Tread Lightly!, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization with a mission to proactively protect recreation access and opportunities in the outdoors through education and stewardship initiatives. Tread Lightly! provides outdoor ethics for all types of outdoor recreation-- everything from hiking to hunting to camping, with a special focus on motorized and mechanized recreation-- like four wheeling, motorcycling, snowmobiling, and boating.
MTGA is a non-profit organization that shall foster and facilitate the creation of an interconnected statewide system of trails and greenways for recreation, health, transportation, economic development and environmental/cultural preservation purposes.
Adopt-a-Forest mutual goals are to enhance enjoyment of public forest land by eliminating illegal dumping and to increase awareness of recycling opportunities for waste materials found.
The Adopt-a-Forest program goals are:
* Prevention through education
* Law enforcement
* Improved legal recycling and disposal options.
The program encourages volunteers--the program’s backbone--to clean up existing trash and to function as an "army" of educators.
Welcome!!!!
You have reached the homepage of the Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO). The purpose of our organization is to promote the sport of Geocaching in Michigan via improved communications and to provide information to the public about our activities and the sport of geocaching. Please spend some time on our site. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us or visit www.geocaching.com for more details.
Join MiGO Today!
Our free membership gives you many benefits. MiGO is one of the oldest
and most respected Geocaching organizations in the country. Since our
inception in April, 2002 we have grown both in size and stature. In
2007 we were granted an organizational land use permit by the Michigan
DNR. This permit is paid annually by MiGO and enables all our members
to place caches on permitted DNR lands at no fee. This is just one of
the many benefits of your free membership. You'll also become part of a
local and tight-knit Geocaching community with an active interest in
caching in our state. Our forums are very active and are a great place
to meet cachers and learn.
"Help support the park systems that support MiGO! Click here for Land Use Guidelines!"
With only seven nominees for the EC, and one nominee each for the SE, SW, NL and 5th Chapter RVP positions, a formal election was not required this year. Please join us in welcoming the following officers for 2010:
2010 Executive Committee
Todd Hower
- SunshineGang
Steve Vida
- TheVidas
J'Nise Ramsey
- Geotherapist
Alan Wagner
- Aardvark-MI
Khan Hollis
- The Conman
Tim Woodcox
- TeamECCS21
John Flanagan
- Celtic Cache Trio
Dan Elliott
- LightPeople
2010 Regional Vice Presidents
UP Chapter:
Rob Schultz
- 2_UP_Geologists
NL Chapter:
Shannon Kesteloot
- Shannie of Geno & Shannie
SW Chapter:
Kathy Seedorff
- PairOMedicChick
SE Chapter:
Roger Beck
- South Lyon Trekkers
5th Chapter:
Steve Elsbrie
- Othum
NOTE: Nominations for election to the Executive Committee are not position specific. The new EC will decide between themselves which person will assume each position as per the bylaws. Also, the webmaster is an appointed non-voting position on the EC.
The Michigan Geocaching Organizationis proud to announce Jessica Crump (daughter of Gregg Crump “Stinky and Stinky”
), has been awarded The Susan Kay Schug Educational Scholarship for the Fall 2009 Semester. Jessica is pursuing a degree in Fire Science
from Oakland Community College. Her Goal is to be a Fire Fighter for
the Forestry Service. Congratulations and good luck!
Congratulations Jessica!
For more information about this scholarship click on the MiGO Scholarship link in the left column. Information for the upcoming Winter Semester Scholarship should be available in early November.
Twitter is the new, hot social network that answers the question, "What are you doing?". You can "Follow" your friends to tap into their up to the minute blog on their life. Twitter can use SMS Text messages so you no longer have to miss out on MiGO's latest news and updates if you are without internet access for a period of time. MiGO is trying to stay on the leading edge of technology looking for new ways to communicate with our membership. So if you currently use Twitter, follow us @ Mi_Geocaching , If not, shoot over to www.twitter.com and sign up!!!
The Huron River Watershed Council, in cooperation with the Huron-Clinton Metroparks and 12 MiGO volunteers, have organized the longest 5 star terrain cache series ever. Over 100 miles in length, the series will take geocachers along the Huron River, past old dams, mills, and other historical and/or interesting places. Within the caches will be significant historic, informative and environmental facts about the Huron River, its watersheds, creeksheds and tributaries. For information on the series, please visit the Huron History Mystery Tour website.
