The cache is a micro that's hidden on DNR managed land which means
that hunters could be present during the hunting season. Parking is
roadside and the best entrance to retrieve the cache is just east
of the little bridge on Grams Road located at N43 55.888, W088
51.676. Please stay to the west of the cache since there is a
hayfield to the east that is private property. Don't forget to
write down the code for the coordinates to the final of the series.
GC284JR
The Glacial Habitat Restoration Area (GHRA) is a Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) program which takes a
regional approach to wildlife management by restoring, creating and
maintaining habitat for waterfowl, wild pheasants, and non-game
songbirds. The program’s focus is the creation of a patchwork
of restored grasslands and wetlands amid the established croplands
of Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties and thereby
maximizing wildlife habitat. In an era of increasing rural
development and disappearing farmland and wetland, these areas are
critical to the nesting, feeding and overall survival of birds and
other wildlife populations.
Through the purchase of land and the establishment of perpetual
conservation easements, the GHRA is working towards its goal of
restoring and conserving 38,600 acres of permanent grassland
nesting cover and 11,000 acres of wetlands in the 24-township area.
These restoration activities are made possible through a variety of
funding sources including the use of state Stewardship funds which
are used primarily for land acquisition activities. In addition,
habitat restoration activities are funded through license fees as
well as pheasant, turkey and waterfowl stamp accounts. Federal
sources of funding are also utilized heavily including
Pittman-Robertson Funds and North American Wetland Conservation Act
(NAWCA) grants. Besides these public sources of funding, numerous
local and state conservation organizations, as well as private
donors, contribute financially to the success of the GHRA habitat
objectives.
The Geocache Notification
Form has been submitted to the Oshkosh office of the Wisconsin DNR.
Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource
managed lands require permission by means of a notification form.
Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all
required information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR
Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at:
http://www.wi-geocaching.com/hiding
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