Geocachers really clean up
Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game involving GPS units, satellites and the people who use them. According to geocaching.com, there are over 5 million geocachers worldwide and over 1.3million active caches. Caches are the hidden treasures that geocachers search for.
The game involves stealth and exploration. Caches are often placed at interesting spots to visit like Artesian Well Park and the Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City.
Geocachers are supposed to be environmentally aware. They try to tread lightly in nature because they enjoy being outside and they don’t want people who are not geocachers to find the caches.
Geocaching.com has gone a step further by establishing a way to organize clean-up events and by giving out virtual markers identified as Cache In Trash Out (CITO) for those events.
These events are organized by an individual or a group of geocachers, who post the event on geocaching.com giving the date, time, latitude and longitude coordinates, where the event is to begin. They will also post other details like what supplies will be needed and what will be provided. Other geocachers in the area will then respond to the event posting. On the day of the event, the geocachers assemble at the location and they pick up any trash that they find. After logging the event as a find, they get virtual credit for a CITO event.
CITO isn’t only practiced at events, however. Geocachers are encouraged to practice CITO whenever they cache. Being a good geocacher means caring for your community. If you would like to find out more about geocaching, please visit geocaching.com.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.
The game involves stealth and exploration. Caches are often placed at interesting spots to visit like Artesian Well Park and the Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City.
Geocachers are supposed to be environmentally aware. They try to tread lightly in nature because they enjoy being outside and they don’t want people who are not geocachers to find the caches.
Geocaching.com has gone a step further by establishing a way to organize clean-up events and by giving out virtual markers identified as Cache In Trash Out (CITO) for those events.
These events are organized by an individual or a group of geocachers, who post the event on geocaching.com giving the date, time, latitude and longitude coordinates, where the event is to begin. They will also post other details like what supplies will be needed and what will be provided. Other geocachers in the area will then respond to the event posting. On the day of the event, the geocachers assemble at the location and they pick up any trash that they find. After logging the event as a find, they get virtual credit for a CITO event.
CITO isn’t only practiced at events, however. Geocachers are encouraged to practice CITO whenever they cache. Being a good geocacher means caring for your community. If you would like to find out more about geocaching, please visit geocaching.com.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.