This is my first hide and I've had this location in mind since my first day geocaching. Parking and access can be found right off the major road west of the cache, in the neighborhood east the cache and in the church north of the cache.
Little Wood Rose Nature Park is a 6.5-acre forested area, designated in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan as a passive recreational park. The rectangular park is surrounded by single-family housing and a church, and serves as a refuge from the urban environment for both wildlife and humans. From 1993 to 1996, over 225 trees at Little Wood Rose Nature Park had fallen or been removed due to Laminated Root Rot and/or Red Ring Rot disease. This had changed the park dramatically, leaving large exposed areas where once there had been deep shade and cover.
In October 1996, a comprehensive restoration plan was approved by the Tualatin City Council. The goal of the plan was to re-establish a sustainable, western Oregon native woodland ecosystem, which requires low maintenance and provides good wildlife habitat, public access, and educational opportunities. As such, disease resistant trees (western red cedar, bigleaf maple, red alder, Oregon white oak, Oregon ash, etc.) and shrubs (snowberry, salal, Nootka rose, ederberry, sword fern, etc.) were planted to recreate the forest environment. In addition, nonnative vegetation (English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, herb robert, bedstraw, etc.) was removed to allow room for the newly planted trees to grow, as well as to enhance plant diversity and to improve the appearance of the park. Snags, root wads, brush piles, and logs were left to preserve habitat structure, cover and nesting opportunities. Bird and bat houses were also built and installed to enhance wildlife habitat.
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- Cache owners appreciate when finders provide logs about their adventures (or misadventures). Nothing more than TFTC makes us frown.
- Please log DNFs and information about the cache's condition. It helps owners decide when to check on their cache.
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