+Prairie Dog Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hello everyone. I'm just curious if this cache GCHJBN is located in a National Forest. On the map it looks like it is. I don't want to start ANY kind of heated debate with approvers or admins. The Geocaching.com guidelines are very clear. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 As a general rule, I am not aware of any Nationwide bans in National Forests???!!!??? Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Yes, it is on National Forest land. Are you by chance confusing this with National Parks land? It is the National Parks Service that has a blanket ban on physical caches. The National Forests, on the other hand, are a separate government entity and have no such ban. Quote Link to comment
+southdeltan Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 National Forests are administered by the US Forest Service (USFS) - a branch of the USDA (Department of Agriculture). They are almost always open to caching. Some National Forests have individual rules but the majority are not. They are usually very receptive to geocaching. National Parks are administered by the National Park Service (NPS) - a branch of the Dept of the Interior. They have a blanket ban. I have heard of some caches having special exceptions but that is rare. National Wildlife Refuges are adminstered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) - a branch of the Dept of the Interior. They now have a "ban" on Geocaching as well. I am not sure where the BLM falls. There is no BLM land in my state, and as far as I know very little if any in surrounding states. (I'm east of the MS). It's amazing how many people get the National Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Refuges mixed up. Throw in BLM, and state lands - such as State Parks and State Wildlife Management Areas - and it can get confusing I suppose. southdeltan Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 The Geocaching.com guidelines are very clear. Yes they are and there is nothing wrong with this cache. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 On the other hand, The White Mountain National Forest does not permit caches. (It seems to be up to the individual National Forest.) Yet, there are at least two caches in White Mountain National Forest. Quote Link to comment
+southdeltan Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 On the other hand, The White Mountain National Forest does not permit caches. (It seems to be up to the individual National Forest.) Yet, there are at least two caches in White Mountain National Forest. You must have missed this part of my post: National Forests are administered by the US Forest Service (USFS) - a branch of the USDA (Department of Agriculture). They are almost always open to caching. Some National Forests have individual rules but the majority are not. They are usually very receptive to geocaching. National Forests as a WHOLE don't have rules. Some individual Forests MAY have rules. southdeltan Quote Link to comment
+Prairie Dog Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 Thank you everyone for your replies. I was not aware of the difference between National Forest and National Park. I learned something new today! Quote Link to comment
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