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badwolf22 · Geocacher Joined: 17 Oct 2010 Posts: 3

I was wondering if anyone has a contact in the Minneapolis park system. I am working on an earthcache located in a Minneapolis park and just need to find a contact to get permission. I did send a message to all of the owners of earthcaches in Minneapolis parks and only two got back to me. The COs do not remember who they contacted for permission. They told me it was someone in the Parks Department.

Any name would be greatly appreciated. The Minneapolis Parks Department is large so am just looking for a specific person that might be able to give me the answer.

andrewmcc · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 985

I may be wrong but I don't think you need city permission to do an earthcache.
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kc9gbo · Geocacher Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 148

The city may not require it, but GeoAware does for them to publish Earthcaches now.

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Pear Head · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject:

ArcherDragoon · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:54 am Post subject:

You need a name and contact info for someone. I have worked with Rochester City Parks for a couple I have down here. It is required regardless of policy by Geoaware and the group that works with Earthcaches.

Edit: To be clear...the regardless part is in reference to local policy...Geoaware requires that info for any Earthcache regardless of location...
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MNMizzou · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:31 pm Post subject:

They do realize that 99% of these are on open park land? The only difference between me and a class of 3rd graders stopping to read a plaque in a park is I'm the only adult who will have read it since it was last found by a cacher... the third graders will probably be quizzed on it later.

I can understand if it is in some sort of private facility, which I'm not even sure why you would put one in someone's house... but this getting permission thing is getting a little nuts, what do you tell them? "Hi, I need permission for people to come and read a plaque in the park?" That should go over well.

King Boreas · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:35 pm Post subject:

Guitar Solo · Geocacher Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 165

Who REALLY cares if I was to walk to a park, write some stuff down, and take a picture of a rock?!

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Pear Head · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:12 pm Post subject:

speedysk1 · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:09 pm Post subject:

Maybe Fruitcake can investigate this a bit and see why this is required or ask Geoaware to respond here? I agree with MNMizzou. As long as anyone else can be at that location permission is not required. It's one thing to ask for permission to leave a cache container, it's something entirely different to have someone read a public plague and take a picture. I'd be very interested to understand the reasoning for this.
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Pear Head · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:12 pm Post subject: