These Weltands are an innovative, pioneering program in partnership with the City of Silverton in which the area’s treated waste water is used to create a thriving wetlands habitat for a variety of wildlife and plants.
The water travels at the rate of 300 gallons per minute in peak season through a series of terraced ponds with cascading water, pools and wetlands plants, into a holding tank where it then flows into an irrigation system — a unique and attractive method of using treated water to irrigate the Garden. The Wetlands also play an active role in the education programs at the Garden.
This cache is one of a series hidden inside the Oregon Garden or on the grounds of the Oregon Garden Resort.
Those caches inside the Garden may only be found during Garden hours, and will require an Admission Fee. There is a discount for Geocachers (see below).
An Oregon Garden Geocaching Passport will be available at the Visitor’s Center when you enter Garden. Use this to record codes for the caches found. Once completed, the Cacher may fill out the survey included on the passport and return to the Visitor Center for a gift item (TBD) and to be entered into a drawing. The drawing will happen once or twice per year (dates & prizes TBD).
A $1 discount from the admission fee will be available for all geocaching.com users. A coupon is available (uploaded image on this cache page). This coupon should be presented at the admission desk (Visitor Center) when paying admission.
There is no cost to find the caches beyond Garden admission – Garden members and Resort guests are free and may request the passport at the Visitor Center.