[GeoStL] Re: geocaching gets negative press
- From: "Jim Bensman" <jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 00:12:33 -0500
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I always struggle with these kinds of issues as I know where there are lots
of neat and sensitive locations. They are neat to share, but you always
worry about some slob. I've put caches in somewhat sensitive locations and
let people know of the need to be careful and almost everyone has complied.
One thing I have recently been struggling with is there is a pair of bald
eagles nesting real close to the new cache at the museum by the Alton Lock
and Dam. I have not decided if I should post a note on the cache page to
let people know they are there as you can see them from your car. While one
can get fined $10,000 for disturbing them, I've been to parks and seen
people chasing after wildlife. Eagle nests are very sensitive to human
disturbance. I would not want someone I told about it getting out of their
car for a closer look, but there should be no problem sitting in your car
looking at them. So I do not know what I am going to do. I've been
thinking about making people email me and promise they will stay in their
car.
There is another active eagle nest out on Dresser Island. I canoed in that
area Saturday and thought about placing a cache out there, but decided
against it mainly because of the eagle nest and you never know what the
water levels will be in there.
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Griffin
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:17 AM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: geocaching gets negative press
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> -
> They have bigger issues with the Indian Militia that just took thousands
> of
> acres of the park by force. It seems the tribes in the area are tired of
> people coming on to their land and taking fossils and relics of their
> ancestors. National Geographic did a good article on it a while back.
>
> Listing fossils on geocaching.com is perfectly acceptable as long as
> people
> follow park rules. Backpacker magazine just advertised their new "The
> Worlds
> ONLY GPS Enabled Magazine" and started their first issue with coords to
> all
> the neat hidden stuff at Yellowstone. I would imagine that that is no
> different from anything GC.COM lists.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dana cook" <zoejuju@xxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:48 AM
> Subject: [GeoStL] geocaching gets negative press
>
>
> > -
> > In this month's edition of National Geographic there is an article about
> > Badlands National Park. A significant portion of the article pertains to
> the
> > number of fossils contained in the park and the problem of looting.
> >
> > The author interviewed the park paleontologist, Rachel Benton, who had
> this
> > to say:
> >
> > "Besides outright theft, now we have to worry about geo-caching," says
> > Lopez.
> >
> > The article continues:
> >
> > "In this latest twist to a treasure hunt, people hide a container and
> > perhaps a trinket, take GPS coordinates, and put the coordinates on the
> > internet. Other people go to the location and try to find the cache.
> > Although a treasure hunt may seem a nuisance at worst, and can have the
> > positive effect of getting people out in nature, Lopez warns of an
> > escalation: Some geo-cachers are finding fossils in park rocks and
> putting
> > these coordinates on the Web. Anyone can then come to look--or to take."
> >
> > Any thoughts? Not the most positive national exposure our beloved
> > hobby/sport could have, huh?
> >
> > Dana
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