MnGCA Spring Trash Out

On April 27, eight Minnesota Cachers gathered at Fort Snelling State Park in Saint Paul for the trash-out event. We collected several big bags of trash, everything from tin cans to office chairs. We even found an old truck and wood-burning stove, both from the 1930's - of course, these were impossible to trash out!

Currently, the DNR doesn't allow geocaches to be placed on State Park land. Hopefully with gestures of goodwill like this trash-out event and our continuing dialog with the DNR, this policy can be changed in a way that satisfies everyone.

Many park patrons that we passed thanked us for cleaning up the park, and everyone involved enjoyed leaving the park cleaner than we found it. The event was a success, and we plan to host another trash-out event near Earth Day next spring.