GC4W90K Lake Conestee Nature Park-Learning Loop 2 (Unknown Cache) in South Carolina, United States created by OconeeBell

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Hidden : 2/13/2014

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Geocache Description:

Enjoy the wonders of the natural world as you stroll through Lake Conestee Nature Park in search of excellent adventures in hiking, birding, and Geocaching!

Conestee Nature Preserve consists of approximately 400 acres of beautiful natural habitat on the Reedy River just 6 miles south of downtown Greenville, South Carolina. The park contains both hardwood and evergreen forest, extensive wetlands, 3 miles of the Reedy River, and a rich diversity of wildlife habitat. Deer, raccoon, beaver, fox, river otter, and various small mammals inhabit the park, along with numerous species of reptiles and amphibians. Over 200 bird species have been reported by the Greenville County Bird Club. The park has been designated as an Important Bird Area of Global Significance by the National Audubon Society.

Learning Loops are designed with the teacher in mind. Currently there are 30 stations (10 in each Loop). Ten more will be placed along Loop 4 later this year. Each station gives information and photos of a particular topic of the park’s history, geology, plants and animals. Teachers are welcome to bring their classes for a self-guided tour of the Learning Loops at no charge; however, we do ask that you register your visit with the park office to avoid scheduling conflicts and to sign field trip waivers.
(Learning stations generously funded by 3M, Michelin, Duke Energy, and the Jolley Foundation.)

In order to locate this Geocache, you must solve the following puzzle:

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Visit each of the 10 kiosks on Learning Loop 2 and discover the answers to the following questions.

Kiosk #1 = A – Introduction to LCNP: Walking Across the Lake
“The Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird in the heron family. It feeds on ________, frogs, turtles, insects and other wildlife found in and near the water.”
A = ___ (number of letters in missing word)

Kiosk #2 = B – Sparkleberry Island
Sparkleberry “produces a small dark berry consumed by the ________ thrush”
B = ___ (number of letters in missing word)

Kiosk #3 = C – River Dynamics
“Over time, the ________ channel will move.”
C = ___ (number of letters in missing word)

Kiosk #4 = D – Bottomland Soils and Sediments
“Rich bottomland soils produce ________ vegetative growth of grasses, vines, shrubs and trees…”
D = ___ (number of letters in missing word)

Kiosk #5 = E – Hardwoods of the Bottoms
"The Riverine Forests of LCNP provide a home for a _________ of life and perform many ecological functions."
E = ___ (number of letters in missing word)

Kiosk #6 = F – Nature’s Reclamation
How many heron tracks do you see on this kiosk?
F = ___

Kiosk #7 = G – Beavers: Furry Engineers
“Mating for life, both beaver parents care for the ________ to four young kits that are born in spring.”
G = ___ (the missing number itself, NOT the number of letters in the missing word)

Kiosk #8 = H – Wetland Birds
The number of belted kingfishers + the number of great egrets pictured on this kiosk.
H = ___

Kiosk #9 = I – Aquatic and Wetland Plants
“The broadleaf arrowhead is also known as the duck potato.” Do ducks eat duck potatoes? Yes=3 No=8
I = ___

Kiosk #10 = J – Channel Scars
“________ channels gradually fill with sediment.”
J = ___ (number of letters in missing word)

A waypoint for Learning Loop 2: Station 1 is provided on the cache page, or you can refer to this map:

Note: the Learning Loop 2 Trail is temporarily out of commission due to flood damage. I have posted the pictures of the various kiosks in a CO Note dated 6/8/23.
Enjoy exploring Lake Conestee Nature Park in search of this fun Gecocache! The other three Learning Loops also guide you to Geocaches as well. Don’t forget to practice CITO caching (Cache In-Trash Out).
Please handle the container with care, and replace it as found. Use stealth!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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