Will soon begin archiving this series.
<p>Johnson County Park & Recreation District (JCPRD) is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2015. The District is a leader in its field providing the community with top quality parks and recreational opportunities while being responsible stewards of all our resources. The District’s contributions to the personal lives of Johnson County’s citizens have earned the District local appreciation and national acclaim. Each year the District records more than 7 million park visitors and over 2 million recreation participations in over 4,000 programs. Their slogan is “What do YOU do for fun? If you are reading this, one answer is probably Geocaching. The District is planning many special activities throughout the year. With that in mind, and with the District’s approval we bring you 60 JCPRD caches, one for each of their 60 years. This series highlights some of the District’s specialized departments and programs with 15 different caches listed below. Most of these areas are within the Safety and Outdoor Education and the Recreation Divisions and may not be as widely known as the Parks and Golf Course Division. Each specialty area has a cache with a code in it. Collect all 15 and you will have the coordinates to this series final. These caches are hidden in a variety of locations and not all will be on District land. Enjoy these gems of the county and happy caching, but most of all have FUN!</p>
<p>This cache is for JCPRD’s Outdoor Education Department. As part of the Safety and Outdoor Education Division, this group is staffed by knowledgeable park naturalists and police trained in interpretive programming. They offer a wide variety of environmental and historical events for kids and adults alike. In addition to the nature and outdoor recreation atmosphere experience, their programs foster curiosity and an appreciation for nature, history and outdoor adventures like geocaching. In honor of the District’s great naturalist, you will be looking for a natural object holding the cache container and if you need it I am sure they could provide an interpretive lesson on it. It is in Kill Creek Par near but not in the Outdoor Educations, TimberRidge Adventure Center so please only approach from Kill Creek Park. The trail to this cache leads up a steep and rocky hillside and of course as with any woodland cache around here be aware of PIT’s. So have fun and don’t let this tough cache bite you.</p>
Coordinates for final are (N) JCPRDSP (W) ECIALFUN-----GC5MZRF
J = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – ERNIE MILLER NATURE CENTER-----GC5PYK2
C = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – AQUATICS-----GC5REKR
P = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – 50 PLUS-----GC5PHP9
R = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – FIELD BIOLOGIST-----GC5QEV8
D = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – COMMUNITY WELLNESS-----GC5T07T
S = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – OUTDOOR EDUCATION-----GC5T07N
P2 = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – COMMUNITY RELATIONS-----GC5RJB1
E = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – K.C. CORPERATE CHALLENGE-----GC5RMW7
C2 = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – TIMBERRIDGE ADVENTURE CENTER-----GC5Q2EX
I = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – FINE ARTS-----GC5Q2DT
A = ? JCPRD 60 – SPLECALITIES – SPECIAL POPULATIONS-----GC5PYKC
L = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – HORTICULTURIST-----GC5PN26
F =? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – PARK SAFTEY-----GC5PHQY
U = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – CHILDREN’S SERVICES-----GC5T07X
N = ? JCPRD 60 – SPECIALITIES – JOCO ARTS & HERITAGE CENTER (FUTURE)-----GC5T084