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Post by ladybugkids on Jan 18, 2015 13:12:52 GMT -9
Effective January 16, 2015 through December 31, 2020, geocachers may place geocaches on lands administered by Alaska State Parks throughout the state using Park Use Permit #15-KA-1994. The permit is applicable to any Alaska State Park, State Recreation Area or Site, State Marine Park, State Historical Park, State Game Refuge, State Public Use Area, State Recreation River, and State Historical Site. Once vetted and approved by the State Parks office, a comprehensive list of all relevant land parcels will be posted on the GeocacheAlaska! website and linked to from this thread.
A copy of the full permit may be downloaded from the GeocacheAlaska! website by clicking here. Please read and comply with all the stipulations prior to placing a cache in the affected State Park areas.
For starters, all caches must have the permit number on the inside of the cache along with the cache owner's contact information. On the outside of the cache, you must write "Alaska State Parks Permit #15-KA-1994 Geocache AK" in permanent marking. The cache listing must state "Cache placed under GeocacheAlaska! Park Use Permit #15-KA-1994" within the description section. In order to speed up publishing a new cache under this permit, write a Reviewer Note that states that you have complied with all terms of this permit and describe your geocache container. Containers must be durable, watertight, animal-resistant and no greater in size than a "regular" 50-cal ammo can.
Many thanks to Wes Skinner/NorthWes for his persistent work to obtain a comprehensive long-term State Park Permit. Also, thanks to Tom Noble/tomanoble who is working with the land parcel polygon files provided by State Parks to generate the list of caches in each parcel which is a stipulation of this permit.
A pilot program to provide a gpx file for each land parcel was started last year and you are invited to participate. Details are in this thread of these forums.
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Op_Beardo
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GeocacheAlaska! Membership Level: Cheechako
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Post by Op_Beardo on Jan 31, 2015 23:04:31 GMT -9
This is fantastic, many thanks for all the effort put into making this happen!!!
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Post by tomanoble on Feb 4, 2015 20:54:21 GMT -9
We have identified approximately 827 geocaches in 69 AK State Park parcels and assorted other governmental units. The number varies because of caches being archived and created. How many of these geocaches have you found? And in how many different areas?
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Post by ladybugkids on Feb 10, 2015 12:06:24 GMT -9
We're working hard to get a comprehensive list complete with downloadable gpx files for your GPSs so you know if you are inside or outside a particular area. Tom mentioned there are 69 parcels with caches and there are many more without caches. Let's take cachers someplace new and different!
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Post by akgh519 on Feb 10, 2015 19:01:21 GMT -9
I like new and different!
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