The Community Celebration @ Crosswinds Marsh event was held on October 24, 2020 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Geocaching. The original plan was to hold the event in connection with one of the public events presented by the Crosswinds Marsh Interpretive Center during the spring. Because of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) situation, the event was canceled, and the Anniversary Celebration was postponed. This cache is one of 12 that was placed in connection with the celebration. The theme of the series is Nature Events Through the Months at Crosswinds.
May: Newest residents in town
Beavers are one of the few mammals that are monogamous and raise young together starting at age two. Beavers build a house called a lodge and live together with up to three generations of beavers: the parents, the young from the previous year, and the newborns. The newborns, called kits, are taken care of by their siblings from the previous year. These yearlings will tend to the young before they themselves reach sexual maturity. They will leave either in the fall or depending on the weather that season stay with the parents until the spring when they can survive on their own. The young are born in May and weigh only one pound, but grow at a rapid rate and can weigh up to 16 pounds after lactation ends at roughly 2-3 months.
Bonus Cache
There is a 13th Geocache in this series called a Bonus Cache. The only way to obtain the coordinates of this geocache is to solve this puzzle: The coordinates are N 4A BC.DEF W 8G HI.JKL where the numbers associated with letters will be found in the covers of each of the cache containers. Be sure to make note of these as you find each of the caches. For a link to the Bonus Cache click HERE
Crosswinds Marsh Rules
No fires
No bikes / ATVs / personal watercraft
No swimming or ice fishing
Dogs must be leashed
No alcohol or illegal substances
No camping
Fishing in designated areas only
Collecting of plants & animals prohibited
Park only at N 42 05.744 W 83 26.552
All Geocachers must follow the above rules.
Crosswinds Marsh is open from DAWN to DUSK. Admission is free.
This cache has been placed with the permission of Wayne County Parks. Permit 2020-17 has been submitted and is on file at the park office.