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WHO/WHAT/WHERE:
Northwest Ohio
Geocachers are the proud adopters of a two mile section
of US-24/River Road, west of Waterville near Grand Rapids, with a
portion of our section bordering Providence
Metropark.
Our obligation is to pick up litter
four times a year along our adopted highway section. In
return, ODOT has posted nice free advertising for us on signs (see
image above), at each each end of our adopted
section.
Coordinates of our sign at the east
end of our highway
section:
N 41º 25.974' W 083º
49.871'
Coordinates of our sign at the west
end of our highway section: N
41º
25.029' W
083º
51.446'
 ODOT will also post orange
"SHOULDER WORK AHEAD" signs at each
end of our section for each of our clean-up
events.
We are responsible for picking up
litter between the berm of the road and the utility pole
line.
In the past, with enough volunteers
to make four groups, these CITOs took barely an hour to
complete.
These CITO events are actually a good
time, as we also usually find a place to grab lunch and
socialize (usually in Grand Rapids) plus hunt caches after the
event.
Click
here to see photos of previous events.
We meet at the American Legion Post
232 (12580 River Rd. at Yawburg
Rd.)parking lot, at the
coordinates at the top of this page, to coordinate our event, and
to hold a
"tailgate" safety briefing. Being close to the middle of
our adopted section, this is a good base of operations with safe
and ample parking.
If you can not, or do not feel like
walking and picking up litter, we can always use a driver to
shuttle people, as well as water and other
supplies.
We split into two to four groups
and work facing traffic. Depending on the number of volunteers, we
start in the middle and work to the ends, and then return on the
opposite side, or start in the middle and at the ends with someone
helping to shuttle. Without someone to shuttle, we also drive to
the ends and then give keys to the group working towards the ends
as they pass each other.
Please note that
that State of Ohio does NOT allow children
under the age of 12 participate in the Adopt-A-Highway program. For
participants aged 12 through 17, a parent or guardian must complete
the following consent and release form, to be bought to the
event.
Download the
Parent/Guardian Consent and Release Form.
Each adult participant must sign a group
release form which should be available at the event.
Our NWOGEO volunteer representative with
the State of Ohio for this program is
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