The WGA has formed a variety of committees to direct various aspects of our operations, activities, and events, and to make recommendations and proposals to the full board of directors. The chair that is selected each year is the one who reports to the Board of Directors
Community Education
Directly hosts educational geocaching events and provides resources for members to do the same.
Website
Maintain and improve the WGA website.
Historical
Record the history of the WGA and make it available via the website. Serve as a liason with past board members. John Sudar (Hack1of2) has accepted the volunteer position as WGA Historian.
Social Media
Organize our presence and messaging on social media sites which are Facebook, Instagram, and X (Formerly Twitter).
Newsletter
Write and curate content for our quarterly email newsletter and monthly newsletters.
Travel Bug Race
Organize a yearly trackable race.
Membership
Monitor for new member and newsletter signups to welcome new people to the WGA. Weed out spam accounts.
Photo of the Month
Organize a monthly photo contest among members.
Kidz Club
Explore ways to engage kids during WGA events.
State Park Series
Work with trail bosses to monitor and maintain the WGA State Park Series across the State.
Ice Age Trail Series
Work with trail bossses to monitor and maintain the WGA IAT series caches across the State.
Lonely Cache Game
Manage and promote the WGA Lonely Cache Game (LCG) and advise the board on potential changes to the game’s rules. Organize a yearly WGA LCG event to highlight the Lonely Cache Game and its top players for the previous year.
Spring Picnic
Plan and host the annual Spring Picnic event.
West Bend
Plan for the WGA presence at the West Bend Cache Ba$h.
West Bend Pancake Breakfast
Plan and host the annual Pancake Breakfast event the Sunday after West Bend Cache Ba$h.
Fall Campout
Plan and host the annual Fall Picnic event.
GIFF
Plan and host a WGA GIFF event each year that Geocaching HQ holds the GIFF contest.
Chili
Plan and host the annual Chili Feed member give-back event.
Quarterly Cache Spotlight
Highlight new and well-respected caches from around the state.
Oldest Cache per County Spotlight
Maintain a bookmark of the oldest caches in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties.
Yellowstone Trail Adventure Lab Series
Work with the current trailbosses and monitor the bonus caches.