Jackson County Hiking Club May Event Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, May 30, 2020
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Geocache Description:

30 May 2020, 09:00 - 11:00

Jackson County Hiking Club: May Event
Blackhawk Wildlife Area


Saturday May 30th, 2020 9am-9:30am





Features of the event:

* A social gathering of geocachers at the posted coordinates. All social distancing rules will apply to this gathering. 6' separation and groups of no more than 10.

* There will be plenty of time to tell stories, log trackables and make plans for the day.

* There will be a brief "Hiking 101" discussion.

* There will be a brief "Geocaching 101" discussion.

* An optional family friendly hike will follow the event at Blackhawk Wildlife Area and back to the posted coordinates.

* If joining for a hike, be sure to wear the proper shoes/boots and clothes for walking the trail and possibly hiking in the timber.

* It is also tick and mosquito season so make sure to bring your bug repellent .

* A walking stick and bottled water might be handy items to bring along.

*A chance to enjoy a Spring morning with friends.



Jackson County Hiking Club
Jackson County has some of the best hiking opportunities in Eastern Iowa. We all have our favorite places to hike that are close to home that we have been to ten times over. Jackson County Conservation manages many beautiful properties that have hiking trails, some of which do not get the foot traffic that they deserve. To inspire hikers and nature lovers to get out on our trails, we are introducing designated hiking club trails.

There will be 9 hiking club trails at the following parks: Blackhawk Wildlife Area, Buzzard Ridge Wildlife Area, Cottonville Conservation Area, Hurstville Interpretive Center, McNeil Nature Preserve, Ozark Wildlife Area, Papke Wildlife Area, Pine Valley Nature Area, and Prairie Creek Recreation Area. The designated hiking club trails will be marked by orange hiking club trail markers and each trail will have a password about halfway down the trail. The hiking club trails will be varying lengths.

To participate in the hiking club, complete the following: choose a property to hike, hike the designated trail, take photo or record the trail’s password, collect all 9 hiking club passwords, turn in all 9 passwords to the Hurstville Interpretive Center, receive a Hiking Club certificate of completion to recognize your accomplishment and get your photo posted on the Hurstville Interpretive Center’s Facebook page. Visit JacksonCCB.com for more information about each of the parks, including locations and park maps. For more information, contact Tony Vorwald at tony@jacksonccb.com or (563) 652-3783.


Please remember that all caches in the Jackson County Conservation Areas are CITO locations.

As always, be safe, be courteous, be respectful and have fun.

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