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DATE & TIME:
Sunday April 6, 2008 from 10am to 12 noon
DOOR PRIZES:
There will be at least a couple geocoins as door prizes.
NEW CACHES:
The Forest Preserve District is planning at least one new cache in
their "non-native series" and you'll receive the coordinates as
soon as the door prizes have been awarded.
PREPARE FOR THE EVENT:
- Bring Work Gloves if you have them
- Wear sturdy clothing - long pants & boots
- *Bring a signed Dupage FPD Waiver
- *Read the District Safety Guidelines
- Bring a walking stick with pointed end if you've got one
*Please read the safety guidelines and a
signed Forest Preserve District of Dupage County waiver will be
required in order to participate in this CITO event. You can help
expedite the sign in process by bringing a signed waiver. We will
have a supply of waiver forms available for anyone who needs one.
Participants under 18 year of age need to have the waiver signed by
parent or guardian.
ITEMS PROVIDED BY GONIL and THE
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT:
GONIL will be providing bottled water, trash bags and snacks
(either donuts or apples & oranges). The District will provide
sunscreen, insect repellent, ivy block, ivy cleanser, safety
glasses, work gloves, latex gloves, trash bags and grabbing tools
for the workday. The District will also allow us to leave large
found items along the trail and they will remove them with
equipment.
CRICKET CREEK FOREST
PRESERVE:
Henry Dietrick Fischer was the first person to build within the
flood plain of Salt Creek in what is now Cricket Creek Forest
Preserve. While Fischer may have been the first to build on the
flood plain, he certainly was not the last. Massive development
within the Salt Creek flood plain has caused considerable flooding
downstream. After years of overflow, a restoration plan was
developed with hopes of returning the flood plain back to the
river.
In 1970, the Forest Preserve District and the Illinois
Department of Transportation purchased 75 homes within the
flood-prone area to preserve the flood plain's natural qualities
for flood control, recreation and open space. The
then-controversial plan has since proven to be a great success,
transforming the frequently flooded housing development into a
beautiful 183-acre forest preserve for all to enjoy.
Cricket Creek has 3 miles of trails, a picnic shelter, fishing
in the 9 acre Green Lake and Model Boating.