This park
has given Geocachers much pleasure as a site of many caches
and trail systems. The GGA would like to do our part to help
keep this wonderful park clean and natural. We will be
meeting with Susan Duke from the National Park Service for a
two to three hour clean up project. Susan will supply a big
truck for us, but you should bring gloves and wear
appropriate footwear.
Wheelbarrows and small carts would also come in handy if you
have one and can bring.
Although the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area has
asked that we abide by the NPS ban on physical caches we
would like to thank the park staff for their past tolerance
and support by helping to restore this
park.
Susan
and the other NPS authorities have been very enthusiastic
about our offer to help clean up this park. Let's follow
through on this with a good showing. It will give us a chance
shine as conscience lovers of nature and what kind of a group
Geocachers really are!
Make sure to bring some food as we will find a spot
afterwards to sit down together to enjoy a well deserved
picnic.
What a
productive day! We had a big crew of cachers and we had a few
non-cachers as well. Many thanks to non-cacher, not yet anyway,
George F. who brought his 4 wheeler ATV and utility wagon which
allowed us to be much much more productive. George also invited
everyone over to his store, 'The Dam Store' afterwards for a great
barbeque meal. Many thanks for his hospitality.
Some crude
statistics:
20 CITO bags @ 20# each - 400 lbs
60 black bags @ 20# each - 1,200 lbs
80 bags worth of misc non-bagged - 1,600 lbs
35 Tires @ 20# each - 700 lbs
or 15 Cubic
Yards
(Total 3,900 lbs
(almost 2 tons with 30 people)