July 12th, 2025 Greenwater Field Trip Report

Field trip reports

On Sat. July 12th we went into the Greenwater area for black agate, misc jaspers, and opal. It was a gorgeous day, thankfully not too hot up there. We had a big group with 12 vehicles, 24 people, and 1 dog. The black agate site is deep in the woods off of FR7222. We dug there for about 3 hours. Then we went to the slide area off of FR 72 where some nice green agate and jasper can be found. Usually early in the season after snow has subsided is best time to collect there. High up the steep slope is the source of the material but it erodes out during winter and spring. I mainly wanted to show the group where that spot was located. We collected there for a 1/2 hour and a few nice pieces were found. Then we went to a rocky outcrop above the end of the paved portion of FR70 that yields a jasper with colors in red, green, and gold. It was a long day and the on-site pics of the material don’t show it very well, but if you’ve seen my Field Trips Display at our Kent Commons Show in June you’ve seen how well the collectible material will polish.. .
Attendees: Scott & Laurie M.& friend, Andrea M, Chris V., Ben K. group of 4, Kayci E., Jarrod D., Michelle M., Gary & Kristina, Noel B. with dog Kingsley, Daniel S., The Roy N. family of 6, and of course me.

Submitted by Roger Danneman CMS Field Trip Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: November 8, 2025 — 5:14 pm

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  I hope you’ve all had a chance to get out and look for rocks during the lovely weather we enjoyed in July – it’s been mostly perfect rockhounding weather. And for those of you who were able to come on the field trips led by our fearless wagon master Roger Danneman, I hope you found some good material. Big thanks to Roger for getting us all out there and helping us find beautiful rocks! August is a bit of a break from the usual club meeting cadence – instead of having our club meeting on the second Thursday …

Meeting Announcements

  • Our August meeting will not be happening at the American Legion – instead, this month’s meeting is our annual club potluck and picnic on Saturday, August 15. Join us from 12-4 at Gene Coulon Park, South Shelter 2 – setup begins at 10:30am. Bring something you want to share and/or donate to the club auction, also happening during the picnic. 

  • September’s program is coming soon. We will update this page as soon as we know more.

  • Noelle Barnes will present Using Gaia for Rockhounding, an overview of the features and tricks associated with the app Gaia and how you can use it for GPS, saving waypoints, navigation, photo tagging, trail recording and more. Show and Tell: Bring the rock(s) that have the best “story” – and tell everyone how you found them and where!

  • Club board member Paul Ahnberg will talk to us about the impact of wildfires on our lives – from protecting your home to staying safe while out rockhounding – and what we can do today to help mitigate our risk. Paul will combine his knowledge gained from learning at both the WSU Green School (Master Gardener) and WSU Climate Steward programs. Show and Tell: Bring something you found, from a place that you know has since been impacted by floods or wildfires – or was impacted shortly before you arrived. Tell your story!

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