"Going Bonkers at Yonkers" takes you to a very peaceful place on the creek, but watch out for the poison ivy when retrieving this cache!
This preserve has a hunting program for white-tailed deer to keep the population healthy and in balance with the environment. While enjoying Maryland's great outdoors during hunting season, remain mindful of hunters and wear orange for your safety. For more information, visit the Department of Natural Resources web site.
What to See at the Preseve:
Plants:
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The world's healthiest population of the globally-rare aquatic wildflower, harperella.
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Twelve rare, endemic (occurring only on the shale barrens and nowhere else) plants including the nationally-endangered evening primrose, shale ragwort, and Kate's mountain clover,
Animals:
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Olympia marble butterfly, green floater mussel, tiger beetle
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Wild turkey, hawks, and bobcat,
Keep in mind the preserve guidelines when visiting a Nature Conservancy Preserve:
To protect the health of the preserve for generations to come, and to ensure the safety of all visitors, the following activities are not allowed:
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Picking flowers, mushrooms, etc.; removing rocks or other parts of the landscape.
- Camping, fires or cookouts.
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Driving motorized vehicles, including ATV’s, except on designated access roads.
- Fishing, trapping, or hunting, except as otherwise posted.
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Bringing dogs onto the preserve.
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Horseback riding.
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Feeding wildlife.
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Releasing animals or introducing plants.
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Disposing of trash or other waste, including biodegradable materials.
In addition, in order to minimize the impact visitors have on the preserve, please:
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Use trails.
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Avoid walking in wet, boggy areas.
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Inspect pant legs and shoes to remove seeds before entering and when leaving the preserve. Failure to do so could introduce unwanted weeds to new locations.
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If you flush a ground nesting bird - stop and avoid walking near the nest area.
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Observe all posted signs.
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Please do not remove stakes, signs, flagging, tape or other objects - they might be part of a research project.
Thank you for being respectful of the preserve and the geocache, and have fun exploring this preserve!