Hunting is permitted in Guy Grover Timber and Tree Plantings. Dress accordingly for the season.
This cache is placed as a reminder of the GC8HJJD Community Celebration Event- Buchanan County, Iowa on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Watch for more geocaches to seek before and after the event.
The forest, tree plantings, and water resources are here for all to enjoy due to the generosity of Guy and Shirley Grover. A local farmer and conservationist, Guy Grover dedicated his time and resources to make this the wonderful resource it is today. In 2007, the Grovers made sure these efforts would be protected in the future by placing the land in a conservation easement with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. In 2011, the Grovers donated the area to the Buchanan County Conservation Board as a place for the public to enjoy and learn about nature. The Grovers acquired this property in 1988, and soon began enhancing the natural features of the property. Pasture and crop lands were converted to trees. Most of the tree plantings are alternating rows of conifers and hardwoods (oaks, walnuts, and others). Older plantings date back to the early 1990’s, and now are large trees. The conifer rows shaded the sides of the hardwoods, resulting in trees growing straight and tall toward overhead sunlight. During an 8-year period, Guy and his brother Max planted approximately 30,000 trees.