EXTREME STEALTH REQUIRED WHEN TRYING FOR THIS CACHE. IF MUGGLES ARE AROUND, PLEASE LEAVE IT AND TRY AGAIN SOME OTHER TIME. SUSPECT lOCAL KIDS ARE TAMPERING WITH IT.
I nearly called this "The P Cache", but informing people of the Possums' Plight seemed far more important.
This cache is a Petite, Plastic container, Placed in this Peppermint and Paperbark Playground. Please don't Peel the bark from any of the trees when you are Perusing Possible Positions for the Placement of this cache, which I Planted in "My Little Piece of Paradise"along the Parkridge Foreshore.
The listed oordinates will take you to the Parkridge Foreshore Reserve. The perfect time to visit this cache is probably in the early morning - the birdlife is prolific at this time, and the sun shining through the trunks of the paperbark trees is worth a photograph or two.
As you walk along the pathway, exploring the area, I hope you will find the sign telling you about the Western Ringtail Possum. These cute little guys are currently endangered and a program has been put in place to repopulate suitable habitats.
The Parkridge Foreshore Reserve is in the locality of Bouvard, which is adjacent to the northermost end of the Yalgorup National Park. This area has been identified as an ideal habitat for the Western Ringtail Possum, and a small population have been released in the local area. The possums have adapted well and the possum population is increasing accordingly.
Ringtail Possum : Brushtail Possum
By placing this cache, I am hoping to raise awareness among us, the people population, of the plight of these "precious little possums". The object is to help protect and preserve Australia's unique wildlife, so I hope you participate too. Read the sign that is close to GZ, then you can help to spread the word about the importance of peppermint trees to the possums, and what people can do to help protect and preserve this unique species.
Hope you find the cache without any problems.
PS For the history buffs among you, the area around GZ was once the home of the one of the early pioneering families. If you look around, you will find a plaque telling you about them, but doesn't tell you that they were one of the early fishing families in this area. They got their fresh water from a naturally occurring spring just to the south of where the boat ramp now is, close to the road. The fig trees and pomegranate trees that are around this area were initially brought here by that family. Their home is long gone, but I was told that the house was a fairly rustic structure, made of wattle and daub type construction (very basic) and as such, has long since disappeared. An arrow on the plaque points to where the house is supposed to have been. Descendents of this family still live around the Mandurah area, and there is even a street named after them in Mandurah.
Keep on Caching!
FTF Congratulations rudi63