Independence Oaks Garlic Mustard Spot and Mark Cache In Trash Out® Event

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Hidden : Saturday, May 11, 2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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This CITO is to be held at Independence Oaks County Park, 9501 Sashabaw Road Clarkston, MI 48348.

YOU DO NOT NEED A PARK PASS TO ATTEND THIS EVENT

Please join us from 9:30 am until noon on Saturday May 11th at the posted coordinates. We will be teaming up to spot and mark Garlic Mustard, old fencing and dump piles. The main purpose of this CITO is to gather information to give back to the parks. We will be focussing on finding, getting coords, and describing the spots we find. There are Massasauga Rattlesnakes in this park. If we happen to see any, the parks are also interested in their location and size.

Please log your "will attend" or "watch" this page since there will be some updates on the details.

At noon, we will be having a potluck lunch in the park. I will supply hotdogs, buns and condements. Please let me know in your "will attend" what you will be bringing for the potluck lunch.

Garlic Mustard

Garlic mustard is an exotic invasive plant from Europe that invades woodland habitats in North America and impacts forest biodiversity. In some woodlands, dense stands of garlic mustard in the spring threaten showy spring blooming ephemerals like spring beauty, trilliums and trout lilies. Other research points toward potentially negative impacts on timber species and forest health. Many land managers consider it to be one of the most potentially harmful and difficult to control invasive plants in the region. For more information about Garlic Mustard, please visit this website: Garlic Mustard

Independence Oaks covers over 1088 acres including 68 acre Crooked Lake. There are over 14 miles of hiking and biking trails. Other activities available are picnicking, hiking, fishing, swimming, nature study, and youth group camping. The park is also home to the Lewis E. Wint Nature Center. There are already many geocaches in the park and I'm sure there will be some new ones for those attending this event. For more information about Independence Oaks or any park in the Oakland County Parks system, please follow this link: Oakland County Parks

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