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NiraD: national parks policy

2010-07-07T21:48:10Z

national parks policy

75.138.61.52 at 19:51, 31 October 2008

2008-10-31T19:51:52Z

75.138.61.52 at 19:49, 31 October 2008

2008-10-31T19:49:50Z

167.7.17.3 at 02:19, 15 October 2008

2008-10-15T02:19:29Z

75.138.61.52: /* South Carolina */

2008-10-09T10:14:34Z

‎South Carolina

NiraD: fix punctuation

2007-01-10T02:28:17Z

fix punctuation

BigWhiteTruck: /* South Carolina */

2006-01-17T13:14:30Z

‎South Carolina

BigWhiteTruck at 13:12, 17 January 2006

2006-01-17T13:12:51Z

BigWhiteTruck at 05:48, 16 January 2006

2006-01-16T05:48:54Z

BigWhiteTruck: /* Cache Seekers */

2006-01-16T05:42:55Z

‎Cache Seekers

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 ===Geocaching Restrictions===
-* US National Parks - Banned
+* US National Parks - Regulated ([http://www.nps.gov/policy/GPSguidance.pdf Policy Review: GPS-based Recreational Activities in National Park Areas] (PDF, 149kB)
 * NY State Parks - Regulated
 ===What To Do===

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 ====South Carolina====
-House bill [http://www.scstatehouse.net/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3777&session=116 H 3777] seeks to encourage geocachers to obtain written permission before geocaching and letterboxing in S.C. cemetaries, archeological sites and historical sites.
+House bill [http://www.undergroundspeak.com/sc-house-bill-h-3777-not-passed/ H 3777] seeks to encourage geocachers to obtain written permission before geocaching and letterboxing in S.C. cemetaries, archeological sites and historical sites.
 At the initial hearing of this bill, proponents of the bill used material thay found in online logs to justify their support of the bill.

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 NOTE: "owned by all" is subjective. The State of South Carolina "Owns" public right of way however, it is governed by laws and designated agencies. Permission must still be obtained when hiding a geocache on "public" property. Laws regarding "public" right of way managed by the SCDOT can be read
-[http://www.undergroundspeak.com/c-title-57-section-7-20/ here].
+[http://www.undergroundspeak.com/c-title-57-section-57-7-20/ here].
 ===Online Logs Used Against Us===

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 :# Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people: the public good.
 :# Maintained for or used by the people or community: a public park.
 As geocachers we must remember that public property is "owned by all", not "owned by none".  We must also bear in mind that we are a minority among the world, and in any community of the world, we can easily be banned from land owned by the public.  We must therefore strive as a community to always present ourselves and our activities in a positive light, or face backlash from the "public".
 ===Online Logs Used Against Us===

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 ====South Carolina====
-House bill [http://www.scstatehouse.net/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3777&session=116 H 3777] seeks to '''ban''' geocaching and letterboxing from all S.C. cemetaries, archeological sites and historical sites.  As one cacher noted, almost the entire city of Charleston would fall under this classification.
+House bill [http://www.scstatehouse.net/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3777&session=116 H 3777] seeks to encourage geocachers to obtain written permission before geocaching and letterboxing in S.C. cemetaries, archeological sites and historical sites.
 At the initial hearing of this bill, proponents of the bill used material thay found in online logs to justify their support of the bill.
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 [http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=95351 here], [http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=95351&st=50&#entry1425896 here] and [http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=95351&st=50&#entry1425900 here].
-Obviously, proponents of the bill took a lot of the material out of context to cast geocaching in a negative light.  Imagine what someone with a similar mindset could do with logs that actually mentioned doing something illegal!
+Obviously, proponents of the bill took a lot of the material out of context to cast geocaching in a negative light.  In the end the only request was for geocachers to obtain permission which is what they should have done to begin with.
 ===Geocaching Restrictions===

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 *Obey local rules and regulations.
 *Be respectful of both public and private property.
-*Follow the [[Geocachers Creed]]
+*Follow the [[Geocachers' Creed]]
 *Think to yourself: "If there were 100 random people from the local community watching me right now, what would they think about geocaching based on what they see?"

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	Geocache hiders go to great lengths to make sure that caches are placed properly. This means that on private property, the hider first obtains permission from the property owner. Public property is a different matter. . .		Geocache hiders go to great lengths to make sure that caches are placed properly. This means that on private property, the hider first obtains permission from the property owner. Public property is a different matter. . .

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 Obviously, proponents of the bill took a lot of the material out of context to cast geocaching in a negative light, but the fact that there was anything for them to use at all is saddening.
-===What to do===
 ====Cache Owners====
 *Please continue to do your best to make sure that placements are proper.