North Central
Ohio
Geocachers Adopt A Highway Litter Pickup
#2 of '10 (2nd Year)
June 19th, 2010 8:00AM / Rain Reschedule: June 20th,
2010
North Central Ohio
Geocachers are in their 2nd year of their Adopt A Highway
program with the State of Ohio. We invite you out to this CITO
to
not only help out with the Adopt A Highway pickup, but also to
gain
the CITO icon for Geocaching, as well as help out the
environment!
Below is all of the information you will need.
Program Information
North Central Ohio Geocachers has adopted a
section
of Ohio highway in Crawford County. The selected section is
on
State Route 19 West of Galion, starting at Shearer Road and
ending
at Parcher Road. We are responsible for trash pickup in the
right
of way. This will generally be from the berm / grass point, to
the
utility poles. If no utility poles, then generally 20' from
the
berm. Our goal is to coordinate CITO events with Geocaching.com
for
each scheduled event. By doing this we meet our requirements
of
litter pickup, and you will gain a smiley count and CITO logo
for
your Geocaching profile. The coordinates for the East and
West
boundaries of the pickup locations are as follows:
West Boundary: N 40 46.289 W
082
54.088
East Boundary: N 40 45.490 W 082 52.069
Meeting Location (Heckert Nature Preserve
Parking): N 40 45.793 W 082 52.599
According to program adoption rules, it is
our
responsibility to clean up this stretch of road 4 times per
year
for a minimum of 2 years. Our goal is to make th is a long
standing
program for North Central Ohio Geocachers, and continue this
program far into the future. At the 10 year mark, NCOG will
become
a Gold Star Group, which will give us the Gold Star Sign as well
as
other benefits. Let's work toward this goal together and
achieve
this successful mark!
For each scheduled pickup, the Ohio Department
of
Transportation (ODOT) will provide trash bags, orange safety
vests,
and caution signs which will be posted at each boundary of
our
pickup areas. NCOG will be responsible for contacting ODOT
County
Office 5-7 days prior to scheduled pickup, and traveling to
the
County Garage to pickup the supplies either 1 or 2 days prior
to
pickup. Following the scheduled pickup, NCOG will be
responsible
for returning these items to the County Garage.
NCOG Steering Committee and volunteering
members
will cover all pickup and drop off needs for the pickup events.
All
you will need to do is follow the rules and regulations found
below, show up with the needed items outlined below, and help out
a
great cause in our county!
NCOG THANKS YOU for your participation in th
is
program! What a great way to give back to our community for
allowing geocaching!
On pickup day, we will meet at the above
meeting
coordinates at Heckert Nature Preserve parking area. At the
scheduled meeting time, we will give a brief safety meeting,
which is outlined on the ODOT Website. One of the NCOG
Steering
Committee members will present this safety meeting. Following
the
safety meeting, you will be required to sign 2 release
waivers:
1 from ODOT, 1 from NCOG. These will release both parties
and
all participants from an legalities from injruy, property
damage,
etc. In other words: each participant is responsible for their
own
actions!
Children under 12 are not permitted to
participate.
Children age 12-18 must have a parent or guardian sign a
Release
Waiver for each participating child. We will have these
available
the day of the event. Pets are also not permitted.
Following this safety briefing, we will have
volunteers carpool pickup personel to each end of the pickup
location. You will be dropped off, and you must face traffic as
you
pickup (IE: W to E, Pickup on N side of Road. E to W, pickup on
S
side of road). This is a 2 mile stretch of highway. After
picking
up this 2 mile stretch, radio or cell phone call to your
volunteer
pickup person, and they will return you to the meeting point.
Once all volunteers return to the meeting point,
we
will then travel to a pre-designated location for l unch. This
will
rotate from each event for a series of locations. Prior to
arrival,
NCOG volunteers will need to help remove the Shoulder Work
signs
from our Adopt A Highway signs. We will load these up to return
to
the garage sometime in the following day or two.
Items To Bring For Pickup
We have compiled a list of things to bring for
each
of these pickup events. We will have 2 sections: Must Have
and
Recommended. ODOT will supply NCOG with orange safety vests
that
MUST BE WORN BY ALL PARTICIPANTS! No exceptions! You need to
bring
the following:
MUST HAVE ITEMS: Long Pants, Long Socks
(preferrably over pants to keep ticks out), Sturdy shoes /
boots,
Bright Colored Shirt, Work Gloves, Drinking Water
RECOMMENDED ITEMS: Bug Spray, 2 Way Radio (Set to Chanel 2),
Cell
Phone, Hat, Sunscreen, Trash Grabbers, 5 Gallon Bucket
This year NCOG will NOT supply 5 gallon
buckets.
Feedback tells us that a majority don't care either way.
So....if
you want a bucket for pickup, bring one! Also, NCOG will supply
you
with a smaller trash bag for aluminum can collection. Please
bring
these back to us at the end of your pickup as we will recycle
them
and place all funds into the NCOG fund for awards, events, etc.
ITEMS NOT TO BRING FOR
PICKUP
Below are the follwing items NOT to bring to
the
pickup. These are for your own safety. Please Follow Strictly:
DO NOT BRING:
Headphones/MP3Players/Walkman's,
Etc., Children Under 12, Pets, Shorts (Ticks are present,
shorts
only add to the problem)
Final Information
By participatin in the cleanup and or CITO event, you agree
to
the Guidelines
and
liability disclaimer found on this and all cache pages.
You
also agree that your participation is at your own risk, and
all
injuries and or personal or public damages are at your
responsibility. NCOG and the Steering Committee thereof are
NOT
insured, and will not be held liable in the event of injury
or
damages caused by participating individuals, both personal
and
public. All release waivers must be signed at all events or
you
will not be permitted to participate in the event. Also, you
must
attend each safety meeting prior to each pickup. If you fail
to
attend, you will not be permitted to participate.
Thanks again, and enjoy!