Collecting fossils and arrowheads on public lands

[Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com>]

This may be of interest to those managing fossils on public lands and 
others. The Omnibus land bill is currently before US Congress. However, 
some provisions threaten to derail the entire bill. The problematic 
provisions are:

"...language restricting the recovery of arrowheads, fossils and other 
historical materials from public lands has deeply divided the House 
committee entrusted with approving the public-lands bill."

"The provisions would require a permit to remove any fossils from public 
lands or Indian reservations and could, Salazar said, bar members of the 
public from searching for arrowheads or other items."

"Nonetheless, he (Secretary of the Interior) said he is sure a 
“commonsense” solution or compromise can be worked out soon."


More about this can be read at:

http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2009/02/02/020209_4A_Wilderness_bill.html

Dan