[Az-Geocaching] Report from Pueblo Grande (Long)

[Regan Smith]

as one cacher that spent nearly an hour there with Mary, Steve and David, I
would have to agree with Steve and say that that event will go down as a
banner day for Arizona Geocaching and Geocaching world wide. for those who
will be unable to attend I invite you to send your concerns and questions
that you would like to have asked and answered to me and I will see that
there are addressed..

and that prize was very cool that was the first time I actually wanted to go
back and do a cache again

Team Evil Fish
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From: "Team Tierra Buena" <teamtierrabuena@earthlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 9:57 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Report from Pueblo Grande (Long)


> As you may be aware, last Saturday the Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix
> hosted an event that was designed for two audiences. One was to
> introduce the general public to Geocaching. The other was to raise
> awareness in both the general public and within the Geocaching community
> of the etiquette which needs to be practiced around areas of
> archaeological significance. Thanks to the efforts of Kristy Miller, who
> is Visitor Services Supervisor at the Museum, the Museum staff, and
> Chelby Geiss of Team desertSol, the program was carried out to positive
> reaction from all who attended.
>
> Also in attendance on Saturday was Mary Estes, who is the Resource
> Protection Specialist for the State Historic Preservation Office of
> Arizona State Parks. That mouthful means that Mary, among other
> responsibilities, is in charge of the Site Steward Program for the
> State. In fact, her primary purpose in attending Saturday was to staff a
> table for recruiting more Site Stewards.
>
> Mary and I began chatting during a lull. I wasn't keeping track of the
> time, but I would estimate we talked for close to 90 minutes. During
> that time, several other cachers came in and out of the conversations,
> but I couldn't possibly remember who else was involved or when or for
> how long. I also couldn't possibly recall all of the details of our talk
> either, and I wasn't taking notes. But I did come away from this
> discussion with these impressions:
>
> 1. Mary believes that the original Republic article did as great a
> disservice to the Site Stewards as we think it did to Geocaching.
>
> 2. The Site Stewards and Geocachers are probably not as far apart
> on the issues as that article may have led everyone to think.
>
> 3. This is not an impression, this is fact: They want to sit down
> and talk with us. And I think it's safe to say that we would love the
> opportunity to talk with them.
>
> Also in attendance that day was a gentlemen named David Roan, who did
> not give me his email address. David is a grad student at ASU, and he
> told us he is completing his graduate practicum with the Bureau of Land
> Management. David believes that he can get representation from the BLM
> at this meeting as well. Mary added that she could invite attendees from
> other agencies such as the State Land Trust, and even invite Tribal
> representatives. We decided to agree on a date, September 27, and let
> the chips fall where they may regarding peoples' availability. We'll
> never find a date to accommodate everyone.
>
> It should also be apparent that we cannot make this an open meeting. I
> have extended invitations to the following geocachers to represent our
> community:
>
> Bob Renner
> Brian Team Snaptek
> Chelby desertSol
> Ed Trail Gypsy
> Jim Team Scotti
> Jerry Cache-Quest
> Ken WhereRWee
> Ken Lincoln
> Larry Team "Wyle E"
> Libby Wolfb8
> Regan Team Evil Fish
>
> I will do everything I can to report all the details of our progress
> through postings to this list server.
>
> Last Saturday may prove in time to mark the beginning of a new era for
> Geocaching in the state; an era where we no longer have to try to "fly
> under the radar" and where land managers know that we are doing
> everything in our power to enjoy our recreation without threatening our
> lands or the treasures they contain.
>
> Steve
> Team Tierra Buena
>
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