General Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the College of Idaho - Boone Science Building in Room 103. Take Interstate I-84 towards Caldwell, take Exit 29, turn south towards Caldwell, follow Franklin Road which turns into N 21st Ave. At Blaine Street, take a right, go one block and turn left on S. 20th Avenue. Go straight for 4 blocks and then turn left at Fillmore St. The building at the end of the parking lot will be Boone Science Building, enter on the west side of the building and head straight down the hall, and about half way down the hall will be room 103 on the left side. And you are there. .Click this link for the map to the location.
Field trips are the Saturday following the general Meetings of March thru November.
More information will be available at the general meetings or by contacting us via the form on the contact page.
Board Meetings are held on the last Monday of the month. Contact us using the form on the contact page for more information.
$18.00 per year
$12.00 per year
$3.00 per year
(18 and under)
$20.00 per year Parents and Children
Yearly dues are expected in October. If dues are not paid by October you may not receive the Federation news letter.
Our Field Trips go from March through October of each year. The new year field trips will be posted no later than February of each year. -Meet and leave times identified by *, see legend at bottom of list for these times
*Bruneau Wood Pile for Petrified Wood & Petrified Pinecones (Meet at Walter Ferry just across the Snake River on the right Side @ the boat landing).
*Big Egg Claim for Geodes. Meet at Gem Stop (HWY55&95).
*(Morning) Rockville, OR for Leaf Fossils / (afternoon)Maple Ridge, for Petrified Wood. Meet at Gem Stop (Hwy 55&95)
** Pink Plume Club Claim for plume agate. Meet at Owyhee Junction (Hwy 201 and Owyhee Ave)
**Coal Mine Basin for Petrified wood and agate, Meet at Gem Stop / Chevron (Hwy 55&95)
** Wagon Town for Bog Wood, Meet at Gem Stop / Chevron (Hwy 55&95)
*** Texas Springs, NV for Pink Limb Casts and opalized wood. (Contact Robert or Dale for more information)
* Blue Egg Club Claim for Blue Opal Thunder Eggs. Meet @ Homedale City Park with Tank (just east of four corners).
*Graveyard Point for Agate and Jasper. Meet at Gem Stop (HWY55&95)
*(meet @ 8am – leave @ 8:30)
**(meet @ 7am – leave @ 7:30)
*** (Overnight Trip)
Note: Field trips are subject to change. Please attend the general meetings to confirm field trips and get directions. Field Trip Information, call Robert (208) 590-1848 robert.murpheyogms@gmail.com | Dale Rawson (208) 283-7990 |
*All field trips are subject to change depending on weather and road conditions.
Last Updated: 13 May 2020 -- Copyright 2009-2020 Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society
