P.I.C.A. Survivor Traditional Cache
skibum957: Decided not to rehide due to changes in the area.
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The cache is in a standard medium camo’d container and located just off one of the trails. Please trade according to the theme if possible. Most trails are underutilized this time of year and are somewhat grown up. Please take time to stop and observe the diverse wildlife. Manatees are a regular site in the backwater lagoons. Just be patient and observant. They’ll surface.
Pine Island Conservation Area is a dynamic landscape supporting a diverse plant community and abundant wildlife. Adjoining the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge to the north, the 879-acre conservation area is jointly owned by the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program (EEL Program) and the St. Johns River Water Management District (District). Both agencies have approved this cache placement.
Guidelines:
Hiking, bicycling (designated trails), Fishing (no gasoline motors), canoeing, bird watching, seasonal waterfowl hunting. No pets except guide dogs.
Mining of the Anastasia Formation for sand and marl production in the 1960’s altered the natural landscape along the eastern portion of the property—creating the North and South Borrow Lakes, and the dredging of a natural channel (locally referred to as Sam’s Creek) to form Rinker Canal. Spoil material deposited on site during the mining operations created a disturbed substrate subsequently exploited by the invasive exotic species, Brazilian pepper.
The diversity of habitats for many species of wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, and migratory birds is a prominent feature of the conservation area. Reptiles and amphibians including alligators and aquatic turtles are common, as are mammals such as bobcats, river otters, raccoons, and opossums that seek food and refuge on the site.
Contents:
Flashlight
Waterproof Match container
Compass
Glow Sticks
Band-Aids
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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