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on September 24, 2016

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2016 WGA FALL GEO PICNIC ** BLACK RIVER STATE FOREST

 

Put this one on “Your Watchlist!”
Black River State Forest will be the home of the Wisconsin Geocaching Association’s 2016 Fall Geo Picnic. The Black River State Forest is known for its 12 miles of the large and fast moving Black River as well as three miles of the Black River’s east fork. The area is also known for its unique geological formations influenced from the glaciation during the Ice Age in the state of Wisconsin. Elk were reintroduced to the Forest last August and the forest’s habitat supports the endangered Blue Karner butterfly. Located on 68,000 acres, Black River State Forest will be an ideal place to explore as we gather for another WGA Fall Picnic.

The log cabin shelter is reserved for the Picnic at the Castle Mound Campground which includes a stone fireplace, electricity, tables and an outdoor cooking grill.

GPS coordinates – accuracy within 50-100 feet

• Entrance Road to Castle Mound: N44 17.061 W090 49.681

• Castle Mound Campground: N44 16.942 W090 49.814

• Picnic Shelter: N44 16.994 W090 49.696

*** Black River State Forest requires a state park admission sticker or daily pass to enter the campground where the shelter is located. Tell the folks at the entrance fee you are part of the WGA picnic group and get a discounted daily rate. ***

For Area Information and Lodging Contact the Black River Falls Chamber of Commerce: http://www.blackrivercountry.net/

Black River State Forest Information weblink: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/StateForests/blackRiver/

** WGA MEMBER IDEAS AND VOLUNTEERS **

Want to help hide new caches for the Picnic? Want to help plan and/or assist with the activities? Contact [email protected] or [email protected]

Event Schedule (Future Updates will be made – put this on “Your Watchlist”)

• Check In/Registration . . . . . . . . 8:30 – 11:30 AM

• Park caches download by (WGA Member). . . . . 8:30 – 10:30 AM

• Nametag Pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 – Noon

• WGA Merchandise Sales . . . . . . . . . .9:00 – 5:00 PM

• Meet at Shelter to find a Group to go out and Cache With . . . .9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM

• Meet at Shelter to find a Group to go out and Cache With . . . . NOON, 1 PM, 2PM

• TB/Geocoin Exchange Table. . . . . . . . All Day

• Lunch /Grills Ready . . . . . . . . . . Noon

• Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 – 3:30 PM

• Group Picture. . . . . . . . . .4:00 PM

• WGA member meeting OPEN FORUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30 PM

• Raffle. . . . . . . . . . . . 4:45 PM

• 4th Annual Travel Bug Race Awards. . . . 5:00 PM

• 5th Annual Travel Bug Race Start . . . 5:15 PM

• Supper/Grills Ready . . . . . . . . . 5:30 – 6:30 PM

• Board of Directors “Stand-Up” Meeting after clean up

What to Bring To the Picnic

• Your own meat to grill

• Table setting for you and your family

• Lawn chairs if you want them

• Beverages for your group

• A food item to share. To ensure variety, please bring an item to share based on your Last name: Last name A-H: chips or snacks/ Last name I-P: cookies or dessert/ Last name Q-Z: salad, vegetable or fruit

Activities (2 now and more later from WGA Member ideas and assistance)

• Joker’s Wild Poker Caching

• Medallion Hunt

• More activities to be announced at a later date

Attendance Drawing – You must be present to win We will be holding a drawing for other door prizes following the Group Picture at 4:00 pm. If you would like to contribute a prize for the raffle please contact a WGA Board of Director.

Join the 5th Annual WGA Picnic to Picnic Travel Bug Race! Bring along a new travel bug or purchase a WGA Cachekinz or WGA Geocoin to enter in this year-long race. The winners will be crowned at the 2017 WGA Picnic! Links to the Racer Webpage will be loaded to the cache page at a later time.

WGA Travel Bug Race

NAME TAG REQUEST

Are you a WGA Member and need an Official WGA Nametag? The weblink or contact information for the WGA Nametag will be updated in weeks to come.

Not a WGA Member? Joining is free. Click on the logo below to sign up.

 

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