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- Groundspeak respects the wishes of land managers and land owners.
- The rules listed below are their rules, belonging neither to the reviewers nor to Groundspeak. Responsibility for meeting these rules rests with the cache owner and responsibility for enforcement of those rules rests with the land manager.
- Note that this page is a work in progress. Other land policies concerning geocaching will be added as that information becomes available.
Alberta Provincial Parks and Protected Areas:
An alphabetical listing of all Alberta Parks can be found here "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alberta_provincial_parks">
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Also, one sentence describing what the container is, what is in it, and where it is placed is required for all submissions.
Caches Placed In A National Park:
Caches Placed in a National Park.
Permission and a permit are required.
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Contact Info: No main contact. Players are to contact each Park Superintendent on their own.
Fire Lookout Towers:
As of March 2012: A new security policy is in place that prohibits the publishing of tower locations.
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Alberta Sustainable Resources and Development
(403) 297 8800
Office Building, Main Floor
8660 Bearspaw Dam Road N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T3L 1S4
Calgary City Parks:
Geocaching has quickly become a fun family event. To encourage low impact, healthy activities in parks, The City encourages seeking and placing geocaches in parks, natural areas and public greenspaces, if it is done in conjunction with related bylaws, policies, regulations, and protected area management direction.
Placement of Caches
Caches should be placed in areas publicly accessible from designated trails or along approved travel routes. Caches must be situated so that they can be found with minimal disturbance to the environment.
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- Stay on designated trails.
Official designated trails are established paths or formal trails that may be made of trail mix or shale. Designated trails are regularly maintained and can be found on a City of Calgary area map or brochure. An undesignated trail is any trail not recognized or maintained by The City of Calgary. Trail maps are available online or are present within the park. - Place caches within one metre of the pathway within Special Protection Natural Environment Parks. Wildlife using areas adjacent to pathways and within Community Parks are habituated to people and human-related disturbances.
- Include in the cache either a concise hint and/or a small (no more than 10 cm) length of naturally coloured flagging in close proximity to the cache. Natural coloured flagging will not distract from the park environment, nor will it interfere with flagging used for designated purposes.
Cache lifespan
Caches must be removed once they are no longer being maintained. Parks will remove caches if they have a detrimental environmental impact, are impacting the use and enjoyment of the park by other park visitors, or have an impact on operation and maintenance.
Cache identification and contents
All caches in Calgary parks must be labelled "Geocache" on the outside of the container with the owner's name and contact information inside. Caches cannot contain any prohibited items such as explosives, weapons or illegal substances, no food or beverage items or any other material that may attract wildlife, and must be suitable for all ages. No caches for commercial gain are permitted. Any caches without proper identification and owner information or deemed inappropriate may be removed by Parks staff. Removed caches will be held at the nearest Parks Divisional Office. Police will be notified regarding caches that contain illegal material. Removal of a cache may occur without prior notification to the owner. Caches can be retrieved by contacting 3-1-1.
Permits not required
Permits or prior authorization is not required for cache placement providing the cache is placed in an area open to public use and consistent with the direction of this guideline. Cache placement must be consistent with protected area management direction and placed in areas normally accessed by the public.
Cache placement in City of Calgary Cemeteries
Please do not place caches among these items in municipal cemeteries:
- Memorial trees
- Memorial vases
- Memorial benches
- Memorial rocks
- Memorial bronze plaques
- Upright monuments
- Flat markers
- Pillow markers
Geocaching events
Geocaching events may be allowed in Calgary parks with a special event permit providing the event is non-commercial in nature and has been approved by the permitting process. Please contact 3-1-1 or for more information or apply online.
Related recreation and park management
Geocaching or cache placement within Calgary parks may not occur anywhere that may interfere with other approved recreational activities or management activities (rehabilitation zones, maintenance areas etc.)
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