Atlantic Canada Geocaching Association
Geocaching in Kejimkujik National Park
Last Updated on Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:32 Written by Administrator Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:18
ACGA is pleased to let its membership know that ACGA is currently working with Kejimkujik National Park to create a new geocaching challenge with the launch event coming on October 16-17 2010!
If you had the opportunity to log the 22 geocaches that ACGA have placed in Fundy & Cape Breton Highlands National Park, then you will have a good idea what to expect.
THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGE!!
ACGA & Environment Canada hosts CITO
Last Updated on Monday, 07 June 2010 17:04 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:02
To acknowledge the year of international biodiversity; ACGA and Environment Canada have organized 4
CITO events (Cache In Trash Out) across Atlantic Canada.
The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity to bring greater attention to the importance of biodiversity and efforts to reduce the current rate of biodiversity loss.Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth. It encompasses the wide array of ecosystems, ecological processes, species and genes that contribute to human health and well-being.
The first event was held at Fundy National Park, right after the conclusion of the third geocaching
challenge launch event. This was a good theme as the day before a bio blitz event was held in the
park. Combined with the geocaching acitvity - the CITO event was a natural fit to further introduce
participants to the wonders that the park offers.
Nova Scotia Parks Geocaching Challenge Event
Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 July 2010 13:27 Written by Administrator Monday, 29 March 2010 16:01
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Nova Scotia Provincial Parks and ACGA have partnered to provide a new geocaching challenge for the 2010 season. The inaugural launch event will be held at Smiley's Provincial Park on June 19th 2010 (GC25MQ2).
Five official park sanctioned geocaches will be part of the geocaching challenge, which will be spread across five (5) provincial parks in Nova Scotia. The geocaches will be published on June 19th 2010.
the Launch Event
With a daytime high of 30C, 130 (and possibly more) participants gathered at Smiley's Provincial park for the launch event of the geocaching passport program.
The day starting at high noon where after some quick introductions, participants were off within the park. A number of participants had been camping in the park the night before and some were taking their time, eating their lunch at the group site where the event base was located.
The hot weather allowed more people to explore the swimming areas along the Meander river, look for fossils along the river bed. Some took to the refuge of the hardwood forest within the park to explore the hiking trails and log some of the existing geocaches within the park.
The geocache that is part of the passport series was a single stage multi, where after identification of the big pine tree, allowed them to find the final cache location within the park. Wizards of Caching were the FTF on this cache and were given a prize after the event.
At 3pm, a guided walk along the trails was lead by the park supervisor who led a group of over 20 geocachers along the trail to a unique location in the park.
The end of the event had the usual draw for prizes, free night of camping at any provincial park certificates, geocoins, shirts, vests & accessories were handed out, over 20 draws were held.
Prizes were generously donated by NS Parks, ACGA & The North Pace (via The Trail Shop).
Thanks to all of the parks staff at Smiley's and at the head office for their desire to get the program up & running.