ATTENTION ON DECK:

There is a petition to get the attention of Attorney General Pam Bondi concerning our problem of being able to use motorized equipment to look for gold while cleaning our streams and rivers of lead, mercury and other man-made items. Here is the link to sign the petition. https://form.jotform.com/251039014591047

We have until June 05, 2025 to get it done!!!

Our Metal Detecting outing is this Sunday, April 27, at Chief Miwaleta Park.

We’ll meet at the pull-out area approximately 1/2 mile off Exit 88 on I-5, on Upper Cow Creek Road (the road goes to Galesville Reservoir) at 9:00 am.

The large pull-out is on the left side of the road, a short distance past the church.

A Douglas County Parks Metal Detector Permit is required for this hunt. Metal Detecting is limited to the boat dock, grass area, and picnic area at Chief Miwaleta. You’ll need your Metal Detector, Headphones, Digging Tools, Finds Pouch, etc. Make sure it’s charged up, or check your batteries. Bring an extra set. Pin-pointers are optional.

Try not to wear boots or shoes with metal eyelets and nothing with STEEL TOES! Knee pads are a good idea. When the ground is soft, I dig with a plastic garden trowel. There’s less of a chance of damaging the Target. Otherwise, a Metal Digging Tool with a Serrated Edge would be a plus. I also put dirt from the hole onto a hand towel. That way, I can fold it over and pour it back in. A handheld Pinpointer would be helpful while digging in the grass to minimize the damage to the sod.

Metal Detector Permit Per your request, you are permitted to use your metal detector permit at the following parks

Amacher – no camping areas

Ben Irving – Picnic area, grass area, boat ramp

Carl C Hill – Picnic area, creek

Cavitt Creek - Picnic area

Chief Miwaleta – Boat dock, grass area, picnic area

Cleveland Rapids – Beach area Crab dock - Picnic area

Long Fiber – Picnic area, grass area

Iverson- Picnic area and along trails River Forks - Playground and beach Narrows – Picnic area

North Myrtle – Picnic area, grass, creek

Ork Rock – Grass area OC Brown – Picnic area Pickett Park – Picnic area, grass, creek Scottsburg – Playground and picnic area South Jetty -

Scotts Creek-Picnic area Singleton - Picnic area and river

Stanton - Playground and group camping area

WCA – playground only

WCB – playground and tent sites only

Whistler's Bend - Playground and along the river

* Please keep this in your vehicle or on your person while out metal detecting

Make sure you bring some snacks, and/or lunch, and plenty of water!

We hope to see you there!

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Greetings, Fellow Prospectors!

The Show is next weekend. This is an indoor event.

We need volunteers to work Saturday from 9 to 5 and Sunday from 10 to 4. We’ve added the Coin Hunt, so we’ll need more than last year.

We have three people for set-up on Friday, but we could use another one or two.

Here’s the schedule:

Saturday, May 3rd, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm: 9:00 to 11:00 (Please be there ½ hour early!), 11:00 to 1:00, 1:00 to 3:00, 3:00 to 5:00.

Sunday, May 4th, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm: 10:00 to 12:00 (Please be there ½ hour early!), ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­12:00 to 2:00, 2:00 to 4:00.

As you can see, I’ve broken it up into two-hour shifts. I'll be there both days.

Please RSVP and let me know what days and times you can work. You can cover more than one shift if you want. We could use a few more in the afternoon! Several members will work for the Gem Club and at our booth off and on throughout the weekend.

We hope to see you there!

Walt Evens President

dcpagold@gmail.com

541-315-2030

P.S.: Be sure to check out our website at http://www.dcpagold.org/ and then head over to our Facebook Group, become a member, and share your prospecting stories at https://www.facebook.com/groups/241379096318892/. We want to hear them!

P.P.S. If you received this email in error, please let me know. Also, if someone you know should be getting this email and is wondering why they're not, please let me know. Lastly, if a member does not have email, and is not getting a monthly newsletter in the snail mail, please let me know. We want everyone to be included.

HOW TO REACH.......

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

202-456-1111

President@whitehouse.gov

SEN. JEFF MERKLEY (D)

202-224-3753

senator@merkley.senate.gov

SEN. RON WYDEN (D)

202-224-5244

www.house.gov/~wyden

ST. REP DAVID BROCK SMITH (R)

503-986-1401

Rep.DavidBrockSmith@oregonlegislature.gov

ST. REP. CADDY McKEOWN (D)

503-986-1409

Rep.CaddyMcKeown@oregonlegislature.gov

Douglas County Prospectors Association meets the second Monday of each month 7:00pm at:

PINE GROVE COMMUNITY CHURCH is located in Dixonville at

1729 Buckhorn Rd. Roseburg, Or