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I know a couple of our members have caches in flatlander territory. This might be of interest-
Winnebago County Forest Preserve District
5500 Northrock Drive
Rockford, Illinois 61103
(815) 877-6100
Fax: (815) 877-6124
E-mail: [email protected]Geocache Rules & Regulations
All placements of proposed caches will be evaluated by Forest Preserve District staff. The evaluation will include:
• Sensitivity of the area
• Land classification (recreational, restoration, sanctuary, dedicated nature preserve, or land & water reserve)
• Potential impacts to habitats or rare, threatened, and endangered species
• Current development or restoration efforts at preserve
• Public safety concerns
• Other issues related to the specific preserveNon-registered caches will be removed by District staff.
All Geocaches to conform to existing preserve codes and regulations.
$10 fee allows two caches to be put in preserves per calendar year.Once approved for placement the Geocache must meet the following requirements. Violation of any of these requirements will necessitate immediate removal of Geocache by District personnel.
A. Permit number on each cache.
B. Each permit is allowed to have two (2) caches.
C. Location of caches must be given to office with coordinates and location placed on preserve maps in office.
D. Container must be made of clear (see through) material, with a size no greater than 4″x8″x12″.
E. Geocache must not contain any food items.
F. Geocache must not contain any inappropriate, offensive, or hazardous materials.
G. Geocache will not be attached or buried and no vegetation or natural features will be disturbed in any manner.
H. Geocache must be checked at least every 30 days. Proof of check will be by e-mail, letter, or personal communication by the geocache owner with the office.
I. There will be a limit of three (3) caches at each preserve.
J. All caches must be removed by end of year or renewed prior to beginning of the next calendar year.Hmmmm…I’d be one of those. Guess I’ll have to rethink those caches. I’ll watch them for a couple of weeks and see if anyone is visiting them, if not I’ll move them. If so, then I’ll pay the $. Both I placed in Rockford were team caches. I was the one lucky enough to get the emails when anyone visited them.
This also explains why so many flatlanders are taking over the parks in WI. They don’t want to pay so they came north of the cheese curtain.
BTW…where did you find this info?
[This message has been edited by CB&MB (edited 04-15-2005).]
Most of the rules have been in place for over a year. The new additions seem to be the limits, the money/permit, and the monthly checkups.
This is currently being discussed in the GS Forums.
It’s funny that I can’t find any info about this on the District’s own website, but they did forward the rules to GC.com, which isn’t the first place I would look for info on placing a cache in a local forest preserve.
If they need money, they should take maleki’s suggestion and issue permits for the people that use the FP parking lots as a place to hookup.
FYI……. caches in WCFPs are gone. Went out today to verify and check some caches. The preserves have been swept clean. Tax dollars at work. Gee I should have answered that add in the paper for experienced geocachers willing to hunt. Now if they would only pick up dead animal carcasses, old tires, and bait buckets.
They’d pick all that trash up–if only they could come up with an Additional way to tax you for it first. And my IL friend wonders why I won’t move there…and so many of them come up here….
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