State Natural Areas Program
> Madison
>
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>
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 2:06 PM
> Subject: [wisb] OT: Prickly pears blooming?
>
>
> > For those of you who've been to Spring Green Preserve in the very recent
> > past, how close are the prickly pears to bloom? I guess they are also at
> > the Blue River Barrens, where I want to go do a geocache along with some
> > birding.
> > I suppose I could just go to Holland Sand Prairie and see if those are
> > blooming yet, too. TIA
> > Gwyn Calvetti
> > LaCrosse County
> >
> > --
> > Gwyn Calvetti
> > Oh, the stories I could tell you!
> > President HasBeen, Northlands Storytelling Network
> > Contributing Author, "Telling Stories to Children," NSN
> > Wisconsin Humanities Council Speakers Bureau Member, 2006-08
> >
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