Arabia Canoe Launch Site Multi-Cache
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This is another in the series of caches along Symmes Creek in Ohio. This one is located in The Wayne National Forest in the Arabia, OH area. The coordinates given are not for the actual cache but the site of the Arabia Canoe Launch site. We had to make this a multi stage cache due to Government regulations about taking things from government property.
This cache was placed with permission of The Symmes Creek Restoration Committee (SCRC). We also talked with the Wayne National Forest Assistant District Ranger of Operations. We are grateful to the people in charge of the Wayne National Forest for their corporation in establishing this cache. Don’t forget to visit other areas of the Wayne National Forest. They have lots of hiking trails in the Wayne National Forest & Lake Vesuvius areas.
The mission of the Symmes Creek Restoration Committee is to promote sound stewardship and ecological practices in the Symmes Creek Watershed by emphasizing its beauty, recreational opportunities, and value to local communities.
The Symmes Creek Restoration Committee was incorporated in May of 1977 as a not-for-profit corporation. Our primary activity during the first 18 years was removal of logjams along Symmes Creek and promotion of a 14-mile “Canoeathon.” In the late 1990’s, our focus expanded to include stewardship of the entire watershed. In 1998, we were awarded an EPA 319 grant to establish a Long Range Management & Action Plan for the Symmes Creek watershed. The resulting plan is the basis for our efforts to raise public interest in the water quality in Symmes Creek by promoting recreation on the creek and improving land management practices near the creek.
SCRC is working on a number of projects aimed at improving recreational opportunities on Symmes Creek and promoting stewardship of the creek and its watershed. In 2005, with the help of the Lawrence County Commissioners, SCRC cleared and reopened the boat ramp at Chesapeake, Ohio. The Committee continues to work with partners to maintain the ramp.
The SCRC holds two major canoeing events each year; a 10-mile float in June and a raffle and creek clean-up in August. We also hold a canoe-camping trip at Timbre Ridge Lake each fall, in addition to several floats down the creek to clean up litter and remove logjams. We are currently working on establishing a 30-mile canoe trail along the southern portion of Symmes Creek.
The Wayne National Forest is located in the hills of southeastern Ohio. It is a small national forest, in the heart of the heavily populated Midwest. The Wayne National Forest covers almost a quarter million acres of Appalachian foothills. The Wayne is divided into three blocks and is administered by two Ranger Districts at Athens and Ironton. There is a field office located east of Marietta.
The Wayne National Forest lands welcomes campers, hikers, there is also hunting and fishing. There are also places to canoe and or kayak. The Forest boundaries surround a checkerboard pattern of ownership, with public and private ownership interspersed. There are over 300 miles of trails on the Forest for hiking, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding, mountain biking, or horseback riding.
The cache.
The cache is a little larger that a film container and is in the obvious square hole. If you've ventured all the way out here and the final is missing feel free to replace and claim the find.
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Remember to Cache In Trash Out.
So grab your canoe or kayak and enjoy Symmes Creek while Geocaching
You can learn more about SCRC at their web site @: (visit link)
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