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Please Note: BLM Links may not currently work. Fieldtrip Journal for Public Lands - NEW 2019
For more information and additional forms on Field Trips go to the Fieldtrips Info page *******************************************************************************************************************
The five entrance fee-free days for 2019 will be: Additional Info
Current Desert Temperatures in the Southwest
Recreational Rockhounding on Public Lands - What is legal? Here is the Definition Contact the Department of the Interior (DOI) Added 4-14-2017 NEW: The Greater Sage-grouse NOT Listed as endangered Read the announcement - September 21, 2015 Urgent News: Final Rule released for collecting Fossils in National Forrests Effective date is May 18, 2015 NEW: Analysis of DRECP on Rockhounding in California Deserts NEW: Latest Information on Importing, Possession, Sale of African Elephant Ivory. See Public Service/Info page. August 1, 2015 Support Club/Society Shows that Support ALAA
Among the Rockhounds participating this year were from the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies (NFMS), Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS) and the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS).
Thank you to all of the Recreational Rockhounds who made this year’s Quartzsite area Public Land Clean up a success. We look forward to seeing more Rockhounds and concerned Citizens in 2020. American Lands Access Association ARE YOU WILLING TO DO A BLM/FORESTRY CLEAN-UP by Shirley Leeson ALAA Ambassador and Past President ****************************************************** IVORY and ROCKHOUNDS (See H.R.226 1-12-2017) ********************************************************************************************************
Interactive Map of Public Lands Use Fees
"NEW PAGE" - Rockhound Safety in the Field and Lapidary Shop
New Page - Rock Pictures - Closed Collecting Sites Links to Rockhounding and Lapidary Sites
This Website is an informational website for Rockhounds containing information on current and proposed legislation and regulations. It contains information of interest pertaining to the hobby of collecting of rocks, minerals and fossils. It is continually in a state of being revised and tries to maintain the latest information on subjects of interest to the Rockhounding Community. If you, the user, know of any legislation, regulation or points of interest to Rockhounding. Please contact us with the information you feel is of interest and it will be investigated for posting. Contact can be made though the following email addresses. webmaster@amlands or Contact ALAA Enjoy the Website and Thank You for your support. As a non-profit, grassroots organization funded primarily by membership dues and donations, we greatly appreciate your support. Visit the Membership Page to fund our efforts to help preserve your collecting areas!
***************************************************************************************** Greater Sage-grouse Issues in Western US & Rockhounding..... Up-Date June 22, 2017 ********************************************************************************************************* "ALAA advocates accessible and sustainable consumption of natural resources that comply with current laws and regulations on Federal and State Managed Public Lands by Amateur Rock, Mineral and Fossil collectors."
Government Websites of Interest to Rockhounding ** NEW **
This Corporation is organized and shall be operated as a nonprofit corporation exclusively for the promotion of social welfare as that term is used in section 501(c) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provisions of any future federal income tax laws, with the specific purpose to promote and ensure the right of amateur collecting and recreational mining, and the use of public and private lands for educational and recreational purposes.
ALAA’s goal is to provide current information to the Rockhound Community on issues affecting access to existing and potential collecting sites. To provide advice and means to contact Public Land Managers and Legislators on actions affecting Recreational Collecting Activities of interest to the Rockhound Community. ALAA has become an organization that is present wherever there are hobbyists and recreational users of our public lands whose interests and concerns are not being heard or are being jeopardized by proposed policy, regulation or legislation at the local, state and federal level.
The American Lands Access Association is dedicated to the protection of the rights of the casual collector of rocks, minerals and fossils.
ALAA, the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the 7 Regional Federations do not condone the collecting of any type of specimens where collecting is against Federal, State or local laws, regulations, statues or ordnances. Federation Members adhere to the AFMS Land Use Polices and the AFMS Code of Ethics while engaged in collecting of rocks, minerals or fossils. The collecting of any vertebrae fossils on any federal lands is against federal law. The following is an account of one such incident. Read the Story
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Once again Rockhounds gather in Quartzsite, Arizona on January 20, 2019 to remove litter and trash from our public lands. Our sixth annual Quartzsite ALAA- Rockhound Clean-Up took place at Dome Rock Road just west of Quartzsite. Though three tons of trash was not collected there was over ten large bags collected. The trash was secured and stacked by the side of the road for later collection and transport by our BLM Partners to the appropriate disposal site.
Lauren Williams ALAA Vice President from Idaho (NFMS) attends his 7th Quartzsite Clean-Up!
Susy Martin from California (CFMS) H.E.L.P.s clean up the Desert Landscape for the 7th Year in Quartzsite.
Recreational Rockhound, Marty Droughty from Arizona (RMFMS) brings in his second bag for the clean Up this year. 
Troy Smith from Oregon (NFMS) fills his 2nd bag for the ALAA Quartzsite Roadside Clean Up for 2019.
Lenora Smith and Tomoko Kira of Oregon (NFMS) add the last bag of Roadside Trash to the pile for another successful ALAA-Rockhound Quartzsite Litter and Trash Clean Up.
Hidemi Kira of Oregon (NFMS) leaves a final note for the BLM as the close of the 7th Annual ALAA-Rockhound Public Lands Trash and Litter Clean-Up comes to an end.
