The 2016 Cache Your Way program is over but the cache remains for the fun of it!
About the Site
Encompassing over 3,400 acres, Glacial Park contains over 400 acres of dedicated nature preserve; harbors 40 state endangered and threatened plant and animal species; is listed as one of the top five areas to view migratory wetland birds in the region, and is a part of the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
Glacial Park is the Conservation District’s most popular site, visited annually by more than 64,000 guests who hike or horseback along eight miles of trails; fish the shoreline of Nippersink Creek at Keystone Landing or Pioneer Road Landing…or bike a five-mile portion of the 26-mile Prairie Trail that skirts the eastern boundary of the park. In a place where wildlife viewing is plentiful, many spend time birding, picnicking or paddling the glistening waters of Nippersink Creek., a high-quality stream teeming with aquatic life — a place where numerous wetland waders and local wildlife also visit the water’s edge.
Cache Your Way Question
What bat species makes up greater than 90% of the bat population in Glacial Park’s Bat Barn?
**You can see the bat barn as you exit the Lost Valley Visitor Center – this barn is NOT open to the public so please look from afar**
Additional Information About the Bat
The young are born in either late June or early July. Typically, only one young are born at a time. They grow very fast, consuming the milk from their mother’s body. They can’t fly at birth so they are vulnerable. They hold onto her midsection and hang there. By the time they are a month old though they are already self-sufficient members of the colony.
About the Hide
The walk can be short or long depending on where you decide to park. It is a very hilly site and the walk is on a mowed grass trail. The find may be easy or hard depending on the time of year. At ground zero there are not a lot of hosts, however, nature is providing a lot of camo for the host right now! Camoed peanut butter container
Geocachers
Please join us in playing! All are welcome who observe and obey the rules. Please do not move or vandalize the container. Please do not remove the informational card from the container, this is an essential game piece for cachers completing the Cache Your Way program. For more information on the program, visit our website http://www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/index.php/geocaching/ or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MCCDGeocaching
District Geocaching Rules
For a complete list of rules, visit our website http://www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/index.php/geocaching/
McHenry County Conservation District Information
Visit our website at www.mccdistrict.org or call 815-338-6223 for camping/shelters, 815-479-5779 for educational programs or 815-678-4532 for the Lost Valley Visitor Center