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- Mark Wrote:
I think it would nice to have more than one "Home Location".A simple work around for this is to create a search using the "Hide and Seek a Cache", and then just bookmark the results page.
I keep my home location as my home, but then have a bookmarked query for my work location.
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This article appears in todays Toronto Star. Funny how, according to MNR/Ontario Parks, kilometers of logging roads seem to be ok for the enviroment, but a few geocachers straying 10 meters off a trail will cause irreparable harm.
Logging roads criss-cross Algonquin
8,000 kilometres inside park lands MNR map doesn't
reveal full network
COLIN PERKEL
CANADIAN PRESS
Despite its reputation as a vast untapped wilderness area, two environmental groups say they have discovered that Ontario's Algonquin Park actually has four times as much logging road as it does canoe trails.
The estimated 8,000 kilometres of roads, usually hidden from view and closed to the public, are detrimental to the area's habitat and run counter to the park's wild and pristine image, the groups say.
"If this was called the Algonquin Industrial Zone, it would be reasonable to be doing this, (but) it's called a park because it's supposed to be protected," said Evan Ferrari, director of the Wildlands League.
An official map of the park produced by the Ministry of Natural Resources in response to a Freedom of Information request by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund shows only about 1,300 kilometres of primary and secondary roads.
A more detailed map obtained by the Wildlands League reveals a network of logging roads through much of the park, about three-quarters of which has already been logged.
"For every kilometre of canoe route in Algonquin Park, there are more than four kilometres of road," said Anastasia Lintner, a lawyer with the defence fund.
That would mean there are more kilometres of road in the 765,000-hectare park than in the city of Toronto, or running between Halifax and Vancouver.
Environmentalists say the logging roads — about 20 metres wide to accommodate heavy equipment — have a "huge" impact on the eco-system because of the habitat fragmentation they cause.
"We completely change the plants and animals that are in an area once we continue to cut up the forest," said Ferrari.
In last week's throne speech, the Liberal government promised legislation to "ensure our precious provincial parks are protected forever."
Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay said in an interview he had no plans to end logging in Algonquin Park as the environmentalists want.
"Historically, Algonquin Park area has been a mixed-use area," he said in an interview. "That's just the way it's been."
Environmentalists worry that logging interests in Algonquin, considered the jewel in Ontario's parks system, will win the day and end up destroying the park completely. They want Ramsay to order a comprehensive review of all impacts of logging.
"We can't stop logging tomorrow and throw people onto the street," said Ferrari. "(But) how do we make that a park instead of an industrial zone?"
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Is it at all possible to see how many users are ignoring a cache that I have created?
I don't think this would be a useful feature for the general cache listing, but as a cache owner it would be very handy.
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This article appears in todays Toronto Star. Funny how, according to MNR/Ontario Parks, kilometers of logging roads seem to be ok for the enviroment, but a few geocachers straying 10 meters off a trail will cause irreparable harm.
Logging roads criss-cross Algonquin
8,000 kilometres inside park lands MNR map doesn't
reveal full network
COLIN PERKEL
CANADIAN PRESS
Despite its reputation as a vast untapped wilderness area, two environmental groups say they have discovered that Ontario's Algonquin Park actually has four times as much logging road as it does canoe trails.
The estimated 8,000 kilometres of roads, usually hidden from view and closed to the public, are detrimental to the area's habitat and run counter to the park's wild and pristine image, the groups say.
"If this was called the Algonquin Industrial Zone, it would be reasonable to be doing this, (but) it's called a park because it's supposed to be protected," said Evan Ferrari, director of the Wildlands League.
An official map of the park produced by the Ministry of Natural Resources in response to a Freedom of Information request by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund shows only about 1,300 kilometres of primary and secondary roads.
A more detailed map obtained by the Wildlands League reveals a network of logging roads through much of the park, about three-quarters of which has already been logged.
"For every kilometre of canoe route in Algonquin Park, there are more than four kilometres of road," said Anastasia Lintner, a lawyer with the defence fund.
That would mean there are more kilometres of road in the 765,000-hectare park than in the city of Toronto, or running between Halifax and Vancouver.
Environmentalists say the logging roads — about 20 metres wide to accommodate heavy equipment — have a "huge" impact on the eco-system because of the habitat fragmentation they cause.
"We completely change the plants and animals that are in an area once we continue to cut up the forest," said Ferrari.
In last week's throne speech, the Liberal government promised legislation to "ensure our precious provincial parks are protected forever."
Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay said in an interview he had no plans to end logging in Algonquin Park as the environmentalists want.
"Historically, Algonquin Park area has been a mixed-use area," he said in an interview. "That's just the way it's been."
Environmentalists worry that logging interests in Algonquin, considered the jewel in Ontario's parks system, will win the day and end up destroying the park completely. They want Ramsay to order a comprehensive review of all impacts of logging.
"We can't stop logging tomorrow and throw people onto the street," said Ferrari. "(But) how do we make that a park instead of an industrial zone?"
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except for the removal of several Geocaches by Ontario Park Rangers.
Forgive me if this has already been stated, but have the removed caches been removed from the geocaching.com site?
And is it possible to get a complete list of all the removed caches.
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Is Ontarioparks or MNR now removing caches from Algonquin park?
GC82F0 , GC1444, GC8046 have been reported not found in the past couple of weeks.
These caches have been in their hiding spots for a couple of years.
In no way am I accusing MNR of removing these caches, I just find it strange that these low traffic caches, in a disputed area all go missing at the same time.
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If this is not the correct forum for this message, please forgive me.
I just got my first notification email from the new notify service. I think this service is great, however can I make one suggestions?
As I rarly go anywhere without my cell phone and GPS, it would be great if the notification email included the waypoint (GCxxxxx) in the message.
I have these notifications sent to my cell phone, and I can't find them using the WAP service without knowing the waypoint.
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I agree with the above reply, the cache type, size and difficulty would be a wonderful addition to this service!
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Has anyone else with a Garmin Legend noticed that the pointer is slow to update to the direction of the waypoint.
Here is what I have noticed while geocaching.
Looking and the distance field, when I walk over or past the waypoint location the distance indicator changes as it should, within a reasonable amount of time. (Decreasing as I approach the cache, increasing as I pass it)
However it takes several seconds (30-60) for the pointer to reverse direction.
I have noticed this in both battery saver and normal mode. The GPS accuracy does not seem to play a role either.
I am running V3.7 of the software, the latest version.
Traveling To Atlanta - Any "must Do" Caches
in South and Southeast
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I will be traveling to Atlanta for 10 days on business, and will have a some time to do geocaching while I'm there.
Can anyone suggest any "must do" caches in the Atlanta area?
I have never been to Atlanta before so I am not familiar with the area at all.
Suggestions are appreciated!!