Earth Day CITO 2010- The Bluffs

[Mechman]

Dropped off posters at Video Network, Robins Donuts, Village Market, Hodder Greeks, Mac's Mart, Angelos, Skaf's Family Foods, and Strathcona Variety today.  I'll hit Grenville Ave businesses tomorrow.

[Wandering_Man]

Sounds like we have at least a few members of Blacksheep mountain bike club that will be attending this weekend. There should be a notice on their website by end of today (their web designer has been MIA due to exams) and they will be sending an email out to all of last years members as well.

I think as of right now we are looking at a group of 5-10 from them.

[ChrisDom]

CITO mentioned in the newspaper: CITO.

Nice interview.

[Wandering_Man]

The Chronicle Journal strikes again. Those are the best quotes ever!

Well great job guys for setting this up. And hopefully the weather holds for the event this weekend.

[Mechman]

Saw article online, waiting to get home to see the picture. Mechmama says that it looks OK!

[shroomAzoom]

Ha!

“There are some devious hiders in Thunder Bay,” Foulds said.

[Wandering_Man]

Check out the goofy cachers!  Great picture sAz and Mech!



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[shroomAzoom]

Nice! Thanks WM. Jenn got me a copy of the CJ at lunch. I'm going to put a slightly smaller(350k) jpg of the article in the gallery.

Details

Geocachers out for trash
BRANDON WALKER
04/19/2010

A smashed computer‘s central processing unit sits in the woods not far from an old tire, a “sold” real estate sign, several empy beer bottles and plastic grocery bags. The wooded area is a target for littering simply because it‘s below the Bluffs Scenic Lookout near Boulevard Lake.

Now, technology that leads to treasure will also puts searchers on a path clean up the trash. A Cache In-Trash Out event is being organized by the NorWest Ontario Geocachers to clean the area while learning about geocaching. Organizers are hoping dozens of people will help beautify the forest during Earth Week. “We have some temporary caches put out for people to learn with,” Dave Gallant, a member of the geocache group, said Sunday while standing near the woods.

Geocaching involves using the Internet to get the co-ordinates of hidden treasures then using a global positioning system to find them. Sometimes geocachers will hide a note that the finder signs, leaving the date, while other geocachers might find a trinket. The prizes should be replaced by a similar trinket, group member Darren Foulds said. Geocaching is “using multi-million dollar satellites to find tupperware dishes in the bush,” Foulds said. He said many geocaching events have a cache in-trash out theme. Gallant enjoys geocaching because it takes him to parts of Thunder Bay he has never been before. For geocachers, it‘s more about the hunt than the find, but it‘s also about hiding the treasure. “There are some devious hiders in Thunder Bay,” Foulds said.

The Cache In-Trash Out cleanup runs April 25 from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Garbage bags will be provided and there are a limited supply of gloves. Gallant said participants should wear boots and dress for the weather.

For more information about the geocaching group and the cleanup go to www.nwogeocachers.com. To see caches hidden in the area go to www.geocaching.com. Foulds says there are more than 300 caches hidden in Thunder Bay, some in the city and others in rural settings such as forests.

For the record, Mech dropped the Tupperware quote, and I meant the "devious hiders" quote as a compliment.

[ChrisDom]

Did I mention that the first 30 caches to log "will attend" for the Earth Day CITO will get a CITO pathtag?


Less than a week away and less than 15 have logged a "will attend".  Get a guaranteed token of this event.  Log "will attend" before the event.

[ChrisDom]

Ecosuperior said they enjoyed Monday's newpaper write up. 

They also wanted to remind us that they run a photo contest during "spring clean up".  So bring your cameras to the event.  I will post the details when I receive them.

[Wandering_Man]

Better late then never.  A post has finally gone up on Blacksheeps website.

Check it out  Blacksheep.com.

It sounds to me like we have a commitment of somewhere between a 1/2 dozen and a dozen people from the club.

[Wandering_Man]

The weather is looking great for Sunday and the trash is looking plentiful at the Bluffs.

Hope to see everyone out there!

[ChrisDom]

Another sponsor for the event has been added.

[ChrisDom]

See the attachment for details on the Ecosuperior photo contest during this event (and any Spring Up to Clean UP event).

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[ChrisDom]

Please download the following waypoints and find the temporary geocaches to enter the prize draw.

Don't MESS with Geocachers - N 48° 28.148 W 089° 12.179
If Your not Recycling, Your Throwing It All Away - N 48° 28.185 W 089° 12.174
Earth Day Every Day - N 48° 28.171 W 089° 12.209
Don't Waste the Park - N 48° 28.156 W 089° 12.152

These caches will be hidden tomorrow morning, so don't run out tonight to get the FTF.
(I know they are close together and fairly easy but the caches are really meant for first time cachers.)

Hope to see a good crowd tomorrow at the event.