[GeoStL] Re: Sensitive areas generally RE: Good News
- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 00:33:57 -0500
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Dru, entering a cave can cause bats to perish. In the case of some
endangered bats, their breeding can be disrupted and even eliminated by
someone just entering a cave even though they do not disturb anything. For
this reason, there are a lot of caves that are closed off during certain
months and a stiff fine will be handed out to those who do not follow these
rules. These caves are typically ones that the public knows about. Caves
that have been removed from maps and are not generally known are the ones
that get stumbled upon and do not have posted signs. Its good to know what
months you shouldn't enter one of these caves.
So to answer your question, YES. But, not just standing in the woods.. :-)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "SSG Dru C Reeves" <dru.reeves@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:24 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Sensitive areas generally RE: Good News
> -
> Does my simple presence in the woods kill animals?
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 10:18 PM, SSG Dru C Reeves wrote:
>
> > -
> > 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:
> >
> >> -
> >> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -
> >>> 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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