[Az-Geocaching] Trash in Tonto Revisited
Trisha Radley
az-geocaching@listserv.snaptek.com
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:25:45 -0700
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MessageAll I can add is that up here in the Prescott National Forest, =
the Forest Service IS VERY AWARE of geocaching, to the point of a ranger =
actually going to a cache on her time off (Quartz Cache) and mentioning =
in the log book that they are watching. (Remember that, Larry?) They =
have computers too!
Anything we can do to help our "image" may help.
~~trisha
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Team Tierra Buena=20
To: Arizona Geocaching=20
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Trash in Tonto Revisited
I wanted to read everyone's responses before I weighed in again. =
Thanks to all who posted. I think I can summarize the messages that were =
posted as follows: most people who responded to my original post seem to =
be in favor of a "Trash Out" event cache, but a number of you voiced =
concern about informing the National Forest Service.
I've only lived here for five years, and I haven't "grown up" with the =
land management issues as some of you have. From my perspective, though, =
the NFS already knows that Geocaching exists, and I suspect the Ranger =
Districts in the state are very aware that many caches are placed on =
land under their jurisdiction. I'd like to think they're looking at =
whatever evidence they find, good and bad, prior to developing a policy, =
but perhaps I'm being naive. If Geocaching were below their radar, I =
might be inclined to do whatever possible to keep it that way. I don't =
believe that to be the case, though. I think we ought to exploit the =
opportunity to show them we are far less of a threat than those who use =
Forest Service lands as a dumping ground for empty beer cans and spent =
shotgun shells.
Your thoughts, please.
Steve
Team Tierra Buena
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>All I can add is that up here in the Prescott =
National Forest,=20
the Forest Service IS VERY AWARE of geocaching, to the point of a ranger =
actually going to a cache on her time off (Quartz Cache) and mentioning =
in the=20
log book that they are watching. (Remember that, Larry?) They have =
computers=20
too!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Anything we can do to help our "image" may =
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>~~trisha</DIV>
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<A title=3Dteamtierrabuena@earthlink.net=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Daz-geocaching@listserv.snaptek.com=20
href=3D"mailto:az-geocaching@listserv.snaptek.com">Arizona =
Geocaching</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 25, 2002 =
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] Trash =
in Tonto=20
Revisited</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua">I =
wanted to read=20
everyone's responses before I weighed in again. Thanks to all =
who=20
posted. I think I can summarize the messages that were posted as =
follows: most=20
people who responded to my original post seem to be in favor of a =
"Trash Out"=20
event cache, but a number of you voiced concern about informing the =
National=20
Forest Service.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT=20
face=3D"Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua">I've =
only lived=20
here for five years, and I haven't "grown up" with the land management =
issues=20
as some of you have. From my perspective, though, the NFS already =
knows that=20
Geocaching exists, and I suspect the Ranger Districts in the state are =
very=20
aware that many caches are placed on land under their jurisdiction. =
I'd like=20
to think they're looking at whatever evidence they find, good and bad, =
prior=20
to developing a policy, but perhaps I'm being naive. If Geocaching =
were=20
below their radar, I might be inclined to do whatever possible to =
keep it=20
that way. I don't believe that to be the case, though. I think we =
ought to=20
exploit the opportunity to show them we are far less of a threat than =
those=20
who use Forest Service lands as a dumping ground for empty beer cans =
and spent=20
shotgun shells.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT=20
face=3D"Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua">Your =
thoughts,=20
please.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT=20
face=3D"Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT=20
face=3D"Book Antiqua">Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D077173800-26022002><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua">Team =
Tierra=20
Buena</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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