Let's get together and make a difference!
Saturday, April 19, 2003 - Rain or
Shine
Schedule of events
11:30-Noon - Meet in Fallasburg
Park
Noon-3:00 - Trash Out
Cookout to follow in Fallasburg
Be a part of the Geocaching.com nationwide
Earth Day Cache-In, Trash-Out park cleanup project. MiGO is
participating in the Michigan DNR's
Adopt-A-Forest program. The DNR is a primary sponsor for this clean up. Check out their website it's
excellent.
Location:
Lowell State Game Area located in Kent and Ionia counties about 20
miles east of Grand Rapids. RetroJohn, Banjo Jim & TeamTSA nominated the Lowell State Game Area
as a good candidate for a trash out event and the DNR agreed. They
will be providing dumpsters and sponsoring the cleanup. It is
mostly small trash located in and near several parking areas.
Meet at: The posted coordinates, they are at Fallasburg Park
in the open shelter building. If you arrive late head east on Covered
Bridge Rd about 1/4 mile past the bridge and turn right on Montcalm
Ave, you will find us about a mile south. N42 57.387 W85 18.686
Time: We will meet up between 11:30 and noon and then
branch out and spend about 3 hours picking up followed by
a cookout. There will be plenty of time before and after the
event to hit some of the many caches in the area
Food: After the trash-out we will have a cookout at the Fallasburg Park open shelter on the covered
bridge end of the park. The menu includes hotdogs, chili-dogs,
chips and hot coffee/chocolate. If you want to bring something
potluck to pass around that would be great but it isn't required.
What to Bring: Wear a long sleeve shirt and long pants and
bring a pair of gloves. We will probably be a little early for
mosquitoes so hopefully bugs aren't a problem. Thanks to
those who have volunteered the use of pickup trucks.
The dumpster will be located in a central spot and the pickups will
cruise the parking areas to pick up the trash bags.
Rain: Because Sunday is Easter this will be a rain or shine
event! Bring a poncho if the weather looks bad and we will try
to have some extra ones on hand.
Misc: If you have an FRS radio bring it and tune us in on
FRS-2. Pet friendly as long as you have a leash and clean up.
CITO shirts will be available at the event, we have the preorders and
some extras.
Post a note below and tell us if you can help and how many helpers
you can bring. We'll have more details as
they develop. For further information, watch this page and the
MiGO website for more
details.