+Scout Master Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 BLM MEMO Score a win for geocaching on BLM lands Quote Link to comment
+Whiskey Park Gang Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Hurray! Now if Colorado State Parks would only follow suit. I know a couple of the BLM Rangers here, they're fine with it as long as you stay out of protected sites, which you should anyway. Quote Link to comment
ckhd Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 SWEET! So it boils down to: Get approval from BLM & don't put them in 'protected' areas. Good to see Government doing something right. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Too cool. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Note the mid-2003 date on the Memo linked to. But, to coin a phrase, "Old News is Good News"! Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I am glad too see it getting around. And I am sure glad I was the one who got it. It sure helps to have someone on our side. I will be posting some other things soon as well. Until then Happy........................................................Geotrails© Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Note the mid-2003 date on the Memo linked to. But, to coin a phrase, "Old News is Good News"! Typical government process. They'll approve it but they won't tell you so it won't affect their budget as much. As noted in their memo: ...is not publicly advertised... ...and I'd say they followed that fairly well. And... It is expected that most of the activity would be treated as casual use on BLM managed public land, which would not require the issuance of a permit thus lessening the recreation permit workload. Therefore, the impact on the budget should be minimal. Which is what the community has been saying all along. Quote Link to comment
adampierson Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Does anyone know what the significance of the expiration date: 9/30/2004 on the document? After reading the document, I was pretty happy. Things could have been bad, if they required an environmental impact study be done BEFORE placing a cache! COOL! Quote Link to comment
+DamOTclese Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I believe that tresspass into wetlands BLM property would not be allowed -- for geocaching or otherwise. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I believe that tresspass into wetlands BLM property would not be allowed -- for geocaching or otherwise. eh? Wetlands are not endangered that I'm aware of. Specific wetlands may contain a plant or animal that is endangered. Wetlands are productive and considered more valuable than other terrain types which are often bulldozed to make a new wetlands as part of a mitigation process. You can't fish for the most part without accessing wetlands. It's pretty much a non issue without some other compelling reason. Quote Link to comment
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