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