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Schedule of Events
Registration/Information
(Upper Pavilion,
Townsend Park)
7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Register
here for all space limited activities
Temporary
Geocaches
(Various
Locations, Murrysville)
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Presentations
(Lower Pavilion, Townsend Park)
Introduction/Media by William Snyder of Boy Scout
Troop 208
8:00 am Welcome Address (S. Tichy)
8:20 am Murrysville Mayor Address (R. Brooks)
9:00 am An introduction to Geocaching (A. Freed)
10:00 am Hiding your first earthcache (M. Porembka)
11:00 am Taking Motion-Activated Wildlife Video (B.
Powers)
1:00 pm Solving Puzzle Caches: hints & tips (M.
Berman)
2:00 pm Conservancy Corners reading (S. Tichy)
3:00 pm Taking effective nature photos (S. Kwaja)
Hikes
(Westmoreland Conservancy Reserves)
Please be at the designated reserve at least 15
minutes before the start of the hike as all hikes
will begin promptly.
CANCELED10:30 am Importance of Wetlands (D. Selvaggio)
Wetlands
1:30 pm Finding a cache (R. Moore)
2:30 pm Tree Identification (C. Fink) McGinnis
Reserve
3:30 pm Finding a cache (R. Whisner, G. Kriek, I.
MacLellan, C. Sofko)
Space is limited. Registration is required
Geocaching
Competition (Gazebo, Townsend Park)
9 am – 4 pm Ages 12+ Please note that this
course does require a certain level of physical
fitness. Please participate at your own risk.
Space is limited. Registration is required
Kid's Lecture
(Hill/Memorial,
Townsend Park)
1 pm Cloudy with a Chance of Knowledge (E. Berman &
H. Berman)
Chair Massage
(Hill/Memorial,
Townsend Park)
3 pm – 5 pm
Sponsored by Barb Brown
Breakfast
(Upper Pavilion,
Townsend Park)
7:30 am – 9 am
Lunch
(Lower Pavilion, Townsend Park)
11 am – 3 pm Sponsored by SLAM
Picnic & Raffle
5:30 pm (Lower Pavilion, Townsend Park)
You must have a name tag (pre-registered by May
19) to attend the picnic.
Tables
(All day, Upper Pavilion, Townsend Park)
Nature Crafts: Seed
planting
Sponsored by Murrysville Garden Club
Nature Crafts: Pine cone bird feeders
Geocaching Crafts: Make a poptop cache
Animals of
Pennsylvania Display
Courtesy of SLAM
Motion-activated
wildlife videos
Courtesy of PixController
Beneficial bats
Courtesy of Loyalhanna Grotto
Kids, Minimize your environmental impact
Courtesy of Girl Scouts
Parking and Other Relevant Coordinates
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Parking
Coordinates:
Townsend
Park (Upper Pavilion)……… N 40° 27.691 W 079°
40.420
Townsend Park (Lower Pavilion)………N 40°
27.621 W 079° 40.499
Please reserve these spaces for
handicapped
Townsend Park (Overflow Parking)……N 40°
27.533 W 079° 40.295
Caywood Reserve…………………… N 40° 27.611 W 079°
38.295
King/Potter's Corner Reserves…………N 40°
27.212 W 079° 39.454
McGinnis Reserve……………………N 40° 28.830 W 079°
40.354
Tomer Reserve…………………………N 40° 28.500 W 079°
40.719
Walter Reserve…………………………N 40° 27.427 W 079°
37.059
Historic Haymaker Well…………………..N 40° 25.524
W 079° 41.669
Please park at the senior center and walk
to the well marker
Forbes Trail Monument…………………N 40° 25.731 W
079° 41.836
Please do not park in the church's
parking spots.
