[iso50]

I use a Garmin GPS V

[iso50]

I have talked to Sue Black at the DNR, and posted the offical DNR statement in another forum. Sue is in charge of State Parks and Trails. You can contact her at: [email protected]

[iso50]

I sent an email to Sue Black, and got a reponse from Sara Pearson. From my understanding, Sue Black is in charge of State Parks and Trails, and I would assume Sara works for her. Sue Black works in Madison, and as I said before, is in charge of the whole thing.

[This message has been edited by iso50 (edited May 16, 2002).]

[iso50]

There is a DNR policy. This is what they said when I emailed them:

Thank you for your inquiry regarding geocaching in the state parks.
> At this time, we do not have a policy except that geocaching is prohibited
> in our state natural areas. However, now that geocaching is become more
> popular and the activity is growing on our properties, we are looking to
> expand our policy. While we agree with you that it is a fun sport that
> will bring different users to our parks and let them explore places they
> may not normally see on a typical visit, some concerns have been raised.
> Cache-seekers should stay on designated trails, however we are
> finding this is not the case which brings up some initial concerns as to
> the effects on invasive species. Users are trekking around and can
> unknowingly pick up seeds from non-natives back to sensitive, untouched
> areas. Or, the users can come upon sensitive resources (i.e.
> archaeological sites), knowingly or unknowingly, and we don’t know if any
> damage is being done. There is concern as to the types of items that are
> being put in the caches, such as knives or any other weapons or
> contraband. As well, many times property managers don’t know a cache is
> hidden on their property, and therefore we do not know if they are placed
> in restricted areas. For example, we’ve seen on http://www.geocaching.com that a
> cache has been hidden in Wyalusing State Park and one reviewer encourages
> other cache-seekers to stand on a rock wall to get good view. This wall
> was built by the CCC years ago and we strongly discourage anyone from
> standing on the wall for fear of injury to themselves or the wall.
> We hope to have a new policy in place soon. Thanks again for your
> inquiry.

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