Re: [Az-Geocaching] Trash in Tonto

Top Page
Attachments:
Message as email
+ (text/plain)
+ (message/rfc822)
+ (text/plain)
+ (text/html)
Delete this message
Reply to this message
Author: patrick hopkins
Date:  
To: az-geocaching
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Trash in Tonto
steve, i think that's a great idea. especially the part about inviting
the nfs to take part. it would give them the opportunity to see just
what we do in a "real time" situation, and also give them a chance to
participate in a cache "find".

im not sure if we could make it or not, (a bit of a drive) but we will
keep track of your progress and plans on these pages.

take care, and we hope it's a great success.

"team lake havasu", wendy, patrick, and dog.

If you didn't see the article in this morning's "Republic" about the
trash problem in Tonto National Forest, you can read it here:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0218trash18.html

I'd like your thoughts on an idea I've been thinking about that fits in
with this story. What about holding an event cache somewhere in Tonto,
the objective of which (other than the social) would be to do a group
cleanup of an area that needs it?

I was originally thinking that we'd "just do it", but in light of the
article I wonder if we shouldn't contact one of the NFS personnel named
in the story, let them know what we're doing (and when and where).
Perhaps we could even persuade someone to plant a traditional cache near
the event cache, which then might be archived after the event. Not only
would that provide additional incentive for people to show up, but if
the NFS folks showed up we could show them what a cache is and is not.
Maybe we could even offer the NFS people the opportunity to request
where we'd do the cleanup.

I'm open to any comments. TIA.

Steve
Team Tierra Buena