Welcome to Chugach Gem & Mineral Society
2022 / 2023
Chugach Gem and Mineral Society Activity List
Club membership is required for all club trips.
For trip sign up, use the event calendar or contact trip leader.
WARNING: If you don’t sign up for a trip and just show up you run the risk of not being informed of last-minute changes. All trips will follow CDC recommended guidelines for COVID-19.
Upcoming Trips / Activities
Why Become A Member?
Mission Statement
The objective of this corporation is to assist, encourage, and enable the members to jointly and severally Participate in the recreational collecting, cutting, polishing and exhibiting of gems, minerals, fossils and lapidary arts.
Knowledge
Expand your knowledge of Rocks and Minerals. Learn about collecting sites, in Alaska and beyond. Participate in workshop use of lapidary tools. Enjoy the presentations at club meetings. We welcome the addition of your own special knowledge and expertise to our organization.
Trips
As a member of CGMS you will be able to participate in field trips both in Alaska and on occasion other locations outside Alaska. Field trips are lead or organized by CGMS members and will afford you the opportunity to add to your rock, mineral or fossil collections.
social
Members get together once a month on the 4th Thursday for a “Pot Luck” dinner, where you can have a bite to eat, swap stories, get updates to club activities. We have activities and programs to cap off each pot luck meeting.
Programs activities
Pot Luck meeting programs range from past trip reviews to guest speakers on rock, mineral and fossil topics. Activities may include silent auctions where you can buy samples from members collections. Bring in something you need identified, some one there will help you.
Benefits
Benefits of becoming a member
CGMS members are rock-hounds! We share our experiences and help other members increase there knowledge of collecting,identifying and displaying their finds.
Participate in workshops to learn rock cutting skills
Each meeting has a presentation geared toward enhancing your understanding of rocks, minerals, and fossils.
