Welcome

Welcome to the Magic Valley Gem Club’s website. We hope to see everyone at our monthly meetings. Non-members are always welcome. We also welcome and encourage juniors to join the club.

For our young rockhounders

The Northwest Federation is once again having a patch contest and achievements awards programs. The pdf files for these two programs can be found on the links page under junior’s links. Deadline for the achievements program is 15 February 2026 and deadline for the patch contest is 15 December 2025.

Membership dues are due in January. You can download the membership form here.

It is time again to nominate board/officers for the next 2 years. Nominators and nominees must be members in good standing. The nomination form can be found on the member’s only page. Download and fill out the form. Please bring the form to the November meeting.

Our first annual Member’s Only Rock and Gem Show is in the books. Everything went great. A big thank you to Mike Metzler for organizing and setting things up. Also thank you to John Wright for making the trip from the Boise area and donating 7 pendants for the raffle. There were a total of 10 vendors set up. Hope to see everyone next year. Pics will be posted in the photo albums as soon as they become available. The club supplied pizza, soda and water for all the vendors.

The next meeting will be at the American Legion Hall on 20 November, 2025

Menu for the meeting will be posted as soon as it is available. We will meet at 6pm for a social hour and meeting. Meeting will begin at 7pm. See you there.

75th Rock and Gem Show

The Rock and Gem Show is now in the history books. We had a very good turnout. A big thanks to everyone that came and volunteered to help. Congratulations to all the winners of the door prizes and raffles.

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A large measure of the enjoyment of our hobby consists of collecting in the field. For that reason, the members are proud to endorse the following:

Code of Ethics

I will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on
privately owned land without permission from the owner.
I will keep informed on all laws, regulations or rules governing collecting on
public lands and will observe them.
I will, to the best of my ability, ascertain the boundary lines of property on
which I plan to collect.
I will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas.
I will cause no willful damage to property of any kind such as fences, signs,
buildings, etc.
I will leave all gates as found.
I will build fires only in designated or safe places and will be certain they are
completely extinguished before leaving the area.
I will discard no burning material – matches, cigarettes, etc.
I will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock.
I will not contaminate wells, creeks, or other water supplies.
I will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only
what I can reasonably use.
I will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials
I have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of
others.
I will support the rock hound project H.E.L.P. (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and
will leave all collecting areas devoid of litter, regardless of how found.
I will cooperate with field-trip leaders and those in designated authority in all
collecting areas.
I will report to my club or federation officers, Bureau of Land Management or
other authorities, any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public
lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for
public educational and scientific purposes.
I will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources.
I will observe the “Golden Rule”, will use Good Outdoor Manners and will at all
times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stature and Public
Image of Rock hounds everywhere.

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Last updated on 22 October 2025