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EskoClimber · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject:

Many parks have sensitive areas. You might not believe this but many parks protect their sensitive areas by not advertising their existence.

I'll give you two examples from Jay Cooke SP.

Indian archelogical sites
Lady slipper areas

It is much better to avoid an area that would cause harm by knowing ahead of time than getting a knee jerk reaction after the fact.

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

It's a serious oversight by park managers to honestly believe that not having an off-trail hiking policy and not advertising the locations of these sensitive areas will keep them from being disturbed.

Park managers love to quote sensitive areas when they list of reasons why there shouldn't be geocaches but they don't like to hear that they are doing nothing to stop everyone else from stumbling onto them.
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Sad state of affairs.

merkman · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 2032

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

I have removed this topic from my watchlist as well. Carry on Smile

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Sad state of affairs.

minnesotabrad · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject:

As it stands now geocaching is banned in Isanti, they asked that caches be removed. For all we know they may decide not to allow it any longer. I hope merman has a voice that is heard and they do not take that route. The results have yet to be seen. Also I do not think I would classify geocaching as littering. I have plans to remove my caches at some point unless a muggle beats me to it. I pay my fair share of taxes and feel that I should be able to use parks for an activity I enjoy. I think most of us want geocaching to continue and as it grows in popularity there will be those that don't cache responsibly. We need to teach responsible geocaching.

EskoClimber · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

EskoClimber · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:06 pm Post subject:

Pear Head · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:41 am Post subject:

This has strayed off topic for too long.

If you're posting about Isanti in particular then post here.

If you're posting about the MnGCA's direction regarding contacting parks then post here:

http://www.mngca.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2241

Anything else here other than Isanti is off topic.
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Hmm...

merkman · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 2032

hansej · Geocacher Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 15

Merk,

If there is another board meeting where this issue is being addressed, please post a message. I'd be willing to provide some support if needed. I'd think some other passionate cachers would too.

Thanks,
~hansej

merkman · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 2032

The process is continuing.

The draft has been created and here is a status of where we are at.

EskoClimber · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:56 am Post subject:

Excellent. This is exactly what we need. We should forward the agony that you've gone through to the Anoka County Committee HOPEFULLY to expedite the process.
The Committee could see that the PD should be informed as well as the Parks dept to help head off any delays in the process.

Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:30 am Post subject:

minnesotabrad · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject:

Just wondering what the status of this is. I got a little concerned when I saw most all of Merkman's caches were archived instead of disabled. Thanks for any info.