Murrysville Community Park Upper………N 40°
27.437 W 079° 37.589
Murrysville Community Park Lower………N 40°
27.242 W 079° 37.567 |
Townsend
Park Locations
Gazebo,
Townsend Park…………… N 40° 27.717 W 079°
40.432
Hill/Memorial, Townsend Park……… N 40° 27.660
W 079° 40.477
Wetlands
Wetlands
(across from MCP)………N 40° 27.100 W
079° 37.524
Temporary Geocache Coordinates
Temp cache coordinates will be posted late
on May 21 |
Event Links
Geocaching.com GC24H90
Event Facebook Page
The Westmoreland Conservancy would like to thank
all of the volunteers that made this event possible.
Tracee Imai,
Event Coordinator (Arf2-D2)
Shelly Tichy, Westmoreland Conservancy
President
Jim Morrison, Municipality of Murrysville
Alan Freed (alanfreed)
Aron Schmid
Barb Brown
Bill Byers
Bill Powers, Pixcontroller
Bryan Wysocki (SnowXRacer)
BubbaTony
Buck Skena
Carrie Sofko (Yavanna_21)
Cary Bohl, Collectible cards designer |
Cyndi Fink (Dendro71)
Debbie Cherry
Deborah Steliga
Diane Selvaggio
Erika Berman (Penny’s Puppy)
Glenn Skena
Gordon Lucht
Helene Berman (Penny’s Pack)
Ian MacLellan (Eggplanti)
Jackie Stempfer
Janet Golia, Marketing Director
Joanne Kendall
Jeffrey McMahill (jma7geo)
Julie Weaver (Shamrock)
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Katie Blackmore
Katie Schmid
Mark Emerson
Mark Porembka (Geo_Walker)
Mary Tao (Librainiac)
Michael Berman (Penny’s Pack)
Mount Fitzpatrick
Myra Mamo
Rich Moore (SCPORich)
Richard Wagner
Robert Whisner (Whizard)
Ron Weaver (Cap’n Ron)
Sohail Kwaja
William Snyder, AV Specialist |
The Westmoreland Conservancy would like to thank
the sponsors of this event
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Ads-Tuit
Wooden Nickels
Berroco Yarns
BioFreeze
Birdsfoot Golf Club
Border's Books
Boston Tea Company LLC
Bumblebars
CacheAddict.com
cainrcc
Cherry Crest Adventure Farm
Chuck E. Cheese's
CiCi's Pizza
ClassyGroundCovers.com
Crunchmaster(TH Foods)
Dreamtime Publishing
EcoCents
Edwards' Family Chiropractic
Elisabeth Murray
Entenmann's
Eyetique
The Ferreters
Ferri's Shur-Save
F Tambellini Ristorante
Fox's Pizza Den
FTF Magazine
Gardenvines.com
GFS Marketplace
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Giant Eagle
Groundspeak
Gymboree
Hoss's Steak and Seafood House
Hot Metal Diner
Hyperionics Technology LLC
Jane McMahill
Jeff McMahill (jma7geo)
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Joy of Geocaching author Dana Gillin
Judy Molland, author
Kim & Scott's Pretzels
KarenLee Kreger
KFC
Lake Lane Fishing, Olean, NY
Laurel Highlands River Tour
Ligonier Valley Historical Society
Litehouse Inc.
McDade's Daylight Donuts
Mercola.com
Monroe Muffler & Brake
Monster Golf
Municipality of Murrysville
Murrysville Garden Club
Nevada Rubber Stamp Co.
Par 2
pathtags.com |
Paws Awhile
Peg Landon, Massage Therapist
Penny's Pack
Pittsburgh
Area Geocaching Association (PAGA)
PixController
redisthebestcolor.com
Reed's
Rivertowne
Select Seeds
Shearers
SLAM – Sportsmans Land Owner Alliance of
Murrysville
Table 22
The Carriage Inn
Tiger Balm
Tracee Imai (Arf2-D2)
Trader Joe's
Upton Tea
Utz Snacks
Village Hardware
VillageImpressions.com
Westmoreland Conservancy
Whole Foods
Wildbirds Unlimited
WorldCaching.com |
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