Earth Day & CITO Weekend 2014

Each year, Earth Day -- April 22 -- marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.



Earth Day: The History of A Movement



Get involved with Earth Day!



Get ready for a classic win-win situation from the geocaching playbook: lend a hand to improve the geocaching game board (a local park, trail, or geocaching-friendly location) and earn the 2014 CITO souvenir.
It’s easy and rewarding.

It all happens during the 2014 CITO Weekend on April 26 and 27.
Everyone who logs an “Attended” at a Cache In Trash Out (CITO) Event earns this year’s CITO souvenir for their Geocaching profile.
So start planning your event now!

During a CITO Event, geocachers search parks, trails and forests to earn a smiley - but they’re not looking for geocaches.
They’re clearing litter and trash from geocaching-friendly areas around the world.
On CITO weekend, thousands of geocachers will walk away from their events with bags of trash and a sense of pride.
They’re preserving the natural beauty of our world.
It’s often more than litter clean up.
Some CITO events remove invasive species, plant trees or build trails.

Join the geocaching community movement.
CITO events are held all year long, but you’ll have plenty of events to choose from on April 26 and 27.
Last year, over 13,000 geocachers from more than 30 countries combined in the annual worldwide environmental effort, which is tied closely with Earth Day.



Source: The Geocaching Blog

Get Your CITO On this Weekend!

You’re part of a worldwide geocaching clean-machine this weekend.
One weekend a year, geocachers around the world join together to help remove trash from geocaching-friendly locations.
Cache In Trash Out is simple: you geocache in an area and then take trash out.
There are hundreds of events to choose from around the globe, from Bahrain to Brazil, you have choices.

Each person who logs an “Attended” for a CITO event on April 26 or April 27 this year earns a 2014 CITO souvenir for their Geocaching profile.
They also earn a sense of accomplishment and probably a few finds along the way.
Find or host a CITO event near you and help make this year even more successful.

Last year, geocachers around the globe created the most successful CITO year ever.
Over 640 CITO events helped clear more than 50 tons of trash from parks and wild places around the world.
That’s a staggering 100,000 pounds (45359.2 kg).

Even after CITO weekend is over, doesn’t mean that CITO has stopped.
We encourage every geocacher to practice Cache In Trash Out every time they go geocaching.
There are also plenty of CITO events that happen throughout the year. You can look for CITO events in your area or host your own.

Source: The Geocaching Blog