Cleanup at the Oakey-Dokey Corral!! Cache In Trash Out® Event
justybug: archiving this one to keep it from popping up on lists.
A HUGE THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THAT ATTENDED!!
also, thanks very much to Metskers' Maps in Tacoma for their generous prize donation.
Very much appreciated!
Justin
Cleanup at the Oakey-Dokey Corral!!
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Saturday, April 16, 2005
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Help Clean up the Oak Grove!!
Thanks for checking this out!!
This Cleanup event is to help out CPTC and their Environmental Sciences Outdoor Lab. This is to help payback the kindness that Andy Fritz has shown by being cache friendly to the caching community.
There are numerous projects going on at this site, such as trash removal, trail clearing and maintenance, habitat restoration, tree planting, etc.. and they all could use some help. Since this is the first event I've planned, I've decided to make it an easy one and give the area a really good CITO day!
Parking for the day will be at the NE corner of Lakewood Drive and Steilacoom Blvd. There are a couple of gravel semi-driveways into the flat area from both roads. Coordinates are roughly N 47' 10.618 W 122' 30.428. There may be additional parking available at the Memorial Park to the East of the location, I'm waiting to hear back from them about use (they are fairly busy on the weekends and may need to utilize their overflow parking) but i'm fairly sure this parking spot will accomodate any of us that show up.
This area is home to the largest stand of Garry Oaks in an incorporated area in Washington. Property was part of the Flett Dairy forever, and was recently purchased by the school to help with the Env. Sci. program and to help reestablish the wetlands and help preserve this historically significant area. There are over 700 oaks in this grove!
The school will be helping to provide supplies for the cleanup, I will take care of hauling out what we round up.
If you have work gloves, please bring them! Latex gloves will be available on site. Anything you've got that can help get rid of blackberries is welcome too! (there's a bajillion of them that need to be gone.) The main focus for the day will be picking up the random garbage from various dumping spots though. Trail work is next!!
I am currently working on prize support from local retailers for drawings at the event. If you have any skills in this department, I could use the help!! If you're a local retailer interested in helping, please contact me.
I will also be collecting names from the volunteers, for prizes to be awarded that day. I would like to have everyone bring a small item to contribute to an event cache to be awarded as well! Prizes will be cache related, including containers (lots!) and contents (maybe lots!).
This area will have an active Geocache by March 7, placed by me. I will also be placing some event day only caches for participants to hunt down! There is also a Terracache in the grove.
Please come help out and join the fun!
Please bring a sack lunch or some snacks. I'll bring donuts in the morning for sure. There are lots of espresso stands on the roads leading in as well.
****** THIS EVENT IS ON THE NATIONAL CITO DAY, APRIL 16. I WILL BE ARRIVING BETWEEN 9-9:15 AM. THIS WILL RUN UNTIL ??? I WILL LIKELY BE HERE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO STICK AROUND AS WELL, GREAT! DRAWINGS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR ABOUT 12:30-1 PM BASED ON THE CONSENSUS OF THE ATTENDEES. *******
Basic Directions:
NORTHBOUND
From I-5 N, take the 512/S. Tacoma Way exit #127 and head West to South Tacoma Way. Turn Right on S. Tacoma Way for approx. 0.8 miles where you will turn Left on Steilacoom Blvd. Head West approx 1 mile towards the intersection of Steilacoom Blvd and Lakewood Drive. I will have a sign up for the day. Park in the grass and head towards us!!
SOUTHBOUND
From I-5 S, take the #129 exit for S 72/S 84th St. follow the S 72nd portion. Turn Right at the end of the off ramp, heading West on S 74th ST for approx. 1 mile to S. Tacoma Way. Turn Left, head south approx .9 miles to Steilacoom Blvd, turn Right. Follow Steilacoom Blvd approx 1 mile to the intersection of Steilacoom Blvd and Lakewood Drive. I will have a sign up for the day. Park in the grass and head towards us!!
If you have any questions or have any offers for help, please contact me!!! thanks!!
****ANY NEW NOTES FOR THE DAYS EVENTS WILL BE LISTED UNDER HERE AS THEY COME UP!! *******
CITO EVENT STILL ON SCHEDULE! I'LL BRING DONUTS AND SOME COFFEE, IF YOU WANT ESPRESSO USE THE LOCAL SHOPS!! I'D STRONGLY RECOMMEND BRINGING RAINGEAR ALONG TOO JUST IN CASE!!
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