In this book Rockhound: A Geography of Collecting you will be shown Ontario's incredible history of mineral extraction and as you will see, rockhounds follow in the signature that every industry left. The full Rockhound series tells you how and where to find crystals, minerals, gold, diamonds and all manner of rock and mineral treasure. for the collector this book is an absolute gem and an essential guide to Ontario geology as it relates to mineral collecting.

This document describes the rationale and methods used by the National Park Service (NPS) for long-term monitoring of paleontological sites and resources at Zion National Park. The monitoring effort will collect data for key metrics representing the health of paleontological resources in Zion NP. The monitoring provides park managers with a warning of changes that are occurring, and justifies further administrative action. This narrative portion of the protocol provides background and justification for the monitoring of paleontological resources, as well as brief descriptions of data collection methods and operational procedures.

A richly illustrated collection of musings about fossils and fossil collecting from the author of "Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States" (Johns Hopkins University Press), "Fossil Beach" (Pietas), "Virginia Through Time" (Pietas), "Exploring Fossils" (Virginia Museum of Natural History, 1998), "Trilobites: Common Trilobites of North America" (NatureGuide Books, 1999), and the illustrator of "Discovering Fossils" by Frank A. Garcia and Donald S. Miller (Stackpole Books, 1998). "Fossil Dreams" includes numerous black and white drawings and photographs of fossils to illustrate the author's anecdotes and reflections about fossils, fossil collecting, and time.