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Hi Sari,

Last year, at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, we placed 
geocaches in several locations in our county:  a couple here at the 
Observatory, but also some in state forests and parks. This was part of 
a month long celebration of the 50th anniversary of  the Search for 
Extraterrestrial Intelligence.  Folks could acquire, or download and 
print a Drake Equation passport and each cache as well as participating 
local businesses had stamps for one or more of the factors of the Drake 
Equation. Particiapants turned in their passports for a little prize at 
our science center.

We had no issues with inappropriate  things in our caches, but we did 
lose a cache or two.  They were pretty easy to find and we think a 
non-cacher may have taken them.

Here's the archived website: 
http://www.nrao.edu/index.php/learn/gbsc/setimonth

It was an enjoyable experience for all of us!

Sue Ann Heatherly
NRAO
Green Bank, WV



(Sari Custer) wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I know Geocaching came up once, but it moved to a private thread.  
>
> Has anyone used geocaching at their centers? We are hoping to start placing some caches, but a concern has been raised about the risk of leaving the cache box (which is publicly associated with our center) where a finder could leave anything (potentially something inappropriate) in the box for the next finder.  
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> Any thoughts? Has anyone had issues with the content of their caches after placing them? 
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> Thank you!
>
> S
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> Sari Neumeyer Custer
> Guest Experience Assistant Manager
> Arizona Science Center
> Phone: 602.716.2000 x2557 | Fax: 602.716.2099
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