Why become a WGA Member?

Three reasons come to mind: Ownership, Control, and Strength. By becoming a member, you show your support and ownership of the principles behind the WGA, you exercise control by electing the board of directors and perhaps serving on the board, and you help strengthen the association by identifying with it. As we have been working with property managers and other organizations such as the state DNR, one valid question we have been asked is for some assurance that we actually do speak for Wisconsin geocachers. By becoming a member, you are affirming that you support and are aligned with the work of the association. As such, we feel it is important to get the membership involved in the running of the organization through an elected board that represents the members.

Membership Requirements

• Wisconsin resident. Your permanent residence must be in the state of Wisconsin.
• 16 years of age or older
  
• Committed to the purpose of the WGA, as defined in our bylaws
• Annual registration with the WGA. There is no longer a separate annual registration process. However you must take some action on this website at least once a year, such as posting a message in our forums, voting in our Board of Directors elections, voting for Cache of the Month, etc. to remain a member in good standing and appear in our membership list.
• No membership dues. We continue to provide free membership to the WGA, relying on donations and fundraisers to fund our events and activities. Yearly membership dues will only be imposed if our expenses start to exceed the money we can raise.

WGA Friends

If you do not meet the membership requirements above, or if you don’t want to provide us with the information necessary to verify you are eligible to be a member, you can sign up as a WGA friend. A WGA friend can use all the services of the WGA website and can participate in all WGA activities except voting in Board elections and on referendums. To create a WGA friend user account, follow the normal account creation process outlined below.

How To Become A Member Or Friend

To register as a WGA member or friend, you must have a user account on the wi-geocaching.com web site, so if you don’t, click here to create one. During the account creation process, you will be asked about your interest in and eligibility for WGA membership. If you meet our eligibility requirements, you will be asked to enter your membership information. If not, a WGA friend user account will be created.

Policy Regarding Membership Data

You may have looked at the registration form and might have some concerns regarding some of the data we are requesting. In a nutshell, WGA promises to keep your personal information private. For more information, read our Privacy Policy.

Only three pieces of data appear in the public WGA membership list: your username on this site, your geocaching.com username, and city you are from. No street addresses, email addresses, or personal names will be given out. All of the other information is solely for use by the WGA Board of Directors to be able to verify your residence for voting purposes, and to be able to contact the membership.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding membership that have not been answered here or run into trouble registering as a member, please contact us at [email protected] and we will get you a response as quickly as possible.