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eagleyes · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:16 pm Post subject: SNF caches

Picked up my email today and had a message from the LaCroix District Ranger asking me to spread the word to all geocachers that a permit must be applied for before a cache is placed in the SNF. (SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST). I know that this has been discussed on this board before, but I was asked to do this and so I am. The Kawishiwi District has been monitoring caches for several years and now the LaCroix district is doing the same. Please respect their rules so we can continue to have caches as now they are very cache friendly if the rules are followed.
Here is part of the email-

"In addition, we would also appreciate it if you could spread the word in
the northern MN geocaching community that a permit is needed from the
responsible Ranger District for a geocache. I found geocaches on the
website that were placed near the Echo Lake Campground (towlebooth) and
Vermilion Falls (Team Beeblebrox), neither has filed a registration form
with our office. Each Ranger District has a responsibility to monitor and
keep track of this recreational activity on federal lands and therefore the
need for the registration forms."
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Pear Head · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: SNF caches

Pear Head · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject:

It may also be a good time to give out the SNF geocaching link.

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

Thanks for the update eagleyes! I moved this topic to the proper forum.
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towlebooth · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:59 am Post subject: Re: SNF caches

eagleyes · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject: Our take on this---

The Bird Dog was thinking last night. His thought is that when the new people came into the postions at La Croix Ranger district and decided to delve into geocaching and see what was what, they decided to play by the book. If your cache was over a year old and you didn´t renew it, they tossed your permit. The rules do say that the permit for a cache is good for one year at which time it has to be renewed. Mine is in that process right now for FIRE AND ICE. At least those are his thoughts. Maybe they want to go look at the cache sites and assess an environmental impact before they renew the permit. That is just a guess. Maybe not true. çanother thought is that -look at your permit- it is the orginal or a copy_ I have copies for all of mine. Maybe the person who signed it at the time sent you back the only copy and didn´t keep one for their office.

They are new to this and I don´t think they are out to cause any problems-they just want to follow the rules- I know at the Kawishi district, being that we live in Ely I just go into the office with my copies and get them renewed each spring.

Just our thoughts. Should also say that being here in Mexico, I am at the mercy of odd computer systems. I sometimes don´t know what button I am pushing if the keyboard is a spanish one. So it happened that the post I sent which is now under park relations is the one I tried to delete and teh newer one that I sent under N. MN. is the one I wanted to send originally that is now locked. If you go and read it, you will see it is much more clear and also a contact name and info is given. I hope I am sending this as a reply to your post under park relations. IF not, maybe someone can move it. I am again at the mercy of a spanish system-
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Pear Head · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:28 pm Post subject:

Just wanted to update everyone to let you know that I did receive a prompt reply from Team Beeblebrox. Curt said that he will follow up on registering.

- Pear Head