Geocaching is a 21st Century treasure hunting adventure game played by global positioning system (GPS) users while enjoying freedom of access to the Public Lands. BLM welcomes this activity in the right locations on the Public lands if conducted with minimal impact to the environment and conscientious land use ethics are followed.
Geocaching is related to orienteering (where participants find their way with a compass) except it takes advantage of a GPS unit's capabilities. The locations of physical and virtual caches all over the world are shared on the Internet. Visitors use location coordinates to find caches, then are faced with a variety of rewards. The visitor may be expected to leave or replace items in the cache, deliver items to another cache, or take a self-portrait to upload to an Internet virtual album. The cache may be a small waterproof box or simply an unmistakable landmark to include in the portrait.
Geocaching may become a management concern for BLM if it jeopardizes public health and safety, causes environmental damage, or conflicts with other authorized uses.
You can avoid concern about establishing a cache by contacting the local BLM office to identify the intended location and request authorization. BLM will be happy to check that the proposed cache location:
Appears the area is Bureau of Land Mgmt. property as well as private property depending on the exact coordinates:
Private property would require the permission of the property owner while caches on BLM property are to be placed only after permission is obtained from the BLM office.
N 34 36.50 W 113 47.70 area
Township 15N Range 15W Section 26
BLM contact information for this area is:Phoenix District
Teri Raml, District Manager
Hassayampa Field Office
Steve Cohn, Field Manager
21605 North 7th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85027-2929
623-580-5500
Fax: 623-580-5580Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., M-F
On 4/9/09, Jason Poulter <jason@azgeocaching.com> wrote:Here is a message we received maybe someone on the list can help them?
Reply to their email listed below.
Thanks,
Jason
AzGeocaching.com
This is an enquiry e-mail via http://www.azgeocaching.com/ from:
Chris Shook <cshook@mitacademy.org>
Hi,
I'm a 7th grade teacher who has vacationed in the Yucca area for over 25 years.. I am involved in a project with my
class, and we want to place a geocache out in that area. Where can I go to find out whether or not I can place a
geocache in the location I've picked?
I'm not sure if anyone receiving this mail is familiar with the Yucca area, but the projected location is just off of
Chicken Springs Road, which is off of Alamo Road in between Yucca and Alamo Lake. Thank you very much for your time.
~Chris Shook
cshook@mitacademy.org
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