The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District has joined the BLM Idaho State Office as a partner in its Public Land Adventurer Geocaching Program. The District has placed five geocaches in special public land sites throughout south central Idaho for geocachers to find. “We believe this pilot program provides an important avenue to engage both the public and BLM in an ongoing recreational activity that encourages people to get outside and explore their public lands,” said Bill Baker, Twin Falls BLM District Manager.
Geocaching has been around for quite a while. Essentially, it is an outdoor adventure game played by global positioning system (GPS) users. Participants search for hidden containers, called geocaches, and then share their experiences online. Individuals and organizations have placed caches all over the world and share the locations on websites such as GroundSpeak - GeoCaching.
Idaho BLM has created a virtual passport program to help participants log their visits to each geocache. At each cache site, players are provided an identification code that allows them to download a unique electronic stamp to place in their passport book. These stamps can be collected and redeemed for prizes. Individuals who find four caches in this region will be eligible for a district prize. Visitors who discover the district’s fifth cache, along with one cache from each of BLM’s three other districts, will earn the state prize.
More information about the BLM passport program is available online at This Site. If you have further questions or want to learn more about this program, please contact Heather Tiel-Nelson, BLM Public Affairs Specialist, at 208-736-2352.
No comments:
Post a Comment