Input requested for Parks Canada Geocache Event

[Nedraw]

As you may be aware, Parks Canada is now allowing geocaching in National Parks as long as they are approved and meet within our guidelines. Fundy National Park in NB is looking at implementing the guidelines in a way to promote our special places through a Ecological Integrity Innovation project. I'm looking for sugestions for kicking off the activity next spring (likely June). Some ideas I have are: partnering with one or both of the local geocaching associations to host an event, approving a series of physical caches that meet our guidelines, minting a series of trackable geocoins to be traded at the park visitor centre for codes or passwords found in our caches. Would anyone be interested in helping the park in such an event? Any other ideas out there?

You can email me directly at Lisa.Babineau@pc.gc.ca or through my user account Nedraw.

Thanks

[+ibycus]

Very very cool. Makes me wish I lived in New Brunswick!

[+GEOJuice]

Lisa

 

The Atlantic Geocaching Association will be contacting you very soon

 

Michel “les4Frogs” Lajeunesse

 

You might recognise the Name Lajeunesse

[+swimmrguy]

Fundy is one of my favourite parks in the Maritimes. I'm a bit far away to help, but I'll be watching for this event. It is a perfect excuse for a visit back out East.

[+GeoSlyCa]

This is indeed a good idea and great news. I'm sure anything organized will draw a crowd!

[+cache_r_joe]

I am a member of both Associations (MGA and ACGA) and would do whatever I can to assist.

 

Joe

[+Cache Pack]

I'am also a member of the MGA, and ACGA, and would be willing to help out in any way I can.

Edited December 18, 2007 by Cache Pack

[+Team Three Boys]

What about an event in Banff or Jasper?

[+parker2]

Awesome..... It is great to see a PC site take the leed on this. Fort Walsh has combined forces here with Cypress Hills Prov. Park and they have a series of 7 caches between the parks to give visitors a view of the area that they would not usually see w/o caching. Good luck on your project.

[+bassmig]

I'm glad to hear about this. I love Fundy, don't get out there often enough in the last few years. I'd love to help if I can. I think this is a great initiative! Hopefully this will lead to other parks!!

[+GEOJuice]

For those who are willing to help with the Fundy Park Venture...

 

Please standby as the details will be made available Soon...

 

To stay updated Visit ACGA

Edited December 19, 2007 by Les 4 Frogs

[+KD_cachers]

I live near Fundy and would like to help.

[+thecyr]

Updates can be found on ACGA

[+thecyr]

The event will occur tomorrow, geocachers Toronto east can still make it in time

 

Otherwise read up on the event on ACGA.

[+paulandstacey]

Living within 2 hours of Fundy for 4 years and having never been there, I think this is an awesome initiative. We took our two boys there and had a blast, even tho the water wasn't totally cooperative. Anyone who is thinking of heading to Fundy to do the caches (and earn a merit-based geocoin only available at the park) will not be sorry!

 

Great job by the Parks Canada group at Fundy and the ACGA.

 

Excellent, excellent, excellent!

[+dragonflys]

thanks for the input P&S, I think it went well. It would be nice if this spreads across Canada

Living within 2 hours of Fundy for 4 years and having never been there, I think this is an awesome initiative. We took our two boys there and had a blast, even tho the water wasn't totally cooperative. Anyone who is thinking of heading to Fundy to do the caches (and earn a merit-based geocoin only available at the park) will not be sorry!

 

Great job by the Parks Canada group at Fundy and the ACGA.

 

Excellent, excellent, excellent!