Morning all, I am sending this to the Arizona Geocaching Listserv as well as a few people in BCC (hay some people dont want email address spread around) please help spread the word? As many of you know, the BLM for Arizona is becoming involved in geocaching. They have created a webpage with information and regulations for places they manage. http://www.blm.gov/az/geocache.htm A basic map showing the regions for the BLM is located here: http://www.blm.gov/az/azmap.htm I was working to get a new cache out on some BLM property so I have started a dialog with our local office in Tucson. Francisco J. Mendoza is the outdoor recreation planner for the Tucson sector and he has been very nice and helpful. It appears the BLM is getting serious about requiring permission for cache placements including they are going to be conducting a survey on all caches currently on BLM lands in the area. I received some more email from him this morning and I told him I would pass this along to as many people as I can. He is trying to make the permission portion easier to get. Read on please, and forward this to all your geocaching friends in AZ.. Lets not get the BLM upset with us as that is a huge portion of our playground. I will forward any other information I obtain from them. I have found this webpage by the state that shows land management: http://sco.az.gov/website/parcels/viewer.htm You can use this to find out if the property is State Trust, Wilderness, Fish and Game, BLM, BLM wildlife ect. ect. -ShadowAce / Dirk ----- We are getting more cache calls than previously, and we'll probably need to do a review of the existing caches in our field office some time in the near future. In the meantime, we are considering asking folks who want to place a cache to submit a simple request with the following information: DATE REQUESTED DESCRIPTION OF CACHE UTM-EAST UTM-NORTH NAME-FIRST NAME-LAST E-MAIL ADDRESS1 CITY STATE ZIP PHONE Once the request is received, we'll review the location for potential concerns using the following criteria, based on existing/available data. Location Land Ownership Archaeological Sites T/E Species Sensitive Wildlife/Vegetation Habitat Access/Transportation System OHV Designations Wilderness Areas Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Mining Operations/Hazards Rights-of-Way and Easements Grazing Allotments Use and Developments Recreation Sites and Developments Based on the review findings, the cache may be OK without further action, or may not be OK at the location requested and relocation required, or may be OK where located with special conditions/stipulations. ======================== Tucson Sector Francisco J. Mendoza Outdoor Recreation Planner 12661 E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85748 PH(520) 258-7226 FAX(520) 258-7238 Francisco_Mendoza@blm.gov ---------- Other Offices are: Craig J. Johnson Archaeologist BLM/Kingman Field Office 2755 Mission Blvd. Kingman, AZ 86401 Office: 928-718-3731 Fax: 928-718-3761 email: Craig_J_Johnson@blm.gov ------------ Sally Murray 2610 Sweetwater Ave. Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406 (928) 505-1238 Sarah_C_Murray@blm.gov Lake Havasu Office ------------ BLM Arizona Strip office contact: David Kiel David_Kiel@blm.gov 345 E. Riverside Dr. St. George, Utah 84790 Phone 435 688-3240 FAX 435 688-3388 Not sure at this point who to refer you to specifically for the Phoenix Field Office but you can start with Jack_Ragsdale@blm.gov, or Penny_Foreman@blm.gov For the Safford Field Office try Deborah_Morris@blm.gov