Much of the input below is from Team DAAK. Thanks for your help.
This information is for the Omaha area, but could be easily extended to other areas.
Do you have some lessons on CITO events you would like to share? Send me a line on Geocaching.com's messenger service. My username is Kilroy18.
Getting Permission:
…on public property:
While you do not necessarily need permission to pick up trash on public property, many cities, villages, and counties are willing to help you. Many incorporated cities and villages have a parks and recreation department with a volunteer coordinator. Try contacting them. Many will provide your CITO event with gloves and bags for the event and may be willing to haul the collected trash away. A list of points of contact around the Omaha area are listed below.
…on private property:
Be sure to get permission from the property owner before collecting trash or using their dumpsters for disposing of collected trash. Ask them if they will provide bags, gloves, or other gear and if they will haul the trash away.
Other CITO activities:
While we think of CITO as a trash collecting event, Groundspeak does allow other types of activities in a CITO:
- Tree Planting,
- Spreading mulch,
- Pulling weeds,
- Painting park structures (benches, gazebos, etc.),
- Restoring habitats,
- Building trails,
- Removing graffiti,
- Other activities that promote a healthy outdoor environment.
Don’t hesitate to ask the volunteer coordinator in the community for ideas they may have that would make a good CITO.
The points of contact for the local area are:
City of Omaha: Ms. Jenna Kleine, volunteer coordinator for Omaha Public Parks and Recreation. (402) 444-4791 or jenna.kleine@cityofomaha.org. She is very familiar with Geocaching and CITO events. She knows the drill.
City of Council Bluffs:
City of Bellevue:
City of Papillion:
Other:???