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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 info@amlands 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!
FEMA Private Sector Tip of the Week 12/19/11: Pack extra blankets, food, first aid kits, flares and water for long road trips in severe cold weather. www.ready.gov/winter.
A public meeting (Open House) is being held in Quartzsite, AZ. on February 7, 2012 and at that tine the La Posa TMP will be released for public review and comment. When the plan is made public a link to the plan will be provided on the Arizona Page of this website. The comment time frame is 30 days after release of the TMP.
BLM ADVISORY COUNCILS - No Scheded meetings have been brought to our attention at this time. Future meetings will be posted when available. Thank you for attending and keeping informed. Congratulations are due to Kim (Campbell) Erb for her appointment to the BLM Mojave DAC by Secretary Salazar. Contact: Kim Erb
Airzona - California - Colorado - Nevada - New Mexico - Utah
Government Websites of Interest to Rockhounding ** NEW **
"Speak Your Mind" - Let the world know what you know!
The purpose of the American Lands Access Association is to promote and ensure the rights for amateur fossil and mineral collecting, recreational prospecting and mining, and the use of public and private lands for educational and recreational purposes; and to carry the voice of all amateur collectors and hobbyists to our elected officials, government regulators and public land managers. ALAA has become an organization that is present wherever there are hobbyist 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.
ALAA’s goal is to maintain and ensure access to existing and potential collecting sites.
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 | ||||
The American Lands Access Association meeting held in Quartzsite, AZ. on January 20, 2012 drew a full house with over 160 Rockhounds, Off Highway Vehicle groups from Arizonian and California and members of the general public to hear what the BLM has in store for the La Posa Management Area.
Keynote Speaker Jennifer House - BLM - Natural Resources Specialist explained the BLM's Travel Management Plan (TMP) process and how it is being used to implement the congressional mandated requirements for the La Posa Management Area.
The meeting proved to be of interest to all rockhounds and to anyone who recreates on and uses public lands. ALAA Vice President, Shirley Leeson Welcomes John D. MacDonald, Field Manager from the Yuma Field Office. 
John D. MacDonald, BLM Field Manager, from the BLM Yuma Field Office provided insight to the Multiple Use responsibilities of the BLM to manage the Public Lands of the La Posa Management Area balancing the needs to conserve the natural resources and provide the necessary recreational activities including amateur Rockhounding and OHV usages. Included in his remarks was the time line for the mandated requirements of the public release of the TMP and Environmental Assessment plans and what their respective times for public comments. 
ALAA - Rockhound Activist - Stickers are now available. Contact 
The meeting on Aug. 8, 2011 with Congressman Doc Hasting, chrm of House Natural Resource Committee went well. He is certainly a stong ally in our attempts to keep our public lands and access to them open for the PUBLIC to recreate on and enjoy .
