CELEBRATE
EARTH DAY 2014
and
GEOCACHING's 12th ANNUAL CACHE IN, TRASH OUT WEEKEND
at
ITHACA'S EARTH DAY CITO
(6th Ellis Hollow Adopt-a-Highway Event)
2014 Cache In Trash Out Weekend
WHAT: A CITO event in celebration of EARTH DAY 2014 and Geocaching's 12th Annual Cache In, Trash Out Weekend
WHY: In addition to celebrating Earth Day in Geo-Style by earning a CITO icon for your caching stats, all attendees who log the event will earn a special 2014 Earth Day CITO Souvenir for their Geocaching profile.
WHEN: 9am to approximately 10:30 on Sunday, April 27, 2014
WHO: All Geocachers age 10 and above (roadside conditions are not kid-friendly
WHERE: Meet in the parking lot of the Embassy Inn at the posted coords. We will divide into two groups to clear our 2-mile stretch of Turkey Hill Road between Route 366 and Ellis Hollow Road
ORDER of EVENTS:
1) Sign log book and discover IthacaDoodle's collection of CITO geocoins.
2) Group photo and distribution of those nifty orange vests, helmets, and bags.
3) Because our event is officially recognized by the Tompkins County Highway Department under the Adopt-a-Highway program, there will be a short safety briefing and a waiver to sign (if you attended a previous EH CITO event, your waiver is already on file and does not need to be re-signed)
4) Divide into two groups: Short walkers (approx .8 mile) will be shuttled to Ellis Hollow Rd. Long walkers (approx 1.2 mile) will start from the posted coords. Both groups will walk towards each other downhill and meet in the middle.
5) New trackable prizes will be awarded for 1) most trash collected and 2) most unusual object found, before we shuttle back to parking.
What to bring: yourself in protective outdoor clothing, a pair of gloves (recommended), a trash-poking stick (optional). We will have everything else available at the registration - bags, helmets, reflective vests, and clean up supplies
OUR TALLY: Geocachers have been keeping this stretch of road clean since 2008
1st CITO 2008: 14 Attended. 8 large highway bags of garbage plus a TV, microwave, and shopping cart
- 2nd CITO 2010: 32 Attended. 12 large highway bags of garbage and 3 yellow bags of recyclables plus TV (with remote!), 4 hubcaps, muffler, 2 tires, and assorted boards.
3rd CITO 2012: 21 Attended. 6 large highway bags of trash plus an overflowing bin of recyclables.
4th CITO 2013: 7 Attended. 5 large highway bags of trash plus an overflowing bin of recyclables.
5th CITO 2013: 5 Attended. 5 large highway bags of trash plus two overflowing bin of recyclables.