Treehaven Osprey Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/14/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This cache has been placed with the permission of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources.

Please use established trails. They are well marked, wide and mostly grass covered allowing for a nice easy hike with minimal elevation change.

Getting there: Follow the County road signs to the Treehaven property and park in the main parking lot. Established trails may be accessed behind the main buildings.

Parking Coordinates:

Main Parking Lot at the Treehaven Facility (good parking spot if you plan on finding both "Treehaven" caches): N45 29.985 W089 33.040

The Treehaven Osprey Cache gets its name from a combination of two things unique to this site. First off, Treehaven. Treehaven is a residential natural resources education and conference facility owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources. Treehaven rests on a glacial ridge overlooking 1,400 acres of forest and wetlands. It is home to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resource's (CNR) Summer Field Training program so it may be a busy place during the early summer months. Chances are you may encounter students navigating through the woods.

Treehaven is touted as an ideal Northwoods location and facility for programs and meetings that celebrate and educate, and welcomes groups wishing to host conferences and meetings in a relaxed natural setting. Among the many workshops hosted at this location are those offered by the Becoming and Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program which offers outdoor skills workshops for women. Perhaps of some interest to geocachers. To learn more about Treehaven or BOW feel free to browse their websites:

www.uwsp.edu/cnr/treehaven
www.uwsp.edu/cnr/bow

After a successful cache hunt be sure to stop by and visit the Trailside Nature Shop in the main building if it is open or perhaps enjoy a picnic lunch in the gazebo overlooking a scenic pond (behind the maintenance buildings).

The "Osprey" portion of this cache name comes from the Osprey nest perched high upon a powerpole that can be viewed from this site. Depending upon the time of year, check for activity in the nest. As of the placement of this cache, active work is being done on the powerline that traverses the property as new and taller power poles are being installed. Hopefully the nest gets transferred to a new pole or the old one is left in place.

The cache itself is a medium-sized plastic container that has been wrapped in camoflauge duct tape. It contains a typical assortment of miscellaneous trinkets for trading. Enjoy the hike and the opportunity to view the area wildlife.

This may also make an ideal winter cache as snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are allowed on designated trails.

Once again, we ask that cachers utilize established trails.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gra gb svsgrra srrg bss genvy. Arne "L" va genvy naq va ivrj bs Bfcerl arfg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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