Every month the Oxnard Gem & Mineral Society publishes our monthly newsletter, “The Rock Bag”. Stay current with what is happening at the local, state and national levels by reading our newsletters!

"The Rock Bag"

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California Federation of Mineralogical Society

American Federation of Mineralogical Society

American Lands Access Association

2010
January	February	March
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July	August	September
October	November	December

2009
January	February	March
April	May	June
July	August	September
October	November	December

We are members of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the national American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

What does the AFMS/CFMS do for each of us as individual members of the Oxnard Gem & Mineral Society? Here’s just a quick recap of some of the highlights. First of all, there’s insurance, and tax advice, both of which would cost us dearly if we had to approach it as a single, small local entity. Then there are great field trips (like periodic access to Stone Canyon or the annual Wiley Well Thanksgiving shindig) along with legislative and regulatory monitoring as it affects access to field trip sites. For junior members, there’s the AFMS Future Rockhounds of America

merit badge program. For our local show, we have Federation cab cases available for display. And every year, various members rave about the workshops and classes at Zzyzzx and Camp Paradise. And all of us have varied opportunities for competition and other special recognition via award programs sponsored by both the CFMS and AFMS. Then there’s a commitment to education via scholarship programs. And speaking of programs, if we’re ever at a loss for a speaker at a monthly meeting, we always have a whole library of ready-made slide presentations and videos at our disposal thanks to the CFMS collection, as well as a directory of “Podium People” to call. Yes, there’s all this, and a whole lot more! Perhaps most importantly, affiliation with both the CFMS at the regional level and the AFMS at the national level offers a venue for interacting with rockhounds from all across California, Nevada, and the whole country for those who take advantage of the contacts. And that’s the key: it’s all there waiting for you - but only if you take advantage of it and help contribute to our strength in numbers!