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2022 Cache Award Nominations are now OPEN

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Heather

We are no longer accepting nominations for the Best of 2022. Start making your list for next year.

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Cache Awards Nominations are Coming!

Posted on February 8, 2023 by schwandt

Coming Soon: 2022 NoVAGO Awards Nominations! NoVAGO cachers, put your nominating caps on! In the next few days, NoVAGO will open nominations to recognize caches published in Northern Virginia during 2022 and to recognize cacher contributions during the year. Nominations will be accepted for a couple of weeks, you will have a few weeks to visit the nominees that you have not found yet, and then a couple of weeks to cast your ballots. Winners will be announced at the NoVAGO Spring Picnic. So, start reviewing your Favorites lists for the past year and be prepared to nominate caches in categories that will include physically challenging hides, devious hides, beautiful locations, nice hikes, and various types, including Adventure Labs. You can also nominate rookies, cachers and volunteers for their accomplishments. We will publish a link on the NoVAGO site and the NoVAGO Facebook pages. This link will take you to … Continue reading →

Voting Open for 2023 NoVAGO Officers

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Heather

VOTING OPEN FOR 2023 NoVAGO Officers Last month we asked our membership to nominate volunteers to fill the officer positions for the 2023 board. You can read that article with the job descriptions by CLICKING HERE. You can also find a link to our By-Laws here. [This post has been updated from a previous version, no longer on the site. If you voted before December 8th, your first vote was deleted and you may vote again in this new election.] The office of president is the only contested position this year. Please read a little about each candidate in the drop menu below before heading to the voting form. Christopher G. “Awesnap” Christopher G. “Awesnap” I have been a member of NoVAGO for 10 years. Any current or previous positions held in NoVAGO? Director (2014 & 2020) and Public Relations Officer (2016-2019 & 2021) When asked if I was interested … Continue reading →

SAVE THE DATE! NoVAGO Fall Picnic & Silent Auction

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Heather

SAVE THE DATE! NoVAGO Fall Picnic & Silent Auction Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization invites you to join our fall picnic. In addition to eating burgers, hot dogs, and potluck sides, there will lots of opportunities to meet nice folks and trade geocaching stories. This is also the time for our annual silent auction. Where: Claude Moore Park – Pavilion 2, 21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling, Virginia When: Saturday, October 22, 2022, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Silent Auction: 12 -2:00 pm (payment and removal of items no later than 2:30pm, please) Please RSVP on the Event Page. Annual NoVAGO Silent Auction The silent auction is NoVAGO’s primary fundraiser event of the year. We ask member to bring items to contribute to the auction by the start of the auction at noon (12pm). Please be generous with your items. Don’t have anything to donate? Consider donating your time or expertise. In … Continue reading →

Cryptozoology, or How we found Sasquatch

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Heather

First event in the 2022 NOVAGO U series was published earlier this week for the three teams to start competing. There was a fair bit of coordinating needed to get the maximum number of team members into the final photo. Submissions came in just under the deadline, with team DNF holding off until the very last few minutes. Team PAF had 14 team mates in their photos. Team DNF had 13 team mates in their photos. Team GPS had a whopping 19 members (the maximum limit) in their photo. For more on this series go the parent page: https://www.novago.org/wp/novago-university-2022-series/ … Continue reading →

New Locationless Geocache Available August 17, 2022

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Heather

New Locationless Geocache Available August 17, 2022 What is the coolest place that you never knew about but found because of geocaching? If there is a special place near you that you discovered in the search of a geocache, its time to share your find with the rest of the geocaching community world wide. August 17, 2022 through December 31, 2023, you can log this unique cache icon (GC9FAVE) by uploading a selfie at your favorite place along with a description of where it is and why you love it. Remember no spoilers if there is a geocache hidden there. Check out this Geocaching HQ article for more info: https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2022/08/share-your-favorite-local-geocaching-place-to-log-a-locationless-cache/?newsletter=PM … Continue reading →

Fairfax County Offers Geocaching Classes for Beginners

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Heather

Fairfax County Park Authority is offering opportunities to discover geocaching around the county. Participants will be with a naturalist and will learn how to operate a GPS unit as well as some of the basics of geocaching. There will be actual geocaching taking place at these events. Classes are on the following dates are require pre-registration and an attendance fee: March 12, 2022 at Lake Fairfax Park March 26, 2022 at Burke Lake Park April 23, 2022 at Lewinsville Historic House May 7, 2022 at Lake Accotink Park May 21, 2022 at Colvin Run Mill Click here for more information. … Continue reading →

SAVE THE DATE! NoVAGO Spring Picnic & Awards

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Heather

Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization invites you to join our spring picnic. In addition to eating burgers, hot dogs, and potluck sides, there will lots of opportunities to meet nice folks and trade geocaching stories. The award winners for the 2021 Best of NoVAGO will be announced at the picnic as well. Where: Mason District Park – Pavilion A, 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale, Virginia When: Sunday, May 1, 2022, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Please RSVP on the Event Page. We’re having a Community Celebration! This year when you attend the NoVAGO spring picnic, you will earn a Community Celebration attribute as well as a Blue Switch Day souvenir. … Continue reading →

Proposed bylaws change – membership vote needed

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Heather

[Update: 2/9/2022: The motion has been passed. 0-votes for no. 23-votes for yes. The NoVAGO bylaws have been updated to reflect the change and can be found here: https://www.novago.org/wp/bylaws]

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A motion has been made to make a change in the current NOVAGO club bylaws. A vote must be put before the membership to approve.

The 2022 NOVAGO Officers have been blessed with more volunteers than our current bylaws allow to serve on the Board of Directors. The current wording of the bylaws allows a maximum of five (5) appointed directors. The 2022 NOVAGO officers would like to be able to appoint no more than six (6) directors.

The new wording of Article X, Section 1 shall be changed to read.

The board shall consist of Current Officers and a maximum of six (6) “Director(s)”of this Organization appointed by the Elected Officers. One Director position shall be automatically filled by the outgoing President. The Current Officers may select any active members at large to fill the remaining positions. Should the past president be re-elected or elected to another office, the position may be filled by any active member. Only Current Officers of this Organization shall retain the powers granted to the board in Article IX.

All members of this page (logged in) may vote for this change January 30-February 5, 2022 at the following link:

Join us for our NoVAGO Spring CITO on March 5

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Awesnap

NoVAGO is again proud to partner with Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District in our ongoing partnership to keep VA parks clean. Join us March 5, 2022 for our Winter CITO and help us clean up the Neabsco Creek area near Eagles Park. Cleanup Supplies will be provided. Dress well for the weather and put on boots. For you Souvenir hounds out there this fits right in for you to earn your CITO Season 1 souvenir. CITO Season one starts Monday, March 1 and goes through Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Prince William County parks has come to value NoVAGO and our community spirit. Come out and make our parks cleaner and community better for our efforts. NoVAGO Spring CITO – Going Neabsco (GC9K6HE) Saturday,March 5, 2022 9:00 a.m. Neabsco Eagles Park 15801 Neabsco Rd Woodbridge, VA 22193 … Continue reading →

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