Join us at 9:00 AM on Saturday 06/04/16 for a couple of hours of helping to make this park litter free. Coordinates provided is where we will meet. Please note that normally this area requires a daily use permit but the park will allow geocachers in for free that are helping with the CITO Event. If you plan on staying at the park afterwards then you must purchase a daily use permit, which can be obtained at any of the Self Pay Stations in the park.
Grabbers, safety vests and trash bags will be provided.
*Please bring your own water bottles and gloves.
Hillsdale State Park is located in the transition zone between the prairie forests of the east, the project area has a great diversity of plant communities that support an abundance of wildlife. In centuries past, this zone has undergone changes as the climate changed, favoring either grassland or forest. Today, the prairie and forest are in competition in areas not being used agriculture. These different habitats provide homes for many kinds of wildlife including white-tailed deer, raccoon, beaver squirrel, rabbit, coyote and bobcat.
Birdwatchers will delight in the many species of birds at the lake. The changing seasons bring the promise of migrating waterfowl and shorebirds that use Hillsdale Lake as a rest stop.