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[DCexplorer]

I do not mean to critique another’s cache placement; I merely point out that from what information I could find, the descriptions of SNAs oftentimes are ambiguous in their descriptions.

Without access to maps of the SNAs in question, my examination of the SNA issue is a layman’s take on the situation. As I said earlier, I am fairly new to the sport, and am trying to grasp the mindset of those who have been more heavily involved.

If maps of SNAs showing boundaries were available online, or if they are available, a link created to them, would help us identify what is and what is not a SNA. As anyone who has been to Rock Island knows, it is almost entirely wooded. Yet the “Rock Island Woods” SNA doesn’t apply to the whole island. Are the maps you’re using publicly available?

Since the Kangaroo Lake SNA is owned by the Nature Conservancy and the Door County Land Trust, perhaps seeking approval for the Geocache from the local land manager would be best thing to do, in a similar fashion to what CP Blacksmith did with “Top of Niagara.” I would hate to see this cache archived.

[kbraband]

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Originally posted by DCexplorer:
I do not mean to critique another’s cache placement; I merely point out that from what information I could find, the descriptions of SNAs oftentimes are ambiguous in their descriptions.

Without access to maps of the SNAs in question, my examination of the SNA issue is a layman’s take on the situation. As I said earlier, I am fairly new to the sport, and am trying to grasp the mindset of those who have been more heavily involved.

If maps of SNAs showing boundaries were available online, or if they are available, a link created to them, would help us identify what is and what is not a SNA. As anyone who has been to Rock Island knows, it is almost entirely wooded. Yet the “Rock Island Woods” SNA doesn’t apply to the whole island. Are the maps you’re using publicly available?

Since the Kangaroo Lake SNA is owned by the Nature Conservancy and the Door County Land Trust, perhaps seeking approval for the Geocache from the local land manager would be best thing to do, in a similar fashion to what CP Blacksmith did with “Top of Niagara.” I would hate to see this cache archived.

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DC, I understood your questions and criticsms and feel you didn’t do anything wrong by raising the issue. You asked why new caches are not allowed in SNAs while others are already there, and you cited examples. It’s a fair question, one that some of us have tried to answer in the other topic.

Regarding a link to maps of SNAs, yes we do have it on our “Links” page here at the WGA website. Go the to the Home page, then click on “Links”.

[DCexplorer]

This topic was created in error, when I hit “post new topic” instead of “post reply” However, in response, yes, I found those maps, and they are helpful if they’re available, but they aren’t available for all the SNAs. I clicked on North Bay, for example, and maps weren’t available there.

[arffer]

Sorry about cross posting this… If the map is not available, then the topo quad number(s) are given, giving quite detailed info as to where the SNA is and isn’t.

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