GC9H6VW 2022 Lake Cleanup - White Bear Lake (Cache In Trash Out Event) in Minnesota, United States created by SoulDragon

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Hidden : Saturday, March 12, 2022

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12 March 2022, 10:00 - 11:00

2022 Post Ice-fishing Season Lake Clean-up (11th Annual)

*** Please Note Location Change From Previous Years ***

Here is the plan:

Event day: Saturday, March 12, 2022
Location: White Bear Lake Boat Launch Park
- 5050 Lake Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Time: 10 am to 11 am
Parking: There are two parking lots on site. If ice conditions allow, people can also park on the ice at their own risk.
Who: Geocachers and Muggles interested in helping out.

Schedule:

10 am: Meet & Greet and Beginning Group Photo on the boat ramp and then head out.
- I will have trash bags and instructions as to what area of the lake we will be cleaning up.
10:50 am: Everyone return from the lake for the ending Group Photo.
11 am: CITO Event is done. Thanks and we'll see you all next year.

This CITO event is scheduled after all the Ice Shelters have been removed from the lake and to cleanup the debris left behind.

If the lake is not safe, we will redirect cleanup efforts to public shorelines and nearby parks.

Trash will be piled at the dumpsters for group photos and then placed in park dumpsters. Ramsey County Parks has given permission to use the dumpsters.

According to the Water Conservation District, typical items left out on the ice are: pieces of carpet, wood, cans, and bottles (broken and intact). If this trash remains on the ice and enters the lake after ice-out, it will have a negative effect on the lake's environment. The WCD suggest people bring something along to chop things loose from the ice such as small hatchets or ice choppers and safety glasses for those doing the chopping. Depending on ice conditions, wearing crampons might also be a good idea to assist in walking or pulling trash to the landing.

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