Cache placed for the 2018 KNC Geocaching Extravaganza, Fall Edition! The KNC offers a beautiful natural setting to explore, nearly 12 miles on 16 different trails of various terrain, and chances to encounter wildlife! There is an admission fee to hike the trails. April through October the trails are open 9am to dusk. November-March the trails are open from 9am-6pm. More details are available at http://www.naturecenter.org/ to help plan your visit!
The Mourning Dove is known by many names - American mourning dove or rain dove - has been erroneously called the turtle dove, and was also known as the Carolina pigeon or Carolina turtle dove.
Mourning Dove trivia:
1) They are amazing breeders, in warm areas, one pair may raise up to six broods of two young each in a single year!
2) They are capable of flying speeds up to 55 MPH!
3) The Mourning Dove is the national bird of the British Virgin Islands.
4) The eastern mourning dove is Wisconsin's symbol of peace, and Michigan's state bird of peace.
For those who like a challenge, this is a bison in the woods, but it's tethered in place and shouldn't be too hard to track down!
As always, it's up to you whether or not to pursue finding and signing the log on a particular geocache -- please know that you choose to find each of these geocaches, and do so at your own risk. Please be considerate to the natural surroundings as you enjoy all that KNC has to offer, and try to leave the environment a little better than before you visit!