DMC Program
of the
SFMS Field Trip Committee
        Field Trip Policies:
(DMC Field Trip Sharing Program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee)
  1. All societies which have agreed to host a field trip and join the DMC Field Trip Sharing Program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee will be called an "associated" club.
  2. Only associated clubs will be allowed to publish (electronically or hard copy) DMC program field trips as their official monthly field trip.  (Benefit of membership!)  DMC member clubs are the only societies to receive details of all future field trips from the DMC.
  3. Field trips are open to all members of associated clubs of the DMC program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee and to all members of SFMS member clubs who have provided their membership with SFMS liability insurance.
  4. For insurance purposes, all associated clubs must publish all DMC program field trips as "officially recognized" field trips of their society.   It is required that all persons who attend a DMC program field trip be a member, in good standing, of an SFMS club.   Since a family membership covers everyone in a family who can attend, your SFMS club will need all family member names on their membership roll.
  5. All sites visited by the DMC field trip sharing program are not to be revisited unless they are on public domain property - road cuts, national forests, etc., or on privately owned land with the owner's permission.  This is the quickest way to lose access to a host club's field trip location.  Therefore, if an associated  club or one of its members breaks this crucial DMC field trip policy, their future DMC program field trip information will be forfeited! 
  6. Please do not visit a site immediately before a DMC program field trip.  Also, do not go to a site ahead of the group on the day of the field trip.  Meet and convoy with the rest of the group so that everyone will have equal access to the site.
  7. Do not park your vehicle where it is blocking the road, a gate, or another vehicle.
  8. Always fill in all your holes. 
  9. Don't litter. 
  10. Never disturb buildings or other facilities at a collecting site.
  11. Only take home what you can reasonably use!
  12. PLEASE keep your vehicle locked at all times!

    13.  
    In addition to the DMC program field trip rules, everyone should follow the AFMS Code of Ethics while on SFMS field trips. 

    "AFMS Code of Ethics"
  13. I will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately owned land without the owner's permission. 
  14. I will keep informed on all laws, regulations or rules governing collecting on public lands and will observe them. 
  15. I will, to the best of my ability, ascertain the boundary lines of property on which I plan to collect. 
  16. I will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas. 
  17. I will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences, signs, buildings, etc. 
  18. I will leave all gates as found. 
  19. I will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area. 
  20. I will discard no burning material - matches, cigarettes, etc. 
  21. I will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock. 
  22. I will not contaminate wells, creeks, or other water supplies. 
  23. I will will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what I can reasonably use. 
  24. I will support the rockhound project H.E.L.P. (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and will leave all collecting areas devoid of litter, regardless of how found. 
  25. I will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas. 
  26. 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. 
  27. I will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources. 
  28. 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 rockhounds everywhere.
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