Crosswinds Marsh Nature Fest 2022 Series
Nature Fest is a nature-oriented event that featured live entertainment, nature crafts, and games, face painting, and free canoeing. This cache is one of a series of 12 geocaches, launched the day after Nature Fest, with each one featuring one of the importance to the animal community of the oak trees found in Crosswinds Marsh Nature Preserve.
The Crosswinds Cache Crew developed this series in partnership with MS Brenna Van Schoick, Environmentalistat Crosswinds Marsh.
NF22-7 Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers in Michigan are big fans of the oak tree. They use their impressive beaks to pound holes to find insect larva for dinner or to carve out a cavity to spend the season living in. In doing so they create holes for other animals to feed from and the abandoned nests make homes for a wide range of animals. If you see a woodpecker pecking a tree don’t worry about it hurting the tree. Healthy trees are not damaged by the habits of a woodpecker.
LOOK FOR THE CODE!
As an incentive to complete the series we are offering a commemorative collectible. located on the inside of the cover is a four-digit code. Keep a record of the code along with the cache name. To qualify for the collectible enter the codes into an online form found by clicking HERE. You will be then provided with instructions as to how to receive your collectible.
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.
NOTICE: Please carefully observe the way this cache is hidden before you retrieve it so that you can replace it the same way!
This cache has been placed with the permission of Wayne County Parks. Permit NF22-7 has been submitted and is on file at the park office.