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.

You can now view the Federation newsletter on the members only page. I have also removed the forum since no one is using it.

Welcome to 2024. It is a new year and hopefully a year of new and exciting things for the club. Make sure you attend the meetings, so you can input your ideas and suggestions as to what we do and the direction we are heading. Check the members only page for the start of this year’s rockhounding trips. If you intend on attending one of these trips, please log on to the members only page and fill out the form found at the bottom of the page. We are always looking for ideas for rockhounding trips. We also need volunteers to lead some of these trips. So, please step up and help out. Also, as a reminder, 2024 membership dues are due in January. You can download the membership form here.

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted.

The next meeting will be 21 November 2024 at the American Legion Hall from 6 to 8 pm. This will be our annual Thanksgiving meeting.

As of right now, the club will be providing smoked turkey. Please post what side dishes you will be bringing on our Facebook page. Hope to see everyone there.

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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.

If you find any problems with the website or think something needs to be added, please contact me at webmaster.

Last updated on 24 October 2024