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	Educators, professional surveyors, land management agencies, geocachers--how can we all work together to improve our hobby and get kids excited about technical professions?

		Caching Now goes International Every three years, my father’s side of the family comes together at Charleston Lake Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada for a week of fun, food, and frivolity. This year, I was looking forward to introducing my cousins to something new: a geocaching excursion around the lake. Read more...

Past Articles

		Geocache Entices Future Surveyors How is OIT getting the word out to encourage the profession of land surveying? And, follow the roving OIT ambassador -"Rob the Plumb Bob". Read more...

		Minnesota Geocaching History Challenge If you live in Minnesota or plan to visit this summer, cache in on the Geocaching History Challenge. Read more...

		EarthCaches: Let the Earth Be Your Teacher How did that rock come to be like it is? Why does a river exist here? How old are these fossils? EarthCaches let you find -- and find out more about -- geological processes and phenomena around the world. Read more...

		Spectacular opportunities to enjoy our public lands! The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for the management and conservation of about 13% of the total land surface of the United States and more than 40% of all land managed by the Federal government. Most of these lands are located in the western United States and Alaska. If you are fortunate to live near any of these areas, or have the opportunity to visit them, you may be wondering “Can I geocache on BLM land?” Read more...

		Geocaching: It Can Be Fun, Educational, Hazardous--and Even Profitable It was the Northern Lakes Chapter's turn to host the annual summer meeting of the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors, and with that assignment came the responsibility of planning the program. Their planning committee, led by Devon Vanden Heuvel, was pretty sure that the standard events would remain the same: a golf outing, trap shooting, a pacing and estimating contest, a seminar, a banquet, a membership meeting, and a board meeting. But since one of the latest crazes (worldwide!) appears to be geocaching, the chapter decided to give it a try. Eleven teams participated in the August 3 event, with all destinations within five miles of The Waters of Minocqua meeting facility. Read more...

		NSPS Geocaching Project Being a surveyor – it’s a life that has brought me lots of rewards. I have seen beautiful landscapes, wildlife in action, been to interesting locations, and get to use that grey wrinkled muscle in my head. Experiences in surveying keep me from the mindless monotony of a mediocre lifestyle. When I hear about someone who is looking to choose a career field, I hope they consider the career of a surveyor. To help that along, the National Society of Professional Surveyors has recently set in motion the NSPS Geocaching Project. Read more...

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