Guest gtheilman Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 I'm playing around with the idea of getting some of the local geocachers together for a geocache competition. My idea is that we would meet in the local state park (more like a city park, actually). Beforehand, various "tokens" would have been placed around the park. The team that found the most would win. The problem I keep coming up against is what to leave as the tokens. I don't want to be accused of "littering" in the State Park, even if they are only there for one day. I'm also concerned that I might not be able to collect them all again at the end of the day. So I was thinking of trying to come up with something that would be considered biodegradable and would not impact the environment. The best idea I've come up with so far is popsicle sticks with codes written on them. Even if I couldn't recover them all, they are wood and would eventually rot. Does anyone have any thoughts on a suitable marker or cache that would have minimal environmental impact? Quote Link to comment
Guest geospotter Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 ot they would fertilize the area! I don't know if they still make them, but a search of the Web should find them. Quote Link to comment
Guest ALacy Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 Well Google shows a bunch of different kinds http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=biodegradable+golf+tees&btnG=Google+Search Quote Link to comment
Guest griffiths gnat Posted February 16, 2002 Share Posted February 16, 2002 Heres what you need gtheilman. I was at an organic farm about two years ago that had organic eating utensils. They felt just like plastic but were made of potato starch. The knives would provide you with a large enough surface to write on and if you couldn't collect them all they decompose into harmless nitrogen in about three months. I saw these things at Rodale organic Farm in Pennsylvania. Maybe they could tell you where to get them. Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 quote:Originally posted by griffiths gnat: I saw these things at Rodale organic Farm in Pennsylvania. here's that website for the Rodale Institute ----- Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious. Quote Link to comment
+Crusso Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 How about Manure Animals! I kid you not. In organic stores you can buy little creatures made of dried animal manure fertilizer. It's totally dried & has no smell. Washes down with rain & fertilizes the area as it goes. You could engrave coordinates on the bottom! Quote Link to comment
Griffiths gnat Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 I've heard of Crappy Caches but that clever idea takes the cake Crusso!! Quote Link to comment
geophers Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 In another forum it mentioned a people geocache! What better, litter free way to do it than with camoflauged people. I know they might have to sit around for a while but they will always return at the end of the day! geophers Quote Link to comment
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