[Az-Geocaching] McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Sat, 5 Apr 2003 15:55:41 -0700

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> I hope this doesn't set a precedent of refusals by various land
agencies.
I honestly don't think that's likely. There are two factors at work in
the Preserve: One is, quite frankly, that a couple of the more
influential (and more vocal) Commissioners have developed a bias against
Geocaching. I wasn't optimistic about our chances of overcoming those
prejudices going in to the meeting. I won't elaborate here, but anyone
who wants to ask me about it can do so at the next event cache we can
attend (we're hoping to make "Agent Rendezvous" for the day on Saturday,
but we can't promise). 
The other and more significant reason in my opinion is the fact that the
Commission sees the Preserve more akin to a Designated Wilderness Area
than a Municipal Park, and the city ordinances that created the Preserve
and the Commission back that up. Considered in that light, banning
Geocaching makes a lot more sense in the Preserve than in many other
public lands. I think Arizona land management agencies that are still on
the fence about Geocaching are going to be paying much more attention to
how things go within Maricopa County Parks than they will to the
McDowell Sonoran Preserve. 
Steve
Team Tierra Buena

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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>&gt; </span></font>I&nbsp;hope =
this doesn't
set a precedent of refusals by various land agencies.<o:p></o:p></p>

I =
honestly don&#8217;t
think that&#8217;s likely. There are two factors at work in the =
Preserve: One
is, quite frankly, that a couple of the more influential (and more =
vocal)
Commissioners have developed a bias against Geocaching. I wasn&#8217;t
optimistic about our chances of overcoming those prejudices going in to =
the
meeting. I won&#8217;t elaborate here, but anyone who wants to ask me =
about it can
do so at the next event cache we can attend (we&#8217;re hoping to make =
&#8220;Agent
Rendezvous&#8221; for the day on Saturday, but we can&#8217;t promise). =
<o:p></o:p>

The =
other and
more significant reason in my opinion is the fact that the Commission =
sees the
Preserve more akin to a Designated Wilderness Area than a =
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Municipal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, and
the city ordinances that created the Preserve and the Commission back =
that up. Considered
in that light, banning Geocaching makes a lot more sense in the Preserve =
than
in many other public lands. I think =
<st1:State><st1:place>Arizona</st1:place></st1:State> land
management agencies that are still on the fence about Geocaching are =
going to
be paying much more attention to how things go within Maricopa County =
Parks
than they will to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. =
<o:p></o:p>

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Team Tierra Buena<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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