GeocacheAlaska! received a blanket permit for State Parks from Mat-Su Valley north to and including Denali State Park and east to Finger Lake State Recreation Site.
The permit number is
S12-010 and must be on the cache container and the cache page.
The affected parklands are:
Big Lake North and South SRS’s
Denali State Park
Finger Lake SRS
Hatcher Pass – East Management Area (State Lands Only)
Nancy Lake SRS
Nancy Lake SRA
King Mountain SRS
Matanuska Lakes SRA
Montana Creek SRS
Rocky Lake SRS
Summit Lake SRS
Willow Creek SRA
Mat-Su State Parks Cache Placement Stipulations are:
1. Standard caches must be placed at least 10 yards from any trail, road, structure or sign. They must also be at least 100 yards from any State Public use Cabin. Micro caches (35 mm film canister size or less) may be exempt from this stipulation with area ranger approval.
2. Caches may not be placed within 1/10th mile from each other.
3. Cache must not include any food or edible items.
4. Cache may not contain any items tah thave a noticeable odor.
5. Cache may not contain any profanity, offensive material or anything otherwise that would be inappropriate for young children.
6. Caches must have a preferably waterproof log.
7. Cache must have, in permanent marker, the following notation:
Alaska State Parks Permit #S10-047.
8. Cache must be placed in a durable, sealable, watertight, non-biodegradable container and must be kept in clean, dry, and serviceable condition.
9. Cache container may not be greater than 400 cubic inches in size (equal to a 50 caliber ammo can, 10.5 x 5 x 8 inches), and must be a color that blends in with the surroundings.
10. No surveyors flagging will be used in marking the Cache.
11. No natural resources will be damaged or destroyed in the placing of the Cache. Live vegetation may not be cut or disturbed.
12. Caches may not be buried.
13. Historic Parks: Cache location may not be placed in any location that could damage, disturb, or otherwise impact a historical site, building, or articfact. No caches may be placed in areas that are intentionally fenced, signed or otherwise marked as hazardous or closed to the public.
14. Cache location must not present a hazard to the general public.
15. The Permittee is encouraged to visit the cache at least once per year to ensure that the stipulations are followed.
16. Annual Report: By March of each year, the Permittee shall provide the issuing office an annual list of caches in the Mat-Su Area. The list shall include at minimum: Cache name, cache code, coordinates, date of installation. (Note: Compliance with this final stipulation will be handled by the GeocacheAlaska! Advocacy Committee.)
Watch this thread or check the GeocacheAlaska!
Land Manager webpage in a few days for a downloadable copy of the permit.