Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by ErikEddy on Mon Feb 3, 2014 at 10:10 am

ErikEddy
Num Posts: 410
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Mount Penn Antietam
First O: 1998

I see there is a map of West Chester University.  What's the history here?  Who uses this map?  Has there ever been a college team?

Reply by edscott on Tue Feb 4, 2014 at 2:50 pm

edscott
Num Posts: 703
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run 1:15000
First O: 1983

It was produced in 1991 and we used it 4 times (91,95,96, & 01) for regular events.  There was never much interest from the school and in the late 90s they banned all off trail use in the wooded area.  Mary had about 200 printed copies as of 1/21/12. It is not on OCAD.

Reply by ErikEddy on Tue Feb 4, 2014 at 5:08 pm

ErikEddy
Num Posts: 410
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Mount Penn Antietam
First O: 1998

That's unfortunate.  That would be a good school to recruit from, in the heart of dvoa land...

Reply by furlong47 on Tue Feb 4, 2014 at 10:45 pm

furlong47
Num Posts: 379
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Bucks County Community College
First O: 1994

That's been over a decade... has anyone checked in to see if things have changed? 

Reply by BRycharski on Thu Feb 6, 2014 at 7:47 pm

BRycharski
Num Posts: 198
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Rutgers Preserve
First O: 1976

A Suggestion, If you Do approach the School, (Get a plan first before cold calling). Mention that NJ Rutgers University Ecopreserve Allows a DVOA club entry with No restrictions (except the normal ...Orienteering runnerx please Stay out of all - Private Property next to the preserve)into the land adjacent to the Rutgers Livingston campus (with Permits and PoI of course).  It is a mutually benefitial situation.

For Details email or call me (I have been ED Rutgers there for over 5 years)  - I am sure with proper introductions Dean Rick Lathrop (Dean of Rutgers Cook/RU College Enviromental studies and a RU Ecopreserve Trustee) can help with DVOA references, if it might help ...   Braintrust Committee anyone???

Reply by ErikEddy on Fri Feb 7, 2014 at 1:02 pm

ErikEddy
Num Posts: 410
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Mount Penn Antietam
First O: 1998

Thanks Bob.  I'll look into it