Going Native Event Cache
seldom|seen: Archiving for s|s, thanks marc_54140 for reminder.
Thanks to all those who attended!
--rsplash40 (temporarily covering for s|s)
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
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This event is being held to encourage geocachers to become avid
Invasive Species watchers and reporters. We tend to get into places
that even wildlife biologists and DNR wardens don't get to and that
provides us a unique opportunity to contribute to the on-going
effort to reduce the strain of invasive species intrusion into our
native habitats.
David Bayer, a Seasonal Horticulturist with the UW Extension, will
be giving a class on Native Flora species. The class, being held at
1pm in Buboltz Nature Center, will cover a brief history of
invasion, identification and invasive species control. Davids
PowerPoint presentation will outline the primary plants that have
invaded Wisconsin and present plant suppression methods.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
12:30pm: Center opens.
12:30pm - 1pm: Download Temp Cache cords. Thanks Marc!
12:30pm - 2pm: Hunt temp and Perm caches in the Preserve.
2pm: Regroup at the Center
2:15pm: Presentation by David Bayer
3:30pm: Dissemination of Puzzle information by Alex.
3:45pm: Drawing for unregistered coins and other stuff.
David is a retired Biology teacher who taught 10th Grade Biology
and Advanced Placement Biology at Appleton East from its opening in
1967 and later at Appleton North when it opened in 1998. Since
retirement, he has stayed active in education as the Seasonal
Horticulture Agent at the Outagamie County University Extension.
His primary job is to respond to public inquiry answering questions
on garden culture, tree and lawn care, disease, insect pests and a
safe effective use of pesticides.
As an active member of the newly formed organization, the Invasive
Plants of Association of Wisconsin (IPAW), David has become very
interested in the eradication of invasive plants and educating the
public on the environmental threat invasive species pose to our
natural plant communities and their related wildlife species.
Invasive Plants: Synopsis Since international commerce
and travel has become common place, so has the introduction of
thousands of exotic organisms, large and small. In many cases,
these life forms have disrupted the ecological integrity of many
natural communities by out-competing native species. Many exotic
plants are now at war with natural plant communities and disrupting
wildlife habitats, eliminating native forest regeneration, native
prairies and highly valued marsh ecosystems. There are weapons
available in this war that can hold back or beat back these
invaders. The primary weapon however is awareness.
There will be a number new theme related caches published to
coincide with this event, one of which will allow for multiple
logging of identified invasive species.
There also will be a drawing for a number of prizes open to anyone
who attends. These include unregistered geocoins, jeeps and other
related swag. Refreshments will be provided.
And, of course, I will also be bringing reference materials for
myriad S|S puzzle caches. This is your opportunity to get a
clue.
Additional Hints
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