CITO Wharton/Atsion
Wharton State Forest is the
largest single tract of land within the New Jersey State Park
System with over 110,000 acres. Wharton is located in the heart of
South Jersey's Pine Barrens. Of course, most of us know this
already because we have cached in the Barrens!
The forest is mostly flatland and as part of
the upper reaches of the Mullica River, it has plenty of marshlands
and small streams running through it. It is crisscrossed by miles
of unpaved, sandy soil roads, which give cachers excellent access
to all reaches of the forest.
Invariably, over time, a large amount of
trash accumulates in the forest. This is where we come in! As
responsible geocachers with a healthy respect for our outdoor
environment, we can remedy this situation!
Enter the SJG CITO II Event!
We will meet at the Atsion Ranger
Station located at the above coordinates at 2 pm for a three
hour CITO of the trails and surrounding area of Wharton. The
FlyinV's will be supplying bottled water, and the good folks at the
Atsion Ranger Station will be supplying the rest! If you have any
of those handy trash picker-up-ers you might want to bring those as
well, they could come in very useful! We will see just how many
full bags we can pile into the back of the FlyinV's B.A.O.T. (Big
Orange Truck). Following the clean-up, for those who are
interested, we can go a few miles (really only about 1.25 mi) North
of the Atsion Ranger Station on Rte 206 for an after-CITO dinner at
the Pic-A-Lilli
for wings and beverages!
Please post your intent prior to the event
so that we may get an idea of how many will be coming out to join
us on GC.com's Official CITO Day! This is also a great opportunity
for our group to get some community service hours and be part of
the
NJDEP's "Earth Day" Challenge!
Schedule for the day:
2:00pm – 2:20pm
- Arrive at the Atsion Ranger Station and
check in/sign the logbook. Pass out trash bags and latex
gloves.
2:20pm - 2:30pm
- Carpool to designated cleanup
area.
2:30pm – 5:00pm
- CITO.
(Make sure you sign the logbook prior to dispersing after the CITO
so you can get proper credit for the event!)
5:00pm – Whenever
- Head back to the Atsion Ranger Station,
unload the trash collected at the designated area, meet up at the
"Pic".
Remember to wear appropriate
clothing for working outdoors.
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