Cache Your Way 2017: Neck Traditional Cache

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McHenry County Conservation District: I had really hoped to replace this one since I loved the location but time is not on my side! Maybe when I have more time if no one else claims the area I was place a new one in the vicinity

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Hidden : 6/25/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Fel Pro RRR

Fel-Pro RRR is an example of protecting natural areas habitat while providing diverse outdoor recreational opportunities.Visitor activities are more commonly associated with park districts. Activities include the passive in nature hiking, fishing and picnicking, plus a sand volleyball court, basketball court, ball diamond, horseshoes and a newly updated 9-hole frisbee golf course.

About the Site

RRR: Rest, Relaxation and Recreation The Fel-Pro Company, an auto parts manufacturer bought the 220 acres of open land in 1983. The company’s vision was to enrich the lives of their 2,800 employees and their families by providing a nature preserve, onsite recreation, and a children’s summer camp. Fel-Pro earned the Forbes Magazine’s honor as the fourth best American employer in 1998.

When Fel-Pro was sold in 1998, the eight family owners decided the camp-tract should remain as a legacy for everyone. They initiated a collaborative venture with The Nature Conservancy, Metropolitan Family Services, and McHenry County Conservation District as the primary landowner.

The Nature Conservancy managed the 130-acre portion up until 2005 which included a gravel hill prairie, savanna, sedge meadow, fen, and several spring-fed lakes. Metropolitan Family Services, and later the YMCA of McHenry County leased and operated a summer camp in the 90-acre recreational area up until 2010.

Cache Your Way Question

Owls have certain adaptations that allow them to do a variety of things other animals cannot.  Some of these include:

  1. They have 14 neck vertebrate- 2x more than humans

  2. their jugular veins have bypass connector blood vessels, so the blood supply is not impeded when the neck rotates

  3. they have only one bone situated on top of the backbone unlike the two that humans have, allowing the owl to pivot on the vertebrae column

What so these adaptations allow an owl to do?

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 www.mccdistrict.org/web/re-geocache.htm or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MCCDGeocaching

District Geocaching Rules

For a complete list of rules, visit our website www.mccdistrict.org/web/re-geocache.htm

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

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