Friday, March 6, 2009

Fieldwork Friday "Rules"

I will probably not be posting any specific information on locations for the obvious reasons (site security, legal and ethical reasons, ect...). Please remember that any collecting that takes place from federal lands (National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Forest Service) requires a permit to remove vertebrate remains. Please see these sites for information on collecting invertebrate/plant remains from BLM lands:

Paleontology Permitting fro BLM lands
Hobby Collecting on BLM lands
How do I know if I need a permit?

Agency Invertebrates Vertebrates Petrified Wood Other Fossil Plants
BLM Reasonable amounts for personal use, no permit required Must have a permit Up to 25 lbs/day/person + 1 piece; not to exceed 250 lbs/year, for noncommercial use. BLM treats petrified wood as a mineral material Reasonable amounts for personal use, no permit required
BOR Permit required; scientific
purposes only
Permit required; scientific purposes only Permit required; scientific purposes only Permit required; scientific purposes only
FWS Special Use permit required; scientific or educational purposes only Special Use permit required; scientific or educational purposes only Special Use permit required; scientific or educational purposes only Special Use permit required; scientific or educational purposes only
NPS Permit required; scientific or educational purposes only Permit required; scientific or educational purposes only Permit required; scientific or educational purposes only Permit required; scientific or educational purposes only
Table from the report "FOSSILS ON FEDERAL AND INDIAN LANDS" (link)

Any material collected by myself are covered under a permit though the appropriate agency and curated at the appropriate repository, unless otherwise noted.


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