Hartman Reserve Cache Multi-Cache
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The cache is a two stage multi cache…. It is hidden in Hartman
Reserve
Hartman Reserve Cache The cache is a two stage multi cache…. It is
hidden in Hartman Reserve, There is a lot walking trail through out
the reserve. Hartman Reserve Nature Center is a 288.5 acre wooded
isle surrounded by metropolitan Black Hawk County. Within the
nature center are three habitats forest, wetland and prairie. The
majority of the land within Hartman Reserve Nature Center is
covered with forest. This is the largest tract of undisturbed
upland forest in Black Hawk County. One hundred year old White
Oaks, Red Oaks, and Bur Oaks can be found in the upland forest. The
Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow Lady Slipper, and the Indian Pipe are a
few of the unusual animals and plants found in this mature forest.
The rest of the Hartman forest grows on the floodplain of the Cedar
River. This lowland forest is composed of hackberries, walnuts,
silver maples and other trees tolerate of flooding. The Cedar
River, it's backwaters and two old gravel pits are found in the
North Unit and provide a variety of aquatic habitat for geese, wood
ducks, mallards, and red shouldered hawks. Hartman Reserve has
release river otters and osprey into the Hartman Reserve wetlands.
There is one small native tall grass prairie remnant hidden in the
South Unit. Prairie plants have been restored in front of the
Hartman Interpretive Center to create a prairie butterfly garden.
Prairie plants have also been planted along the Prairie Trail in
the north unit and near the parking lot in the North Unit. You must
sign both logs to get credit. You must find the key to open the
cache. Parking at these Cords N 42 31.306 W 092 24.923
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Uvag #1 “23 fgrcf”, Anzr naq fgneg ybbxvat
Uvag # 2 jurer qb oveqf yvir "va"