National Wildlife Refuge Geocoin-SAV

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Owner:: Refuge Ranger Message this owner
Released:: Monday, March 1, 2010
Origin:: Illinois, United States
Recently Spotted:: Unknown Location

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This geocoin's mission is to visit Wildlife Refuges throughout the US and then be placed in a nearby geocache. Pictures of this coin's travels would be appreciated.

About This Item

This geocoin is one of numerous being distributed by the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.This coin's goal is to draw more people to explore, appreciate the Refuges, and to share their experiences and wildlife sightings.

The National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the world's premier system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants. Since President Theodore Roosevelt designated Florida's Pelican Island as the first wildlife refuge in 1903, the System has grown to more than 150 million acres, 550 national wildlife refuges and other units of the Refuge System, plus 37 wetland management districts.

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Tracking History (41933.2mi) View Map

6/16/2012	Allen Cachers grabbed it		Visit Log
We found this geocoin on Power Island http://www.co.grand-traverse.mi.us/departments/parks_rec/parks/power_island.htm in Michigan's oldest active geocache. No idea how it got there from Iowa where it was last seen about a year ago, but it is safe and sound. We'll drop it in the cache where we found it for mileage and then we will move it along soon.
6/17/2011	c_dog retrieved it from Tree City for Noah # 1	Iowa	Visit Log
Will move along soon.
6/14/2011	jimmygps placed it in Tree City for Noah # 1	Iowa - 1,186.81 miles	Visit Log

1/23/2011	jimmygps retrieved it from SMALL LEAP	Texas	Visit Log
moving to right place
12/22/2010	jdzimman discovered it		Visit Log
This is a great coin. Thanks for sharing.
5/10/2010	8Nuts MotherGoose placed it in SMALL LEAP	Texas - 43.81 miles	Visit Log
Santa Ana NWR Noisy chachalacas welcome the morning dawn while malachite butterflies float among the shadows. Spanish moss drips from tall-reaching ebony trees, as sabal palms rise between the prickly pear cactus. This small island of habitat along the most southern stretch of the Rio Grande attracts visitors from around the world. They come to enjoy the unique wildlife that can only be found here, one of the most biologically diverse regions in North America. Step into this rare tropical world at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the benefit of wildlife and you. At Santa Ana NWR, subtropical, gulf coast, great plains and Chihuahuan desert meet. You are entering the 2,088-acre home of nearly 400 species of birds, half of all butterfly species found in North America, and such rarities as the indigo snake and the Altamira oriole. Established in 1943 for the protection of migratory birds, Santa Ana NWR provides a glimpse into a world that has vanished from 95 percent of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The above information is from The NWR Web site: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/STRC/santaana/Index.html The geocache that we dropped this coin into is located a few miles north of the refuge. We enjoyed a morning wandering the trails and viewing the birds, animals and plants. We were surprised by an armadillo as we started our hike near the welcome center. It crossed in front of us on its way to check the area under the bird feeders. The Photo of the sign was taken before sunrise on the morning after we visited the refuge. We could not get our camera to operate and purchased a new one after our visit. A return visit for the photo was required. This location is also the Headquarters of the Lower Rio Grand Valley NWR. We can claim two NWRs at this location. Thanks for allowing us to carry this coin to such wonderful locations.
5/9/2010	8Nuts MotherGoose retrieved it from EZ Rider	Texas	Visit Log
Moving on.
5/9/2010	8Nuts MotherGoose placed it in EZ Rider	Texas	Visit Log
Laguna Atascosa NWR On the most southern tip of Texas, along the shores of the Laguna Madre, dense patches of thorny brush rise among unique wind-blown clay dunes called “lomas.” In a region of Texas some call the last great habitat, thorn forest intermingles with freshwater wetlands, coastal prairies, mudflats and beaches. Here, where tropical and temperate zones overlap, the endangered ocelot silently hunts within the brushlands, white-tailed deer browse on a banquet of plants, aplomado falcons soar above the grasslands and nearly half of all the bird species found in the continental United States rest, feed, nest and migrate. The above information is from The NWR Web site: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/STRC/laguna/Index_Laguna.html The geocache that we dropped and grabbed this coin for mileage and location is a few miles south of the refuge. We enjoyed driving the 15-mile Bayside Drive loop while there and spotted many interesting birds. The highlight of the drive was to see both the white-morph and dark-morph phases of the Reddish Egret. During low tide in the late afternoon we saw many shore birds working the mud flats. We have posted a photo of the National Wildlife Refuge Geocoin and the entry sign with this log.
3/1/2010	8Nuts MotherGoose grabbed it		Visit Log
Received from Refuge Ranger Near Savanna, IL. Will take it with me to visit NWRs and spread the word about Geocaching and Earthcaches. Thank You. [This entry was edited by 8Nuts MotherGoose on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 5:24:43 PM.]
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