Earth Day Roots Traditional Cache
Ge-O-Mom: The area this cache was located in was flooded at the end of September and we couldn't get to it to replace and/or verify that all remnants are gone. Since then, life has dealt a blow and replacing a cache isn't on the top of the list. I will replace sometime with Earth Day Roots Part 2. Thank you to all who found this cache.
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This family friendly cache is placed for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2010, in Governor Nelson State Park. Please rehide exactly as found.
Contents of this cache started with "natural" items: Fossilized Sharks Teeth from the Gulf of Mexico, Fossil Shells from Iowa (GC13QGQ The Great Fossil Hunt), Sea Shells from Florida. If you can, please trade with an interesting "natural" swag item.
And as always with our caches, a FTF pin for the quickest!
Congrats to j&k&kids for the FTF
This park is open 6 am to 11 pm daily. An admission fee/sticker is required.
More info for this park can be found at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/govnelson/
EARTH DAY HISTORY
In 1969, as a U.S. Senator and former Governor from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson came up with one of the most powerful ideas of his time: EARTH DAY. The first Earth Day was an instant success, 20 million Americans—from 10,000 elementary and high schools, 2,000 colleges, and over 1,000 communities—took action on April 22, 1970.
Gaylord Nelson was born in Clear Lake, Wisconsin on June 4, 1916. He was the son of a country doctor and a mother who was active with the Red Cross and women’s suffrage movement. The involvement of community service by his parents and his love of nature at a young age would plant the seeds of his future.
Just 6 months before his graduation from University of Wisconsin and obtaining his law degree, the United States entered into World War II. Soon after graduation, Nelson joined the Army, serving in the Pacific. When the war ended, he practiced law in Madison.
In 1948, Nelson began his political career when he won election to serve as a Wisconsin State Senator. Ten years later he would become the 35th governor of Wisconsin, serving for two terms. During this time period, Governor Nelson created the Outdoor Recreation Action Program. This bipartisan program allowed the state to set aside funds to buy lands that would preserve Wisconsin’s outdoor resources for generations to come and would earn him the title of Wisconsin’s “Conservation Governor”.
In 1962, Nelson was elected to the U.S. Senate where he represented Wisconsin for 18 years. He authored legislation to create a national hiking trails system, and the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail System. He also sponsored or cosponsored several key pieces of environmental legislation, including the Wilderness Act. His efforts led to bedrock environmental laws such as the Environmental Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act.
In 1975 the Wisconsin Legislature honored Nelson by creating Governor Nelson State Park, a 422 acre haven on the shores of Lake Mendota.
When Senator Nelson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995, President Clinton noted, “as the founder of Earth Day, he is the grandfather of all that grew out of that event — the Environmental Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act. He also set a standard for people in public service to care about the environment and try to do something about it.”
Sen. Nelson died on July 3, 2005, at the age of 89.
"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard." - Gaylord Nelson
The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to R. Lee of the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands require permission by means of a notification form. Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at: http://www.wi-geocaching.com/hiding
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